Jennifer Harris has her Masters in Educational Leadership and holds a Special Education Generalist Teaching License in the State of Colorado. She has worked in special education for over 15 years in both Colorado and her home state of Michigan as a paraprofessional, teacher, teacher leader, and most recently as the Anna and John J. Sie Center’s Education Specialist. It is in this role that she is able to support people with Down syndrome, their families, and their teachers in understanding ways in which people with Down syndrome learn, navigate the IEPs, and promote equitable best practices in education. Since beginning at the Sie Center in August of 2017 she has been able to support over 600 unique patients with Down syndrome in a clinical setting.