Katie Zabel joined the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2013 to serve as an early childhood coach on the Getting Ready 0-3 project. She trains early childhood educators in the Getting Ready approach and supports them through ongoing coaching to build strong partnerships with the parents and families they serve. More recently, Zabel also has been on the Design and Development teams for TransformED: Connections for Kids, where she is also a coach. Zabel earned a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education/human development from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where she also received an elementary education endorsement.