Joanne Schroeder studied social work at the University of British Columbia. She has played a foundational role as Community Development Manager in the translation of HELP's early child development research to communities. She is also the lead author of the Communities for Children: A Toolkit for Action recently published by the HELP and a contributor to a variety of other publications. Joanne is the National Lead Fellow for the Council for Early Child Development (CECD) and as part of that role manages the Pan-Canadian EDI initiative.