Dr Aytch is Director of the Leadership Development Institute (LDI) at ZERO TO THREE. Her mission is to support and empower a diverse national and global network of early and mid-career leaders spanning varied professions, sectors, demographics, and lived experiences to advance innovative system and policy change to improve outcomes for babies, young children, and families.

Dr Aytch is skilled in professional coaching rooted in the theory and practice of adaptive leadership and collective impact. She is committed to excellence, accountability, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Dr Aytch is an alum of leadership programs including BRIDGES – Leadership for Women in the Academy, Leadership North Carolina, and the William C. Friday Fellowship in Human Relations.

She completed a post-doctoral fellowship in early intervention at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, holds a Doctor of Psychology degree from Rutgers University in School Psychology, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Southern University.