NYSPEP Member Spotlight: Tim Hathaway

Tim Hathaway, former Executive Director of Prevent Child Abuse North Dakota, joins Prevent Child Abuse New York as its new Executive Director and fiscal agent for NYSPEP. Tim also serves as Co-chair for the NYSPEP Executive Committee.

Tim brings 28 years of experience with children and families and has a strong commitment to the work of supporting parents as they create healthy environments for their children. He is passionate about eliminating racial disparities, driving best practice standards for Child Abuse Prevention, excellence in non-profit administration and advancing place-based, partner-driven solutions.

Prior to Prevent Child Abuse, Tim spent almost 20 years with Head Start programs in a variety of capacities including Parent and Child Centers, Early Head Start, Head Start and the federal Technical Assistance Network.  Early in his career, Tim managed and directed early care and learning programs for the YMCA and faith-based communities.  Tim believes in the value of professional development and has been a trainer and consultant to early childhood professionals for 25 years.

Tim believes NYSPEP is well-positioned to drive leading-edge prevention work for families in New York.

Tim states, "As a network of professionals working to expand the field, we have the potential to reach thousands of families and community members.  This reach is critical to normalizing parenting approaches that build resiliency in children. In a sea of voices, NYSPEP provides leadership based on evidence, experience and systematic solution finding."