Senior Program Specialist: Early Childhood & Professional Development
Susan Devlin is Cooke Institute’s Pre-K Consulting and Training Supervisor. She is an early childhood and special education expert and advocate responsible for the daily coordination and supervision of consulting services across collaborating 3K and Pre-K For All, Private and Head Start programs. She ensures the delivery of high-quality professional development services and facilitates professional collaboration among CI early childhood consultants.
Working for Cooke since 1997, Susan began her time as a Master Teacher and developed the Special Education Itinerant Teacher and Integrated Preschool Programs. She identified funding for a multi-year grant titled, “Collaboration for Inclusion,” which provided much needed special education resources and supports to students and families in underserved communities. In addition, she has supervised student teachers at Brooklyn College and presents on topics related to special education.
Susan earned a Master’s Degree in Special Education from SUNY Albany and a Professional Diploma in School Administration from Fordham University.