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Taletha Derrington is the founder of maketruthmatter. Taletha has over two decades of experience in early childhood research and policy. Prior to starting their own company, they worked as a technical assistance specialist and researcher at SRI International, Brandeis University, and Boston University School of Public Health. Taletha has also served as a consultant for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and ZERO TO THREE. In addition to their work in the private sector, Taletha has been involved in academia as a doctoral fellow at the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy and as a student principal investigator and research assistant at the Institute for Child and Family Policy. Taletha is also a former president of the Brandeis University Graduate Student Association.

Taletha Derrington has a PhD in Social Policy from Brandeis University, Heller - The Heller School for Social Policy and Management. Taletha also has a MA in Developmental Psychology from University of Hawaii at Manoa, and a BS in Biology from California Institute of Technology.