ECEC Staff

Ms. Williams is the Inaugural Director of the Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) at Nevada State College as well as a part-time instructor for the School of Education (SOE) and the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS), Psychology Department. She began working at Nevada State in 2019, during the very beginning planning phases of the ECEC. She was delighted to be able to take on this amazing project and work closely with the architects and SOE faculty to ensure that the facility would be a very special early childhood program that would welcome all children and provide exceptional, high-quality programming for both young children as well as undergraduate and graduate students studying early childhood and early childhood special education, psychology, and speech and language pathology. The ECEC also provides opportunities for research in partnership with the other schools on campus. Ms. Williams has been a member of and presented both regionally and nationally at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) conferences, led multiple early childhood programs though the initial and re-accreditation process and hopes to lead the Nevada State ECEC through the accreditation process during their second year in operation. Ms. Williams was nominated as the Nevada Association for the Education of Young Children, Director of the Year in 2011.

Treating children with respect and dignity is a priority for Ms. Williams. Infusing social justice, equity and inclusion into early childhood programming, in an age-appropriate manner, is essential for preparing children to be assertive advocates and use their voices to stand up for and to believe in themselves and their generation. Valuing children, their voices and thoughts is something that Ms. Williams’ feels is crucial in creating and maintaining a high-quality, thriving preschool. Placing emphasis on social and emotional learning infused with language, literacy and communication is our responsibility as early childhood educators. This is something Ms. Williams is very passionate about and has been a focus of her work for years.

Ms. Williams holds a Master’s Degree in Education, Educational Leadership, from the University of Nevada Las Vegas and a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Child Development/Psychology from Central Michigan University. She has taught in public, private and independent schools, all in early childhood classrooms, infant-kindergarten. She has also taught college courses in education, early childhood education, educational psychology, psychology and child development since 2008. Ms. Williams spent seven years at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in student services, academic advising and was awarded the Nevada System of Higher Education, Board of Regent’s Academic Advisor of the Year Award in 2006. Ms. Williams has been an administrator/principal for over 15 years in early childhood programs. In addition, she has also created and facilitated parent/infant-toddler classes and summer camp programs for children in Preschool-Grade 5. She has worked in and led programs in early childhood education in the states of California, Georgia, Michigan and Nevada. She is proud to be a Las Vegan for over twenty years and calls Henderson home with her husband and daughter.

Mrs. Keysa Rogers is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana traveling throughout her childhood, living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Mayslanding, New Jersey.

Mrs. Rogers has a Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Masters in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix. She is currently working on her Doctorate in Business Administration with the specialization of Entrepreneurship from Walden University. Mrs. Rogers has over 20 years of senior operational management, non-profit, and senior management expertise.

Mrs. Rogers serves on many community boards and volunteers with local and national organizations in her spare time. Mrs. Rogers has received numerous awards such as Leadership Award from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, Member of the Year Award from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Leadership Award from The Society Incorporated, Supporting the Arts, Regional Director’s Leadership Award, Sponsorship Award for Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority Celebration of Aging and is featured in Who’s Who in Black Las Vegas – 2nd Edition Mrs. Rogers joins the Early Childhood Education Center as the inaugural Business Manager.

Katie has been a lover of learning all her life. She decided she was going to be a teacher at 10 years old, inspired by her literary heroes Anne Shirley and Jo March. Katie chose the field of early childhood specifically between her junior and senior years of high school, after she had volunteered with preschoolers during a summer camp. Katie went on to obtain a one-year certificate with a focus on children’s ministry and early childhood from Boise Bible College in 2005.

Following her relocation to Las Vegas, she obtained an Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Education from College of Southern Nevada in 2013, a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Development from Southern Oregon University in 2016, and a Master of Education in Teaching and Learning: Early Childhood Education from Liberty University in 2018. Most recently, she obtained the Alternative Endorsement for Early Childhood Developmentally Delayed through coursework at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in 2019. Professionally, Katie has worked in the realms of childcare, preschool, and early intervention.

In her off time, Katie loves to reading, crafting, traveling, watching movies, playing video games, and spending time together with her husband Danny along with their dogs Lily Belle and Roxy Roo. Ms. Capps joins the ECEC as a Lead Teacher and an inaugural faculty member.

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Virgil has worked with children and their families in a home, school, community, and juvenile justice setting for over 20 years in North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Nevada. In his career, he has worked with clients on academic, behavioral, social, functional, and transition skills in various roles such as a prevention/intervention specialist, Licensed Behavioral Specialist, Paraprofessional, and Clinical Director. Now Mr. Virgil is the Lead Music and Movement Teacher here at the Early Childhood Education Center at Nevada State College. He holds a Master of Science in Education in Applied Behavior Analysis from Duquesne University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Akron. In his spare time, he enjoys video games, yoga, playing guitar and drums, listening to music, and biking/hiking.