Sofia Santillana

Sofia Santillana joined the Children’s Trust Fund Alliance in 2021 as a senior associate supporting parent partnerships. She currently supports the Birth and Foster Parent Partnership and the Parent Partner Learning Collaborative, helping to plan workshops, webinars, and engage parents across initiatives. She also facilitates parent participation in multiple other efforts.

Before joining the Alliance, Sofia was division administrator for early childhood programs at Texas Department of Family and Protective Services in the division of Prevention and Early Intervention and represented the state on the Children’s Trust Fund Alliance board of directors. She has nearly 25 years of experience in early childhood education and prevention, starting as a bilingual home visitor for Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) and later serving in leadership roles at ECI and Head Start.

Sofia holds a sociology degree from the University of Texas at Dallas. She’s been married for 33 years, is a mom to two amazing young adults, and is a devoted cat lover.

Longer bio: https://ctfalliance.org/sofia-santillana/