Beatrice is a passionate advocate for quality foundations for children who has served in the early education field in various capacities for more than 25 years. Her experience and interest has always been helping children and families achieve their highest level of success. Prior to joining SCPITC, she managed Region II services for the S.C. Child Care Resource and Referral Network at United Way of the Midlands. She has been an Early Childhood Education Specialist with Richland County First Steps and was a teacher in a NAEYC-accredited program. She is a Certified Trainer and Technical Assistant Provider (TAP) with the S.C. Center for Child Care Career Development. Beatrice holds an associate degree in Human Services from Midlands Technical College, a bachelor’s degree in Child and Family Studies from Columbia College and a master’s of education in Early Childhood from the University of South Carolina.