Skye Cornell advances strategies to strengthen and scale early childhood education providers. Her work includes building strategic partnerships with early childhood advocates, delivering analysis and capacity-building support, and serving as Co-Chair of the Child Care for CT Finance Committee. Previously, Skye served as Chief Programs Officer at Wholesome Wave, a national nonprofit dedicated to improving health and local economies through food system change. She led program strategy, partnerships, and operations, guiding initiatives from start-up and pilot phases through evaluation and national scale. A hallmark of her leadership was translating outcomes into systems and policy strategy, contributing to codification and significant federal investment through the USDA Farm Bill. Skye is passionate about transforming systems and scaling equity-centered, community-driven solutions. She brings a diverse background spanning corporate and brand strategy, nonprofit leadership, and marketing. She holds an MBA from Sacred Heart University.
