NAEYC Public Policy Forum

Background

Designing a conference for thousands of attendees requires careful planning, coordination, and execution to ensure a successful event. I have the pleasure to work with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) on three conferences per year. The NAEYC Public Policy Forum is the smallest of the three and was held in both Crystal City, Virginia and Washington, DC in 2022.

I served as the Creative Design Project Manager, Lead Designer, and Photographer. I also had a Junior Designers to assist in design production.

I also worked closely with the Conference team, Policy team, and external vendors to manage every design aspect of the event.

A large conference room filled with hundreds of people seated at round tables, listening to a speaker on stage. The stage has a large screen and blue curtains, with chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.
A wicker basket filled with round sugar cookies, wrapped in clear plastic, with '#Solve Child Care' printed on them. Several informational pamphlets and flyers about child care and education are spread out beneath the basket on a black surface.

#SolveChildCare

The theme of the 2023 Public Policy Forum conference was “Solve Child Care.” I created branded cookies to give to attendees. These cookies were handed to Congress members at the Capitol on the last day of the conference.

Several supportive documents were created to help attendees navigate changes in the early childhood education field.

All documents were then housed in a NAEYC branded folder.

I worked closely with the Marketing Director to print all items and ensure quality within each document.

Cookies with white icing and red and blue text, wrapped in plastic, inside a woven basket.
Close-up of a person holding a printed flyer about family access to quality child care, with some bunny illustrations and orange paint splatters, and a blurred background with chairs and bookshelves.

Federal Agenda

A six-page federal agenda was created to give attendees supportive evidence surrounding early childhood education and recommendations for creating their own content when reaching out to Congress. This agenda also made space for why educators should choose NAEYC as their membership organization.

Open booklet with text and images related to early childhood education, featuring a photograph of children playing and interacting with a caregiver.

Event Photography

For two days, I provided event photography for the Public Policy Forum in Crystal City, Virginia, and the Care Can’t Wait Rally in Union Station, Washington, DC. My goal was to capture conference speakers on stage, candid shots of attendees enjoying themselves, posed group shots, and important moments involving the CEO.

A woman speaking at a podium on stage during a conference, with a panel of four women seated to her right, audience members in the foreground, large chandeliers hanging from ceiling, and a projection screen displaying the event name and logos in a ballroom setting.
People speaking at a rally with a large digital sign above them reading, "WE'RE DONE WAITING FOR CARE Care Can't Wait." The rally advocates for health care access, with signs indicating the topics of aging and disability care, paid leave, and child care. The U.S. Capitol is visible in the background.