EARLY HEAD START – CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIPS MEETING
April 8-9, 2014 / Chicago, IL
PARTICIPANT LIST
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
Amy Corriveau
Early Childhood Education Deputy Associate Superintendent
Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street, Bin #15
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602-542-8706
amy.corriveau@azed.gov
Marilyn Bailey
Director, CDC
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
1200 North University Drive, Slot 4971
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
870-575-8890
baileym@uapb.edu
Patt Nightingale
Deputy Director
City of Phoenix Human Services Department
200 West Washington, 19th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85003
602-262-4042
patricia.nightingale@phoenix.gov
Jackie Dedman
Collaboration Director
Arkansas Head Start State Collaboration Office
1400 West Markham, Suite 406
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-371-0740
jackied@arheadstart.org
Jakob Raskob
Program Development Manager
Arizona Department of Economic Security / Child Care
Administration
1789 West Jefferson Street / Site Code 801A
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602-542-1957
jraskob@azdes.gov
CALIFORNIA
Ginger Sandweg
Senior Director, Early learning
First Things First
4000 North Central Avenue, Suite 800
Phoenix, AZ 85012
602-771-5032
gsandweg@azftf.gov
Mindy Zapata
Early Head Start/Head Start Director
Southwest Human Development
2850 North 24th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85016
602-224-1745
mzapata@swhd.org
Cecelia Fisher-Dahms
Administrator
Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 3410
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-324-9739
cfisherd@cde.ca.gov
Stephanie Myers
Education Programs Consultant
Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 3410
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-323-9727
smyers@cde.ca.gov
Sarah Neville-Morgan
Deputy Director of Program Management
First 5 California
2389 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 260
Sacramento, CA 95833
916-263-1024
snevillemorgan@ccfc.ca.gov
Glen Price
President
Glen Price Group
719 El Cerrito Plaza
El Cerrito, CA 94530
510-528-1558
glen@glenpricegroup.com
Lidia Renteria
Child Development Consultant
Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 3410
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-322-6248
lrenteria@cde.ca.gov
Pamm Shaw
Executive Director
YMCA of the Central Bay Area Early Childhood Services
2009 Tenth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
510-809-2277
pshaw@ymca-cba.org
COLORADO
Tammi Graham
Director, Division of Community and Family Support
Department of Human Services
1575 Sherman Street
Denver, CO 80203
303-866-6672
tammi.graham@state.co.us
Sheila Groneman
Head Start State Collaboration Liaison
Office of Early Childhood
1575 Sherman Street
Denver, CO 80203
303-866-4804
sheila.groneman@state.co.us
Virginia Maloney
Program Director
Chambers Family Fund
44 Cook Street, Suite 240
Denver, CO 80206
303-839-4620
gmaloney@chambersfund.org
Sondra Ranum
Early Childhood Professional Development Manager
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax #102
Denver, CO 80203
303-866-3903
ranum_s@cde.state.co.us
Stephanie Ritland
Child Care Program Administrator
Department of Human Services, Office of Early Childhood
1575 Sherman Street
Denver, CO 80203
303-866-4556
stephanie.ritland@state.co.us
CONNECTICUT
Merrill Gay
Executive Director
Early Childhood Alliance
110 Bartholomew Avenue, Suite 4030
Hartford, CT 06106
860-951-2212
merrill.ceca@gmail.com
Jennifer Heath
Executive Vice President
United Way of Greater New Haven
370 James Street, Suite 403
New Haven, CT 06513
203-691-4226
jheath@uwgnh.org
Myra Jones-Taylor
Executive Director
Office of Early Childhood
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
860-713-6790
myra.jones-taylor@ct.gov
Jessica Sager
Executive Director
All Our Kin
414 A Chapel Street #100
New Haven, CT 06511
203-772-2294
jessica@allourkin.org
DELAWARE
Elaine Archangelo
Director
Delaware Division of Social Services
1901 North DuPont Highway
New Castle, DE 19720
302-255-9668
elaine.archangelo@state.de.us
Heidi Beck
Director
University of Delaware - New Directions Early Head Start
321 South College Avenue
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-0478
hlbeck@udel.edu
John Fisher Klein
Executive Director
Newark Day Nursery & Children’s Center
921 Barksdale Road
Newark, DE 19711
302-731-4925
jklein@newarkdaynursery.org
April Hill-Addison
Education Associate, Head Start Collaboration Project
Delaware Department of Education
401 Federal Street, Suite #2
Dover, DE 19901
302-735-4295
april.hill-addison@doe.k12.de.us
Andria Keating
Owner / Administrator
Babes on the Square Too
1411 Foulk Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
302-477-9190
bots2@verizon.net
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Miriam Calderon
Special Assistant
Office of the State Superintendent of Education
810 First Street, NE / 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
202-821-7590
miriam.calderon@dc.gov
Dana Jones
President and CEO
United Planning Organization
301 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-238-4692
djones@upo.org
Almeta Keys
Executive Director
Edward C. Mazique Parent Child Cetner, Inc.
1719 13th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-462-3375
akeys@ecmpcc.org
Stephanie Tindal
Education Services Monitor
Office of the State Superintendent of Education
810 First Street, NE / 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
202-727-8134
stephanie.tindal@dc.gov
FLORIDA
Lilli Copp
Director
Head Start State Collaboration Office
250 Marriott Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32399
850-274-2785
lilli.copp@oel.myflorida.com
Louis Finney
Executive Vice President
LSF Children and Head Start Services
2210 Tall Pines Drive, Suite 220
Largo, FL 33771
727-547-5979
lfinney@lsfnet.org
Penny Geiger
Department of Health/Early Steps
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A06
Tallahassee, FL 32399
850-245-4200
penny.geiger@flhealth.gov
Alisa Ghazvini
Director
Association of Early Learning Coalitions
1462 Mitchell Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32303
850-545-7716
aghazvini@hotmail.com
Reginal Williams
Early Learning Program Manager
Office of Early Learning
250 Marriott Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32399
850-717-8606
reginal.williams@oel.myflorida.com
GEORGIA
Mindy Binderman
Executive Director
GEEARS: The Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready
Students
3223 Howell Mill Road, NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
404-367-2075
mbinderman@geears.org
Janice Haker
Director, Head Start State Collaboration Office
Bright from the Start: GA Dept. of Early Care and Learning
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SE / 754 East Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-651-7425
janice.haker@decal.ga.gov
Laura Johns
Director, Quality Initiatives
GA Department of Early Care and Learning
2 MLK Jr. Drive, SE / Suite 670 East Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334
678-596-7680
laura.johns@decal.ga.gov
Blythe Robinson
President and CEO
Sheltering Arms Early Education & Family Center
385 Centennial Olympic Park Drive
Atlanta, GA 30313
404-523-4765
slewis@shelteringarmsforkids.com
Brandi Swain
Program for Infant and Toddler Manager
Bright from the Start
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, East Tower / Suite 670
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-782-2972
brandi.swain@decal.ga.gov
HAWAII
Katy Chen
Executive Director
People Attentive to Children (PATCH)
560 North Nimitz Highway, Suite 218
Honolulu, HI 96821
808-791-2124
kchen@patch-hi.org
Deanne Goya
Program Manager
Executive Office on Early Learning
415 South Beretania Street, #415
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-586-0105
deanne.goya@hawaii.gov
Chris Jackson
Hawaii Head Start Collaboration Director
Executive Office on Early Learning
415 South Beretania Street, #415
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-586-7556
christine.jackson@hawaii.gov
Buffy Owens
Vice President
Kamaaina Kids
156 Hamakua Drive
Kailua, HI 96734
808-330-3457
buffy@kamaainakids.com
Silvia Sharrar
Assistant Director
PACT Early Head Start/Head Start
1485 Linapuni Street, Suite 105
Honolulu, HI 96819
808-842-5996
hs-ehsssharrar@pacthawaii.org
ILLINOIS
Kim Collins
Project Manager
Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development
160 North LaSalle Street, Suite N-100
Chicago, IL 60601
312-814-6379
kim.collins@illinois.gov
Theresa Hawley
Executive Director
Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development
160 North LaSalle Street, Suite N-100
Chicago, IL 60601
312-814-6348
theresa.hawley@illinois.gov
Tom Layman
Vice President, Program Development
Illinois Action for Children
4753 North Broadway
Chicago, IL 60640
773-769-8015
tom.layman@actforchildren.org
Lauri Morrison Frichtl
Executive Director
Head Start Association
3435 Liberty Drive
Springfield, IL 60957
217-241-3511
lfrichtl@ilheadstart.org
Gail Nelson
QRIS Policy Director
Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development
160 North LaSalle Street, Suite N-100
Chicago, IL 60601
312-505-0701
gail.nelson@illinois.gov
Linda Saterfield
Associate Director
Illinois Department of Human Services
100 South Grand Avenue East
Springfield, IL 62762
217-785-2559
linda.saterfield@illinois.gov
Meghan Smith
Quality Consultant
Indiana Bureau of Childcare
402 West Washington Street, W361
Indianapolis, IN 46204
3317-234-1726
meghan.smith@fssa.in.gov
IOWA
Jeff Anderson
ECAC Facilitator
Iowa Department of Management
Iowa State Capitol, Room 13
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-242-5895
jeffrey.anderson@iowa.gov
Brenda OHalloran
Child Care Consultant
Child Care Resource and Referral
1624 West Street
Grinnell, IA 50112
641-820-1923
bohalloran@orchardplace.org
INDIANA
Melanie Brizzi
State Child Care Administrator
Indiana Bureau of Child Care
402 West Washington Street, W361
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-234-33113
melanie.brizzi@fssa.in.gov
Karen Carradine
Director
Geminus, Inc. HS/EHS
8400 Louisiana Street
Merrillville, IN 46410
317-219-1981
karen.carradine@geminus.org
Lisa Johnson
Owner
Lisa’s Safe Haven Child Care
3809 Drummond Street
East Chicago, IN 46312
219-398-5703
karen.carradine@geminus.org
Beckie Minglin
Director
Head Start State Collaboration Office
402 West Washington Street, W361
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-234-2782
beckie.minglin@fssa.in.gov
Ryan Page
Child Care Regulatory Program Manager
Department of Human Services
1305 East Walnut / Hoover Building / 5th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-7714
rpage@dhs.state.ia.us
Tom Rendon
Head Start State Collaboration Office Coordinator
Iowa Department of Education
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50310
515-326-5389
tom.rendon@iowa.gov
Kim Young-Kent
Director
Tri-County Child and Family Development
PO Box 1050, 205 Adams Street
Waterloo, IA 50704
319-235-0383
kyoungkent@tricountychildandfamily.org
KANSAS
Pamela Beach
CCDF State Administrator Designee
Department for Children and Families
Docking State Office Building / 915 SW Harrison
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-0760
pamela.beach@dcf.ks.gov
Margaret Brumberg
Project Coordinator
University of Kansas - Center for Public Partnerships &
Researech
1617 St. Andrews Drive
Lawrence, KS 66047
785-864-5468
mbrumberg@ku.edu
Heather Mack
Early Head Start Program Manager
Department of Children & Families
915 SW Harrison Street, 5th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
785-368-6350
heather.mack@dcf.ks.gov
Lori Steelman
Program Director
Department of Health & Environment/Child Care Licensing
1000 Southwest Jackson
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-8026
lsteelman@kdheks.gov
Theresa Whalen
Home Based/Family Partnership Coordinator
East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation
PO Box 40 / 1320 South Ash
Ottawa, KS 66067
620-757-6272
twhalen@eckan.org
Kahree Wahid
Head Start Collaboration Director
Department of Education
1201 North 3rd Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
225-342-9615
kahree.wahid@la.gov
MAINE
Therese Cahill Low
Director
Office of Child and Family Services
2 Anthony Avenue, 11SHS
Augusta, ME 04333
207-624-7957
therese.cahill-low@maine.gov
Cheryl Hillicoss
Early Intervention Team Leader
Child Development Services
50 Depot Road
Falmouth, ME 04105
207-781-8881
cherylh@cds-cumberland.org
LOUISIANA
Sonja Howard
Director
Maine Roads to Quality Professional Development Network
34 Bedford Street
Portland, ME 04104
207-615-3973
showard@usm.maine.edu
Nicholy Johnson
Education Consultant
Department of Education
201 Sandra Drive
Baker, LA 70714
225-342-3923
nicholy.johnson@la.gov
Linda Labas
Office Director
Maine Head Start State Collaboration Office
225 Western Avenue
Augusta, ME 04330
207-623-3925
linda.labas@umit.maine.edu
Alvin Jones
Head Start/Early Head Start Director
SMILE CAA
PO Box 565
St. Martinville, LA 70582
337-394-6071
ajones@smilehs.org
Louise Marsden
The Opportunity Alliance
510 Cumberland Avenue
Portland, ME 04101
207-553-5823
louise.marsden@opportunityalliance.org
Susan Spring
Executive Director
Regina Coeli Child Development Center
22476 Highway 190
Robert, LA 70455
985-320-1000
sspring@rccdc.org
Sue Reed
Early Childhood Specialist
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
624-6632
susan.d.reed@maine.gov
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
Joan Blough
Senior Vice President
Early Childhood Investment Corporation
105 West Allegan Street, Suite 200
Lansing, MI 48933
269-330-2297
jblough@ecic4kids.org
Jeanne Dickhausen
Head Start State Collaboration Director
Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113
651-582-8463
jeanne.dickhausen@state.mn.us
Robin Bozek
Executive Director
Michigan Head Start Association
808 West Lake
Lansing, MI 48823
517-374-6472
robin@michheadstart.org
Kraig Gratke
Early Head Start Manager
Tri-County Community Action
501 LeMieur Street
Little FAlls, MN 56345
320-632-3691
kraig.gratke@tccaction.com
Lisa Brewer Walraven
Office of Great Start
Department of Education
608 West Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48933
517-373-4116
brewer-walravenl@michigan.gov
Ann McCully
Executive Director
Child Care Aware of Minnesota
380 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55107
651-290-9704
annm@childcareawaremn.org
Marijata Daniel-Echols
CEO
Early Childhood Investment Corporation
105 West Allegan, Suite 200
Lansing, MI 48933
517-371-9000
mdaniel-echols@ecic4kids.org
Phyllis Sloan
Executive Director
LaCreche Early Childhood Program
1800 Olson Highway
Minneapolis, MN 55411
612-377-1786
lacrechekids@hotmail.com
Kaitlin Ferrick
Head Start State Collaboration Office Director
Department of Education
2361 Westridge Court
Ferndale, MI 48220
315-525-1181
ferrickk1@michigan.gov
Megan Waltz
Prenatal to Three Policy and Systems Advisor
Department of Health
16050 Cambridge Circle SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
612-619-9695
megan.waltz@state.mn.us
Kathy Kundrat
Child Development Director
Northwest Michigan Community Action
3963 Three Mile Road
Traverse City, MI 49686
231-620-4969
kkundrat@nmcaa.net
Nancy Peeler
Child Health Unit Manager
Department of Community Health
PO Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
517-335-9230
perlern@michigan.gov
NEBRASKA
Amy Bornemeier
Associate Vice President, Early Childhood Programs
Nebraska Children & Families Foundation
215 Centennial Mall South, Suite 200
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-817-2018
abornemeier@nebraskachildren.org
Joan Luebbers
Director
Head Start State Collaboration Office
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
402-471-2463
joan.luebbers@nebraska.gov
NEW MEXICO
Grace Reef
Consultant
Early Learning Policy Group
6005 Natick Court
Burke, VA 22015
703-408-7159
gracereef2013@gmail.com
NEW JERSEY
Suzanne Burnette
Director
Head Start Collaboration
100 Riverview Plaza / PO Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-777-2074
suzanne.burnette@doe.state.nj.us
Nezzie DeFrank
Director of Education & Innovative Programs
Programs for Parents, Inc.
500 Bloomfield Avene, 3rd Floor
Montclair, NJ 07042
973-744-4050
ndefrank@programsforparents.org
Diane Dellanno
Policy Analyst
Advocates for the Children of New Jersey
35 Halsey Street
Newark, NJ 07102
973-643-3876
ddellanno@acnj.org
Veronica Ray
President
New Jersey Head Start Association
405-425 University Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102
973-643-0300
veronica_ray@theleaguers.org
Gambi White-Tennant
Executive Director
New Jersey Council for Young Children
100 Riverview Plaza / PO Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625
862-438-0160
gambi.white-tennant@doe.state.nj.us
NEW YORK
Maria Benejan
Associate Commissioner for Program Development
NYC Administration for Children’s Services
66 John Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10038
212-361-6753
maria.benejan@dfa.state.ny.us
Denise Dowell
Director, Early Learning and Care Programs
CSEA
143 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
518-813-6748
denise.dowell@cseainc.org
Maggie Evans
Executive Director
Agri-Business Child Development
847 Union Street
Schenectady, NY 12308
518-346-6447
maggie.evans@abcdny.org
Ouida Foster-Toutebon
Executive Director
Head Start of Rockland, Inc.
117 Route 9W
Haverstraw, NY 10927
845-429-4122
otoutebon@headstartofrockland.org
Wendy Hopkinson
Senior Director of Early Childhood Services
Parsons Child & Family Center
125 Bigelow Avenue
Schenectady, NY 12304
518-292-5515
hopkinw@parsonscenter.org
Jackie Jones
Co-Director, NYS Infancy Leadership Circle
New York Zero To Three Network
186 Highland Drive
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-634-0714
jjjones6@verizon.net
NORTH CAROLINA
Patricia Colon
President
Head Start Association
601 Royal Avenue
Goldsboro, NC 27534
919-580-1796
pcolon@watesnc.org
Khari Garvin
Director
Head Start State Collaboration Office
2075 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
919-807-3618
khari.garvin@dpi.nc.gov
Rob Kindsvatter
Director
Division of Child Development and Early Education
820 South Boylan Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27603
919-906-4117
rob.kindsvatter@dhhs.nc.gov
Janet Singerman
President
Child Care Resources, Inc.
4600 Park Road, Suite 400
Charlotte, NC 28209
704-351-9215
jsingerman@childcareresourcesinc.org
Donna White
Deputy Director/Vice President
North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc.
1100 Wake Forest Road
Raleigh, NC 27604
919-278-4282
dwhite@smartstart.org
NORTH DAKOTA
Allison Johnson
Director
Mayville State University
330 3rd Street, NE
Mayville, ND 58257
701-788-4868
allison.johnson.3@mayvillestate.edu
Linda Lembke
Director
Child Care Aware of North Dakota
26 35th Avenue NE
Fargo, ND 58102
701-367-3114
lindal@lakesandprairies.net
OHIO
Anita Armstrong
Head Start State Collaboration Director
Department of Education
25 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215
614-387-7569
anita.armstrong@education.ohio.gov
Mary Burns
President/CEO
Miami Valley Child Development Centers, Inc.
215 Horace Street
Dayton, OH 45402
937-226-5664
mburns@mvcdc.org
Karen Hughes
Chief, Division of Family and Community Health Services
Department of Health
246 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
614-644-7848
karen.hughes@odh.ohio.gov
Alicia Leatherman
Assistant Deputy Director
Department of Job and Family Services
4200 East Fifth Avenue
Columbus, OH 43215
614-456-3698
alicia.leatherman@jfs.ohio.gov
Angel Rhodes
Early Education and Development Officer
Office of Governor John Kasich
77 South High Street, 30th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
614-644-0881
angel.rhodes@governor.ohio.gov
Jacqueline Romer Sensky
President
The JRS Group, Ltd.
6405 Lake Trail Drive
Westerville, OH 43082
614-794-1181
jrsensky@aol.com
Robert Frein
Director, Bureau of Subsidized Child Care Services
Office of Child Development and Early Learning
333 Market Street, 6th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
717-503-5578
rfrein@pa.gov
OREGON
Barbara Minzenberg
Deputy Secretary
Office of Child Development and Early Learning
333 Market Street, 6th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
717-346-9320
bminzenber@pa.gov
Dawn Barberis
OPK Specialist
Oregon Early Learning Division
775 Summer Street, NE
Salem, OR 97301
503-947-0867
dawn.barberis@state.or.us
Terry Shaner Wade
Bureau Director
Department of Early Learning/Child Care Licensing
333 Market Street, 6th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
717-346-9325
tshaner@pa.gov
Christa Rude
Head Start Collaboration Director
Oregon Early Learning Division
775 Summer Street, NE
Salem, OR 97301
503-373-0063
christa.rude@state.or.us
Phil Sirinides
Senior Researcher
Consortium for Policy Research in Education
3440 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
717-454-8150
psirinides@gmail.com
Kelli Walker
Office of Child Care Director
Oregon Early Learning Division
775 Summer Street, NE
Salem, OR 97301
503-947-1934
kelli.d.walker@state.or.us
PENNSYLVANIA
Lynne Ackerman
Special Assistant
Office of Child Development and Early Learning
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126
717-346-4673
lackerman@pa.gov
Matthew Daughenbaugh
Key Fiscal/Data Coordinator
Office of Child Development and Early Learning
200 North Third Street, 3rd Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101
717-213-3732
matdau@berksiu.org
SOUTH CAROLINA
James Ella Collins
Executive Director
Charleston County First Steps
6296 Rivers Avenue
North Charleston, SC 29406
843-478-3804
jecollins@charlestonfirststeps.org
Betty Gardiner
Director of Resource Development and Accountability
South Carolina First Steps
1300 Sumter Street
Columbia, SC 29201
803-238-9054
bgardine@scfirststeps.org
Beverly Hunter
Program Manager - ABC Quality
Department of Social Services
PO Box 5616
Greenville, SC 29606
864-250-8297
beverly.hunter@dss.sc.gov
Jeri Ross-Hayes
Program Specialist Disabilities/Mental Health, Program
Governance and Family Services
Spartanburg Early Head Start
900 South Pine Street
Spartanburg, SC 29302
864-327-4904
jrhayes@1steps.org
Amy Hatheway
Vice President of Planning and Resource Development
Total Action for Progress
302 2nd Street, SW
Roanoke, VA 24011
540-580-6907
amy.hatheway@tapintohope.org
Tammy Mann
President/CEO
The Campagna Center
418 South Washington Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-224-2345
tmann@campagnacetner.org
WASHINGTON
Dan Wuori
Deputy Director
South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness
1300 Sumter Street, Suite 100
Columbia, SC 29201
803-734-0100
dwuori@scfirststeps.org
Rob Colombini
Home Visiting Manager
Thirve by Five Washington
111 3rd Avenue #210
Seattle, WA 98101
206-621-5582
rob@thrivebyfivewa.org
VIRGINIA
Cathy Garland
Vice President of Programs
Children’s Home Society of Washington
3300 NE 65th Street / PO Box 15190
Seattle, WA 98115
206-718-3119
cathyg@chs-wa.org
Amy Bornhoft
Director of Training
Child Development Resources
PO Box 280
Norge, VA 23127
757-566-2849
amyb@cdr.org
Zelda Boyd
Director, Office of Early Childhood
Department of Social Services
801 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804-726-7616
zelda.boyd@dss.virginia.gov
Kathy Glazer
President
Virginia Early Childhood Foundation
8001 Franklin Farms Drive, Suite 116
Richmond, VA 23229
804-358-8323
kathy@vecf.org
Jennifer Jennings-Shaffer
HSSCO Administrator/DEL Tribal Liaison
Department of Early Learning
1110 Jefferson Street
Olympia, WA 98501
360-725-4423
jennifer.jennings-shaffer@del.wa.gov
Gail Joseph
Associate Professor
University of Washington
406 A Miller Hall / Box 353600
Seattle, WA 98195
206-499-6432
gjoseph@uw.edu
Juliet Morrison
Assistant Director, Quality Practice & Professional Growth
Department of Early Learning
PO Box 40970
Olympia, WA 98504
360-725-4689
juliet.morrison@del.wa.gov
Katy Warren
Deputy Director
State Association of Head Start and ECEAP
345 118th Avenue SE, Suite 220
Bellevue, WA 98005
425-453-1227
katy@wsaheadstarteceap.com
WISCONSIN
Lilly Irvin-Vitela
Executive Director
Wisconsin Head Start Association
4222 Milwaukee Street, Suite 22
Madison, WI 53714
608-442-6879
irvin-vitela@whsaonline.org
RESOURCES/SPEAKERS
Sam Aigner-Treworgy
Ounce of Prevention Fund
33 West Monroe Street, 24th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
312-922-3863
saigner@ounceofprevention.org
Diana Bender
Principal
Mustard Seed Consulting
5039 45th Avenue S
Seattle, WA 98118
206-459-9140
diana.bender@outlook.com
Karen Berman
Ounce of Prevention Fund
33 West Monroe Street, 24th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
312-453-1917
kberman@ounceofprevention.org
Carrie Bires
Ounce of Prevention Fund
33 West Monroe
Chicago, IL 60603
312-922-3863
cbires@ounceofprevention.org
Tracey Campanini
Director, Early Learning Sevices
Department of Early Learning
333 Market Street, 6th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101
717-346-9324
trcampani@pa.gov
Jeanna Capito
Consultant
140 Whittington Course
Saint Charles, IL 60174
630-886-1829
jeannacapito@gmail.com
Jeff Capizzano
President
The Policy Equity Group
1371 E Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
202-557-5717
jeffreyc@policyequity.com
Mary Jane Chainski
Consultant
Ounce of Prevention Fund
726 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60202
224-381-4985
mjchainski@gmail.com
Betsi Closter
School Readiness Coordinator
Fairfax County Office for Children
12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 920
Fairfax, VA 22035
703-324-8053
betsi.closter@fairfaxcounty.gov
Steffanie Clothier
Program Director
Alliance for Early Success
1150 Adams Street
Denver, CO 80206
720-300-8639
sclothier@earlysuccess.org
Kathryn Colfer
Director of Child & Family Services
Kennebec Valley Community Action Program
97 Water Street
Waterville, ME 04901
207-859-1618
kathyc@kvcap.org
Amy Fain
Manager, Oklahoma Early Childhood Program
Community Action Project Tulsa
4606 South Garnett, Suite 100
Tulsa, OK 74146
918-260-8886
afain@captulsa.org
Lynette Fraga
Executive Director
Child Care Aware of America
1515 North Courthouse Road, 11th Floor
Arlington, VA 22201
703-341-4100
Lynette.Fraga@usa.childcareaware.org
Sangree Froelicher
Consultant
Strategic CQI
2224 McCormick Court SE
Olympia, WA 98501
206-707-2746
sangreef@gmail.com
Barbara Gebhard
Assistant Director of Public Policy
ZERO TO THREE
5313 Pamela Circle
Cross Lanes, WV 25313
304-776-2940
bgebhard@zerotothree.org
Janice Gruendel
Principal, Gruendel & Associates
MOMS Partnership, Yale University
28 Juniper Point
Branford, CT 06405
203-824-4766
janice.gruendel@aya.yale.edu
Deborah Hampton
Director, Grantee Support Services
Ounce of Prevention Fund
33 West Monroe
Chicago, IL 60603
312-922-3863
dhampton@ounceofprevention.org
Ann Kirwan
Vice President, Strategy & Partnerships
Ounce of Prevention Fund
33 West Monroe
Chicago, IL 60603
312-922-3863
AnnK@ounceofprevention.org
Joan Lombardi
Senior Advisor, Buffet Early Childhood Fund
Early Opportunities LLC
5006 50th Place, NW
Washington, DC 20016
202-375-3703
lombardij@aol.com
Rima Malhotra
Ounce of Prevention Fund
33 West Monroe
Chicago, IL 60603
312-922-3863
rmalhotra@ounceofprevention.org
Hannah Matthews
Director, Child Care and Early Education
CLASP
1200 18th Street, NW / Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
202-906-8006
hmatthews@clasp.org
Maria Victoria Mayoral
Senior Policy Analyst
ZERO TO THREE
1255 23rd Street, NW / Suite 350
Washington, DC 20037
202-857-2987
mmayoral@zerotothree.org
Anne Mitchell
Co-Founder
Alliance for Early Childhood Finance
1250 Honey Hollow Road
Climax, NY 12042
518-966-4585
anne.walsh.mitchell@gmail.com
Calvin Moore
Division Director, Child Care Services
Alabama Department of Human Resources
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
205-601-6345
calvin.moore@dhr.alabama.gov
Gail Nourse
Senior Policy Manager
Ounce of Prevention Fund
33 West Monroe
Chicago, IL 60603
312-922-3863
gnourse@ounceofprevention.org
Abena Ocran-Jackson
Interim Senior Director, Academy for Early Childhood
Program Accreditation
National Association for the Education of Young Children
1313 L Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
800-424-2460
aocran@naeyc.org
Karen Ponder
Consultant
BUILD Initiative
4817 Wood Valley Drive
Raleigh, NC 27613
919-389-5934
kponder@nc.rr.com
Bentley Ponder
Director of Research and Evaluation
Department of Early Care and Learning
2 Maring Luther King Jr. Drive, SE
ATlanta, GA 30334
404-656-6297
bentley.ponder@decal.ga.gov
Libbie Poppick
Partner
Opportunities Exchange
87 Devoe Road
Chappaqua, NY 10514
914-714-8790
libbiep@gmail.com
Elliot Regenstein
Senior Vice President, Advocacy & Policy
Ounce of Prevention Fund
33 West Monroe
Chicago, IL 60603
312-922-3863
eregenstein@ounceofprevention.org
Judy Reidt-Parker
Consultant
713 Stevens Avenue
Portland, ME 04013
207-730-3242
judyrp62@gmail.com
Sue Reynolds
Office of Early Childhood
Chicago Public Schools
4725 North Lincoln, 2D
Chicago, IL 60625
773-430-4832
sareynolds2@cps.edu
Vanessa Rich
Deputy Commissioner of Children Services
Chicago Department of Family and Support Services
1615 West Chicago, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60622
vanessa.rich@cityofchicago.org
Yvette Sanchez Fuentes
Consultant
8205 Hedge Apple Way
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
202-957-0464
yvette@hispanicfamily.org
Rachel Schumacher
Consultant
R. Schumacher Consulting
4609 38th Street NW
Washington, DC 20016
202-487-8510
rschumacher.consulting@gmail.com
Nancy Shier
Consultant
BUILD Initiative
4250 North Marine Drive, #1424
Chicago, IL 60613
nancyshier@outlook.com
Phil Sirinides
Senior Researcher
Consortium for Policy Research in Education
3440 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
717-454-8150
psirinides@gmail.com
Louise Stoney
Co-Founder
Oppotrunities Exchange
1120 North Golfview Road
Lake Worth, FL 33460
561-373-3321
louise.stoney@gmail.com
Mimi Toelle
Ounce of Prevention Fund
33 West Monroe
Chicago, IL 60603
312-922-3863
mtoelle@ounceofprevention.org
Yasmina Vinci
Executive Director
National Head Start Association
1651 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-649-4222
yvinci@nhsa.org
Margie Wallen
Director of Policy Partnerships
Ounce of Prevention Fund
33 West Monroe
Chicago, IL 60603
312-453-1978
MargieW@ounceofprevention.org
Grace Whitney
Director
Head Start State Collaboration Office
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
860-713-6767
grace.whitney@ct.gov
Karen Yarbrough
Consultant
5301 West Pensacola Avenue
Chicago, IL 60641
312-730-2548
karen@kyarbrough.net
Billie Young
Senior Advisor, Early Childhood Workforce Systems Initiative
National Association for the Education of Young Children
6725 37th Avenue SW
Seattle, WA 98126
206-933-3093
byoung@naeyc.org
FUNDERS
Lindsay Cochrane
Program Officer
McCormick Foundation
205 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 4300
Chicago, IL 60601
312.445.5020
lcochrane@mccormickfoundation.org
Denise Castillo Dell Isola
Program Officer
Irving Harris Foundation
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1500
Chicago, IL 60606
312-621-3814
ddellisola@irvingharrisfdn.org
Joelle-Jude Fontaine
Program Officer
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
1 Michigan Avenue East
Battle Creek, MI 49017
269-969-2096
jjf@wkkf.org
Erika Okezie-Phillips
Program Officer
McCormick Foundation
205 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 4300
Chicago, IL 60601
312.445.5020
eokezie-phillips@mcco
BUILD STAFF
Susan Hibbard
Deputy Director
The BUILD Initiative
19 Orkney Street
Portland, ME 04103
207-822-4333
shibbard@buildinitiative.org
Sherri Killins
Director, Systems Alignment and Integration
The BUILD Initiative
529 Yale Avenue
New Haven, CT 06515
203-645-4869
skillins@buildinitiative.org
Debi Mathias
Director, QRIS National Learning Network
The BUILD Initiative
27 Brown Street
Lewisburg, PA 17837
570-238-7775
dmathias@buildinitiative.org
Kelly Perez
Director of Race and Equity Initiatives
The BUILD Initiative
1559 Madison Street
Denver, CO 80206
303-667-0976
mskellyperez@gmail.com / kperez@buildinitiative.org
Dara Piltz
President
Pro Meeting Management
3219 Anric Drive
Eau Claire, WI 54701
715-577-5571
dara@promeetingmanagement.com
Meghan Robinson
Learning Community and State Services Manager
The BUILD Initiative
10847D Chase Park Lane
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
314-395-4482
mrobinson@buildinitiative.org