Jana Martella, CEELO Co-Project Director at the Education Development Center. Jana Martella co-leads and supports all operations of the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, including the development and execution of strategic and responsive technical assistance (TA), analysis and review of all products and publications, tailoring TA activities and materials for use by SEAs and RCs, and providing direct TA to multiple states. She brings more than thirty years of experience in education, including as a teacher and assistant school administrator, SEA legislative liaison and coordinator for federal programs. A central part of her focus has been on education system and program improvement through standards-based reform, including her work in promoting improved opportunities in early childhood education. She has worked on multiple initiatives designed to advance high quality in early childhood education and in child and adult care in the states. She has worked on all re-authorizations of the ESEA since 1987.