Peter Mangione

Overview

Peter L. Mangione is Senior Director of Early Childhood Strategic Initiatives at WestEd and directs the Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC), a national model for early childhood professional development. He has led the creation of early learning and development standards and curriculum, infant, toddler, and preschool program guidelines, resources for supporting young dual language learners, and early childhood educator competencies.

Mangione is one of the lead collaborators in the development of the California Department of Education’s Desired Results Developmental Profile. Mangione has served on advisory groups for the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the Office of Head Start, and Zero To Three, and participated in meetings conducted by the National Academy of Sciences.

Education

• PhD in education and human development, University of Rochester
• Postdoctoral study at the Max-Planck Institute for Psychiatry

Honors, Awards, and Affiliations

He has presented keynote addresses at national and regional conferences throughout the United States and at national conferences in China, Hungary, Japan, Peru, and Singapore.