Welcome back to Think inclusive, our podcast that brings you conversations about inclusive education and what inclusion looks like in the real world. Here's a little bit about our guests. Meredith wolynes has over 20 years of working in early care and education and is currently at the Oregon Department of Education in the office of enhancing student opportunities. Its primary roles have been a classroom teacher and inclusive childcare and preschools lead teacher in an early childhood special education classroom, itinerant special early childhood education teacher and home visitor, behavior specialist, trainer, and part time faculty at Portland Community College. Having co developed the building anti racist learning spaces training series and other trainings focused on equity and inclusion. She strives to support educators across the Early Learning diaspora to be their best selves. She is an Oregon registry certified trainer and has a master's degree in special education from Portland State University. Autumn Bologna's career spanning over 19 years is dedicated to supporting children with communication challenges and special needs. Her journey began in kindergarten through 12th grade public schools. For the past 16 years, Autumn has focused intensively on working with children from birth to age five and their families, as well as collaborating with staff and community providers who serve this population. Currently, Autumn serves as the Director of the early intervention early childhood special education program for the Linn Benton Lincoln education service district. In this role, she oversees and guides various aspects of special education and inclusive practices, leveraging her background as a speech language pathologist and lead teacher in early childhood special education settings. Autumn has a master's degree in Communication Disorders and Sciences from the University of Oregon, complemented by a professional administrative license from George Fox University. Before we get into today's conversation, a special thanks to the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center, the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute for collaborating on bringing more content focusing on inclusion in early childhood education. And now, my conversation with you with Meredith the lions in autumn Bologna, Autumn bologna and Meredith the lions, welcome to the thinking cluesive podcast.