Rochelle Lentini

Rochelle Lentini began her career as a pre-kindergarten special education teacher before joining the University of South Florida, where she directed the Program-Wide Positive Behavior Support Project from 2006 to 2018. Her work focuses on positive behavior support, early childhood education, inclusion of children with disabilities, practice-based coaching, and social-emotional development. She is a member of the Pyramid Model Consortium and contributed to the design of the Pyramid Model.

Lentini is a contributing author of Unpacking the Pyramid Model: A Practical Guide for Preschool Teachers and co-authored research on positive behavior support for young children with challenging behavior. She is also CEO and president of the Purple Playas Foundation, which supports children and families affected by complex chronic medical conditions.