Heather Collins
Director, Early Childhood, Delaware County Intermediate Unit (Pa.)
Dr. Heather Collins is the Director of Early Childhood at the Delaware County Intermediate Unit in Pennsylvania, where she oversees Head Start, Pre-K Counts, Early Intervention, Project ELECT, and Family Services.
With nearly three decades in public education, she has served as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, principal, and Director of Teaching and Learning. Dr. Collins is known for her systems-level leadership, expertise in special education and curriculum design, and commitment to building cultures rooted in purpose, equity, and care. She writes about transformational leadership, staff retention, and reimagining early childhood programs through a lens of innovation and belonging.
