Jill Stamm, Ph.D.,

Co-Founder of New Directions Institute for Infant Brain Development and Associate Clinical Professor at Arizona State University in the Department of Psychology in Education.  Dr. Stamm is also the creator of Brain Boxes®, a unique patented product for interacting with young children in a way that encourages healthy brain development, and the Baby Brain Box® , a gift product for birth to one year olds.  Dr. Stamm is an author and a national and international speaker on early brain development and the connection of healthy brain growth to later learning and school achievement.  Dr. Stamm’s book, Bright from the Start : The Simple, Science-backed Way to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind from Birth to Age 3, published by Penguin Press, was released in August 2007.  The book is featured with excerpts in the September 2007 issue of Parenting Magazine.

Dr. Stamm is a member of the National Advisory Panel of the Learning & the Brain Conference.  She served on the Governor’s Advisory Council for Head Start in Arizona, The Tribune Newspapers Early Childhood Experts Panel and the Advisory Board for the Arizona Science Center’s exhibit on the brain.  She has appeared on numerous television segments and is frequently quoted in child development articles in The Arizona Republic.  Dr. Stamm is the mother of Jenny, who has multiple handicaps, and Kristin, a doctoral candidate in neuroscience.

Pamela Webb, B.A., Education

Pamela Webb is Director of Training and Development for NDI.  She earned her degree in education from Arizona State University and has done graduate level work at Ottawa University. She has an extensive background in early childhood education and as a teacher in private, charter and public schools.  She is on the Board of Directors for Imagine Schools, is a member of The Greater Phoenix Child Abuse Prevention Council and currently serves as a New Directions trainer for the Yuma School District #1 Safe Schools/Healthy Students First Teacher Project. 

Jamie Lopez, M.A.

Jamie Lopez has more than 10 years experience as a teacher, trainer and adjunct instructor.  She is a certified trainer of trainers, career ladder teacher and supervisor of student teachers.  She created the program "Bilingual Babies Spanish Instruction for Preschool Students.”

Eloisa Matsch, B.S.

Eloisa Matsch is a bilingual trainer for New Directions Institute. She received her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Arizona State University and taught for several years as a third grade teacher in the Murphy School District in Phoenix. She is currently training caregivers in Agua Prieta, Mexico in a brand new facility and training new teaching staff for Tutor Time preschools.  She is also involved in an intervention program for teen moms at North Phoenix High School. She is the mother of two boys who are bilingual in Spanish and English.

Paula McCall, M.A.

Paula McCall is a Ph.D. candidate at Arizona Statue University in Educational Psychology.  She is currently a Special Education Director for Primavera Online High School and an Adjunct Faculty Member for Maricopa Community College.  She has taught both English and Special Education, and has been associated with New Directions for many years.

Darlene Pany, Ph.D.

Darlene Pany has supervised student teachers and taught reading and math methods in the ASU Special Education Department. She is a consultant in the areas of curriculum development, assessment, program evaluation, policy development and hiring procedures. She teaches brain development from birth to five and brain compatible instruction for preschool through elementary grades. Darlene is a past elementary school Principal in the Kyrene School District

Patti Phillips, M.A.

Patti Phillips has more than 40 years of experience in several distinct and diverse educational settings including public and private schools.  She has a master's degree in Early Childhood Education, and has directed programs in both private and non-profit sectors.  Patti is the past Executive Director of Beatitudes Age Link Intergenerational Child Development Center, an NAEYC accredited child development center in Phoenix.  She serves as an adjunct staff member for New Directions Institute providing training, workshops and curriculum support.