Sonja Cole is an Early Childhood Specialist for ICF, Region IV Head Start Training &Technical Assistance. She provides training and technical assistance (TTA) to grantees to establish school readiness goals, focusing on the use of child and program data for program planning. Sonja Cole has worked in the early childhood field for nearly 16 years. She earned her MA Ed in Early Childhood Special Education/ Teacher Leadership and her BS in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Special Education/ Child Development, both from Eastern Kentucky University. She is a Level 5 Certified Kentucky Early Childhood Trainer, a PITC Graduate, CLASS PK Certified, and has been recognized by the National Head Start Association as a Head Start Alumni 27 Windows representative.