Hester Paul, M.S. is the National Director of Children’s Environmental Health Network’s (CEHN) Eco-Healthy Child Care® (EHCC) program. She is responsible for expanding the EHCC program so that children throughout the nation benefit from the reduction of harmful environmental toxics within and around child care facilities. Prior to working for CEHN, Ms. Paul managed the nationalization of the EHCC program for Oregon Environmental Council (OEC). OEC, based in Portland, OR, originated the EHCC program in 2005. Ms. Paul and her CEHN colleagues work closely with the EHCC National Advisory Committee, consisting of members from Child Care Aware of America, the Environmental Law Institute and the National Association for the Education of Young Children, among others, to offer comprehensive training, technical assistance and resources to child care professionals. EHCC has endorsed over 2,200 child care facilities in 48 different states. The program has received several awards for is innovative and effective approach; the program received the National Environmental Health Association’s first Environmental Health Innovation Award given in July 2013.