Dr. Teri Talan is the Michael W. Louis Chair and Senior Policy Advisor to the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership and a professor of early childhood education at National Louis University. She is a passionate voice for the McCormick Center’s clarion call to action: Leadership Matters: Invest in Leaders. Dr. Talan promotes action by state and national policymakers on early childhood workforce, leadership development, and program-administration issues. Her research focuses on early childhood leadership, workforce development, systems integration, and program quality evaluation.