Ruby Phillips has 28 years of experience in early learning which includes working in classrooms of various ages from infants to 5th grade as well as being a center director and a licensing consultant for the state of Georgia. For the last 15 years, Ruby has worked directly with child care providers both center-based and family child care homes. She has extensive experience with mentoring, coaching, and providing technical assistance to child care providers as well as facilitating online and face-to-face courses for adult learners. Ruby has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Child and Family Studies and a Master’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.