Participant Roster

Preventing Expulsion Peer Learning Forum

Fall 2016 Cohort:Arizona, Florida: Miami-Dade County, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania

Name / State / Title/Organization / Email
Alan Taylor / Arizona / Southwest Human Development-Smart Support /
Brook Herrera* / Arizona / Program Administrator, Child Care Administration, Department of Economic Security /
Cheryl Beahan* / Arizona / Program Development Manager, Child Care Administration, Department of Economic Security /
Ginger Ward / Arizona / Southwest Human Development-Smart Support /
Leah Eckley / Arizona / Southwest Human Development-Smart Support /
Rose Phillips / Arizona / Southwest Human Development-Smart Support /
Anabel Espinosa* / Florida: Miami Dade County / Director of Research of Evaluation, Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe /
Carolyn "Kiani" Nesbitt / Florida: Miami Dade County / President/CEO, Concerned African Women, Inc. /
Pamela Hollingsworth* / Florida: Miami Dade County / Senior Vice President Strategic Initiatives and Program Development, Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe /
Rachel Spector / Florida: Miami Dade County / Senior Program Manager Early Childhood and Quality Counts, The Children's Trust /
Rebecca Bultosky Shearer / Florida: Miami Dade County / Associate Professor, University of Miami, Child Psychology Division /
Brandy Locchetta / Georgia / Inclusion Program Manager, GA Dept. of Early Care and Learning /
Cassa Andrews / Georgia / PBIS Manager,
GA Dept of Early Care and Learning /
Erica Fener Sitkoff / Georgia / Policy Director, Voices for Georgia's Children /
Faith Duncan* / Georgia / Georgia's Pre-K Director, GA Dept of Early Care and Learning /
Jennie Couture* / Georgia / Director of Practice and Support Services, GA Dept of Early Care and Learning /
Montreal Bell / Georgia / Pre-K Project Director, Fulton County School System /
Nakilia McCray / Georgia / Child Care Services TA Manager, GA Dept of Early Care and Learning /
Pam Stevens / Georgia / Director of Quality Rated, GA Dept of Early Care and Learning /
Susan Adams / Georgia / Assistant Commissioner for PreK and Instructional Supports, GA Dept of Early Care and Learning /
Allison Lowe-Fotos / Illinois / Policy Specialist, Ounce of Prevention Fund /
Barbara Payne* / Illinois / Acting Associate Director/Acting CCDF State Administrator, Division of Family and Community Services, Office of Early Childhood, Illinois Department of Human Services /
Carol Morris / Illinois / Associate Deputy Director for Day Care Licensing, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), Division of Regulation and Monitoring /
Cindy Wall / Illinois / Acting Manager Program Development and Quality Improvements /
Cindy Zumwalt / Illinois / Division Administrator, Illinois State Board Of Education (ISBE) Early Childhood /
Cynthia Tate / Illinois / Executive Director, Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development /
Diane Grigsby Jackson* / Illinois / Director, Division of Family and Community Services, Illinois Department of Human Services /
Gail Nourse / Illinois / Vice-President, Illinois Policy, Ounce of Prevention Fund /
M. Lynn Burgett / Illinois / Division Supervisor, Early Childhood
Illinois State Board of Education /
Phyllis Bliven / Illinois / Principal Consultant, Early Childhood Division, Illinois State Board of Education /
Phyllis Glink / Illinois / Executive Director, The Irving Harris Foundation /
Roselyn Harris / Illinois / Program Manager, Policy and Customer Service Unit, IDHS, Bureau of Child Care and Development, Division of Family and Community Services /
Sergio Hernandez / Illinois / Early Education Division, Illinois State Board of Education /
Chris Pond* / Massachusetts / Educator Provider Support Specialist, Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care /
Gail DeRiggi* / Massachusetts / Associate Commissioner of Family & Community Engagement, Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care /
Lauren Viviani / Massachusetts / State Early Childhood Educator Coordinator – 619, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education /
Pam Kuechler / Massachusetts / Executive Director, MA Head Start Association /
Paul Creelan / Massachusetts / Director of Pre-School Outreach Program, Home for Little Wanderers /
Sarah Volkenant / Massachusetts / Senior Professional Development Specialist, Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care /
Cindy Burks* / Missouri / Program Administrator, Children's Division Early Childhood and Prevention Services /
Jo Anne Ralston / Missouri / Early Childhood Coordinator, Department of Elementary & Secondary Education /
Julie Allen * / Missouri / Children's Interagency Services Manager, Department of Mental Health /
Justin Logan / Missouri / Program Development Specialist – CBEC, Children's Division /
Stacey Wright / Missouri / Director, MO Head Start State Collaboration Office /
Stephanie Chandler / Missouri / Early Childhood Coordinator, Dept. Health & Senior Services Section for Child Care Regulation /
Sue Porting / Missouri / Section Administrator, Dept. Health & Senior Services, Section for Child Care Regulation /
Wanda Wilson / Missouri / Program Development Specialist - Early Head Start, Children's Division /
Betsy Kenney / New York / Director of Office of Early Learning, NYS Education Department Office of Early Learning /
Kelvin Chan / New York / Director of Early Childhood Development, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene /
Patricia Persell* / New York / NYS Head Start Collaboration Director, NYS Council on Children and Families /
Sarah Gould / New York / Quality Improvement Specialist, Quality Stars NY /
Stephanie Woodard / New York / Policy Analyst, NYS Council on Children and Families /
Andrea Algatt / Pennsylvania / Program Specialist Supervisor, Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Bureau of Early Intervention Services /
Brandy Fox / Pennsylvania / Project LAUNCH Coordinator/Young Child Wellness Expert, PA Key /
Jessica Sands* / Pennsylvania / Subsidy Coordinator, Subsidy Coordinator Department of Human Services, Bureau of Subsidized Child Care Services /
Marsha Gerdes / Pennsylvania / Senior Psychologist, PolicyLab at The Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania /
Natalie Renew / Pennsylvania / Early Childhood Education Director, Public Health Management Corporation /
Susan Zeiders / Pennsylvania / Consultant and Project Manager, Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network's Early Intervention Technical Assistance (EITA) /
Suzann Morris* / Pennsylvania / Director of External Relations, Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network's Early Intervention Technical Assistance (EITA) /
Winnie Richards / Pennsylvania / Early Childhood Education Advisor,
Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Bureau of Early Learning Services /

* indicates team co-lead

February 20161