Yvonne S. William, Ed.D., is the Associate Director of Family Child Care Professional Learning at the McCormick Institute for Early Childhood at National Louis University. Currently, she leads the Taking The Lead and Building Better Business leadership academies and serves as the Family Child Care co-chair for Leadership Connections. Additionally, Yvonne is a National Anchor for the Program Administration Scale (PAS) and the Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS). Yvonne previously worked as an Assessor and Training Specialist, conducting ERS, BAS, and CLASS assessments for the state of Illinois. She also operated her own NAFCC-accredited group family child care program for more than a decade. Yvonne holds a master’s degree in Early Childhood Administration and a Doctorate in Teaching and Learning from National Louis University. She currently shares her expertise as an adjunct professor.