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MEDIA ALERT April 25, 2019Press Contact: Heather Strickland - 919-749-5013, 919-821-9566 National Experts in Early Education Headline Smart Start Conference Essence Magazine Founder, Susan L. Taylor, to Deliver Closing Keynote Greensboro, NC– Over 1,000 early childhood professionals from across the country will gather...

Major General Charles Luckey discusses why early childhood development is critical to our national security at the 2012 National Smart Start Conference. He is the Assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff for Reserve Matters/Joint Staff Lead Iraq...

Lt. Governor Walter Dalton helped kick-off the 2012 National Smart Start Conference earlier this month. He thanked the 1,000+ early childhood professionals in attendance for the hard work they do and spoke to the value of early childhood education.

Margo Mosley Receives Karen W. Ponder Leadership Award GREENSBORO— Margo Mosley, an Extension Agent in Family and Consumer Sciences at the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, was awarded the  Karen W. Ponder Leadership Award at the 2012 National Smart Start Conference....

Don Bieger Receives Ashley O. Thrift Volunteer Award GREENSBORO— Don Bieger, an early childhood advocate, was honored for his service to Smart Start at the National Smart Start Conference Luncheon in Greensboro on Thursday. Bieger has dedicated countless hours as...