Ally Pedersen is a 2022-2023 Teach Plus Illinois Early Childhood Educator Policy Fellow and a blended preschool teacher at Dr. James Mitchem Early Childhood Center in Romeoville. She serves on the Pyramid Model Leadership Team which supports building an effective workforce community that is committed to and provides nurturing and responsive support to children, families, and staff. She earned her BA in Early Childhood Education with Special Education and ESL Endorsements and a minor in Psychology and her MEd in Curriculum and Instruction: Literacy and ELL from Lewis University.