Dr. Karen Cadigan, who until recently was a research fellow at CEED and policy director of the U of M’s Children, Youth & Family Consortium, is now director of the newly-formed Minnesota Office of Early Learning at the Minnesota Department of Education. The OEL is an innovative management and leadership structure (not a place), which will aim to work across state agencies to improve the system, services, and outcomes for young children and their families. Dr. Cadigan is also the moderator for this year’s CEED Round Table.