Penfield Children's Center
Graciela Corey is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in bilingual outreach and community coordination. Currently serving as a Bilingual Outreach Specialist for Latino Communities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison/Latino Geriatric Center since May 2023, Graciela also holds the position of Bilingual Service Coordinator at Penfield Children's Center and EL Community Coordinator with the Hartford School District, both since August 2021 and June 2020 respectively. Additionally, Graciela has been a Teacher Assistant at Lincoln Elementary School in Hartford since May 2017. Previous roles include Coordinadora de Logìstica at La Ciudad de las Ideas and event coordination at La Aurora Hacienda Guadalajara. Graciela's early career includes a significant role as Jefa de Recursos Humanos at GICSA, where responsibilities included training and internal communications. Graciela holds a licenciatura in Ciencias de la Comunicación from Universidad Anáhuac.
Penfield Children's Center
A leader in child development, Penfield Children's Center creates a positive start in life for infants and children, many of whom have developmental delays or disabilities, by providing early education, health services and family programming. To carry out its mission, Penfield delivers research-based programs at the critical time of early brain development when physical, cognitive, language, social, and self-help skills are formed. Penfield Children’s Center is named in honor of Dr. Wilder Penfield (1891-1976), a world-renowned neurosurgeon who strongly advocated early intervention for children with developmental delays and disabilities. His quote, “never underestimate the capacity of the very young, and never, never let them down,” has been the foundation of Penfield’s mission since 1967. His knowledge and wisdom underlie our philosophy of care for infants and young children even today. Today, serving more than 1,700 children annually, Penfield offers high quality integrated services and a safe and stimulating environment for children, families and community partners to maximize early development and learning. Follow Penfield Children's Center on social media at penfieldchildren.org/social.