Out In The Hall
Keri Newman Allred and Tim Oppenheim talk about all things Head Start. Keri pulls stories from her daily role as an executive director of a rural program and Tim stumbles though his work in Head Start and at NHSA. The conversation is intended to be quick and lively.
Episodes
Oct 26, 2025
Oct 26, 2025
32 min
Keri and Tim talk with NHSA's Victoria Jones. Victoria talks about how her work surfacing data empowers programs to tell their stories and to make their decisions. If you hate the thought of collecting or analyzing data listen in.
Oct 20, 2025
Oct 20, 2025
45 min
At the Fall Leadership Institute Keri and Tim managed to sit down with Chris, Jen, Larry, Vicky, Linda, and Tommy and talk about how they started and what gets them and keeps them going. This was very fun.
Oct 12, 2025
Oct 12, 2025
52 min
Keri and Tim talk to, the awesome, Ann Linehan. Ann has had a long career in early childhood education leading to the some of the highest positions in the Office of Head Start. Listen to how she got here and what goes in D.C.
Oct 5, 2025
Oct 5, 2025
29 min
This week is a quick second episode. Keri has had a tough week and is reminded that so many other Head Starters are as well. She talks a lot about our collective sense of pressure and some of how she copes...and the importance of friends.
Oct 4, 2025
Oct 4, 2025
43 min
Life in the classroom. We talk to RUCD's Taylor Edwards who has a long history with Keri. She explains how to get what you need from your director. Keri talks about some of their shared experiences.
Sep 24, 2025
Sep 24, 2025
37 min
This is the first episode of Out in the Hall. Join as Keri Allred and Tim Oppenheim introduce themselves and try to give everyone a sense about what is to come. Like all origin stories we talk about how we met and what we think about Head Start.



