Parent Voices: Ronald

At LAEP’s Early Head Start graduation, dad Ronald shared:

“My son Ronald has been enrolled in LAEP [Early Head Start], and Miss Evelyn has been his teacher, since he was three months old. Now he is three years old, and it’s been a great experience. Miss Evelyn has been great. My fiancé and I have been able to watch him grow and hit many milestones, from him eating his first solid foods to him crawling – backwards first! –  to him walking. Now he’s running, singing his alphabet, singing nursery rhymes. He knows his colors and shapes. So it’s been a great experience and I want to thank [LAEP’s Early Head Start program and teachers].”

LAEP’s Early Head Start program supports parents of children under age 3 in Inglewood, Hawthorne, and South LA, empowering parents to be their child’s educational advocate.

Early Head Start graduate Ronald with his mom, dad, and Early Head Start teacher
Ronald and family with their LAEP Early Head Start teacher, Miss Evelyn (right).

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Eric Barela, Ph.D.

Senior Consultant, Raya Cooper Impact Consulting

Dr. Eric Barela has worked as a measurement & evaluation professional for over 2 decades, helping organizations to better understand and act on their social impact. He’s currently a Senior Consultant with Raya Cooper Impact Consulting and previously worked at Salesforce, where he led efforts to measure the social impact of the company’s work with nonprofits and educational institutions across the globe. He began his career working with the Los Angeles Unified School District and with the nonprofit, Partners in School Innovation. Eric previously served on the Board of the American Evaluation Association and currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of the American Journal of Evaluation.

Eric grew up in East LA and was educated in the Montebello Unified School District. He holds a Ph.D. in education from UCLA. He loves a good road trip, with his husband serving as trusty navigator.