HARLENE LICHTER GALEN volunteers as the chairperson of Kidsbridge Youth Center's Education Committee. There she draws upon her diversified career in education, encompassing teaching preschoolers through college graduate students; administering as a Jewish nursery school director and public elementary school principal; presenting professionally at regional, national, and international events; and writing published in educational journals and books. Harlene is the co-author of The Child Development Associate National Program: The Early Years and Pioneers.