Tom Copeland

I've been an author, trainer and advocate for family child care providers since 1981. I conduct training workshops and webinars across the country and write a blog: www.tomcopelandblog.com.

I live in St. Paul, MN with my wife and two cats (Duke and Ella). I'm a graduate of Macalester College and William Mitchell College of Law.

I worked for 28 years at Resource for Child Caring where I was director of Redleaf National Institute, the national center for the business of family child care. I've been on my own as a consultant since 2009.

I enjoy:

* Helping family child care providers understand complex business issues (record keeping, taxes, contracts, marketing, legal, insurance, money management, retirement planning)

* Representing family child care providers at IRS audits (where I've always won)

* Reading on a wide variety of subjects (biographies, classical fiction, history, politics, Mark Twain)

* Listening to jazz, Emmy Lou Harris, Van Morrison, Duke Ellington, Neil Young