Naomi wilson

As Chief Transformation Officer for Child Care Aware of Washington, I focus on strategic planning and looking at how policies intersect with access to quality childcare. Child Care Aware of Washington is part of a national network, with Child Care Aware of America as the larger federal arm, and individual state organizations that all look a little different but work together to advocate for access to quality childcare. I have a master's degree in public health with a focus on policies, and I've done a lot of work in the public health sector before coming to Child Care Aware of Washington. I'm also a city council member in the city of Reston, Washington, which is a very small city surrounded by a larger municipality. What I love about that is we have this very small-town vibe, but it's also very close to urban centers and urban cores and urban issues. I get to look at community development and show up in spaces and hold a different level of power as an elected official, which I'm really proud to be. I'm one of the co-founders of a nonprofit called Sound Within, where there's a whole group of us doing work in communities. I'm the first Asian American to be elected to any office in the city of Reston, and I won my election by 4 votes, which is one of those small town things that only happen in small towns.