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NAEYC is governed by a 18-member Board, with officers and the majority of Board members elected by the membership. Board members serve 4-year terms on a staggered basis; terms begin June 1. Current members of the Governing Board include:


 

Amy O’Leary
President,
Strategies for Children 
Boston, Massachusetts
Term ends: 2021
Bio

Ann McClain Terrell
President-Elect,
Concordia University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Term ends: 2023
 Bio

Crystal Sanford-Brown
Vice President,
Early Childhood Advocate
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Term ends: 2022
Bio

 

Steven Hicks
Secretary,
Maryland State Department of
Education/ Division of Early
Childhood Development
Baltimore, Maryland
Term ends: 2022
Bio

Carl L. Hairston
Treasurer,
City First Bank of D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Term ends: 2021
Bio

Uhriel Bedoya
Lime
Miami, Florida
Term ends: 2023
Bio

Dina C. Castro
University of North Texas
Denton, Texas
Term ends: 2021
Bio

Jie-Qi Chen
Erikson Institute
Chicago, Illinois
Term ends: 2022
Bio

 

Anthony Broughton
Claflin University
Cross, South Carolina
Term ends: 2023
Bio

Sebreana Domingue
Project LAUNCH
Lafayette, Louisiana
Term ends: 2020
Bio

Isauro Escamilla Calan
Las Americas Early Education
School, SFUSD
San Francisco, California
Term ends: 2020
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Elisa Huss-Hage
Owens Community College
Toledo, Ohio
Term ends: 2020
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Tamara Johnson
Malaika Early Learning Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Term Ends: 2021
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Nicol Russell
Teaching Strategies, LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Term Ends: 2023
Bio

Yohana I. Quiroz
Felton Institute
San Francisco, California
Term ends: 2021
Bio

 

Alissa Mwenelupembe
Teachers College, Ball State University
Evansville, Indiana
Term ends: 2020
Bio

Stacia Tipton
Marketing and Research Consultant
Washington, D.C.
Term ends: 2021
Bio

Michelle Wlazlo
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
Plano, Texas
Term ends: 2022
Bio
 

NAEYC Governing Board

  • 2019 Election Results
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  • Current Board Members
    • Amy O'Leary
    • Ann McClain Terrell
    • Crystal Sanford-Brown
    • Steven Hicks
    • Carl L. Hairston
    • Uhriel Bedoya
    • Dina C. Castro
    • Jie-Qi Chen
    • Anthony Broughton
    • Sebreana Domingue
    • Isauro Escamilla Calan
    • Elisa Huss-Hage
    • Tamara Johnson
    • Nicol Russell
    • Yohana I. Quiroz
    • Alissa Mwenelupembe
    • Stacia Tipton
    • Michelle Wlazlo
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