Phyllis Bliven is a 2019-20 Teach Plus Illinois Early Childhood Educator Policy Fellow. Phyllis teaches early childhood special education at the Illini Central Pre-K. She previously worked for the Early Childhood Division of the Illinois State Board of Education, where she was in charge of the community collaboration grant and the KIDS coaches project. Before that, she was the coordinator for the Pre-K program at Illini Central. Phyllis graduated from Illinois State University with a BA in education and received an MA in Educational Leadership from Western Illinois University.
