Deepa Srinivasavaradan

Deepa Srinivasavaradan

Director of Early Childhood Initiatives,
SPAN Parent Advocacy Network

Deepa Srinivasavaradan is the Director of Early Childhood Initiatives at SPAN Parent Advocacy Network. She is also the CDC’s “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” Ambassador and the State Parent Lead for New Jersey’s Early Childhood Initiatives – Help Me Grow, Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems CoIIN, and Home Visiting. Deepa is deeply passionate about and committed to improving early childhood and family engagement outcomes because of her own experiences as an immigrant mother. She is also committed to enhancing family-professional partnerships and supporting parent leadership development to ensure that families are partners in decision-making at all levels. Deepa is NJ’s Association for Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) Family Delegate and the NJ Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disorders (NJLEND) Family Fellow. She has also received her endorsement as an Infant Family Specialist from NJ Association for Infant Mental Health. In collaboration with the NJ state team, she has helped create several NJ-specific resources to address gaps in connecting to services when developmental concerns are identified in young children.