NAEYC Governing Board and Leadership
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NAEYC Governing Board
Tammy L. Mann, President / Campagna Center, Alexandria, VA
Amy O’Leary, President-Elect / Strategies for Children, Boston, MA
Ida Rose Florez, Vice President / Learning scientist and education management executive, San Diego, CA
Susan Perry-Manning, Secretary / North Carolina Health and Human Services, Raleigh, NC
Carl L. Hairston, Treasurer / City First Bank, Washington, DC
Iliana Alanís / University of Texas San Antonio
Dina C. Castro / University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Vincent J. Costanza / Teaching Strategies, Bethesda, MD
Sebreana Domingue / Project LAUNCH, Lafayette, LA
Isauro M. Escamilla / Las Americas Early Education School, SFUSD, San Francisco, CA
Kelly Hantak / Missouri First Steps, Lindenwood University, St. Peters, MO
Elisa Huss-Hage / Owens Community College, Toledo, OH
Tamara Johnson / Malaika Early Learning Center, Milwaukee, WI
Carl Mack Jr. / Alliant International University, Sacramento, CA
Megan Madison / Brandeis University (student), New York, NY
Krista Murphy / Orange County Department of Education, Costa Mesa, CA
Jan E. Stevenson / Georgia Department of Education, Atlanta, GA
Stacia Tipton / Consultant, Washington, DC
Rhian Evans Allvin, Ex Officio / NAEYC Chief Executive Officer, Washington, DC
Young Children Consulting Editors
Jessica Alvarado / National University, San Diego, CA
Lawrence Balter / New York University
Michelle Barnea / Millburn, NJ
Bonnie Blagojevic / Morningtown Consulting, Orono, ME
Lorraine Breffni / Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pam Brillante / New Jersey Department of Education, Special Education Services, Trenton
Teresa Byington / University of Nevada, Reno
Karen Burger Cairone / Education Development Center, Inc., Learning and Teaching Division, Newtown, PA
Velynda Cameron / University of Missouri, Polk County Extension, Bolivar
Eun Kyeong Cho / University of New Hampshire, Durham
Dong Hwa Choi / Park University, Parkville, MO
Shelly Counsell / University of Memphis, TN
Lisa Cranston / Greater Essex County District School Board, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Sharron Cuthbertson / Florida Gateway College, Lake City, FL
Natalie Danner / Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR
Dede Dunst / Mitchell Community College, Statesville, NC
Angela Eckhoff / Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Kari Fore / Bethel Highlands Preschool, Hudson, WI
Jeanne Galbraith / State University of New York, Cortland
Margaret Gillis / University of North Carolina at Greensboro
H. Sophia Han / University of South Florida, Tampa
Stephanie Haney / University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg
Kathleen Harris / Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA
Lynn Hartle / Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine
Jayme Hines / Keene State College, NH
Rebecca Isbell / East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Marla Susman Israel / Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Tamar Jacobson / Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ
Kristen Kemple / University of Florida, Gainesville
Carol LaLiberte / Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield, CT
Bernadette Laumann / University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Ji-Eun Lee / Oakland University, Rochester, MI
Sandra Linder / Clemson University, SC
Julia Luckenbill / University of California, Davis
Joan Lundbohm / University United Methodist Church, Irvine, CA
Sue Mankiw / William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
Nita Mathew / Lewis Cass Intermediate School District, Cassopolis, MI
Bernice Mayfield / Northern Virginia Community College, Manassas, VA
Gayle Mindes / DePaul University, Chicago, IL
William Mosier / Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Meir Muller / University of South Carolina, Columbia
Jodi Nerren / Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Laura Newman / Quality Care for Children, Atlanta, GA
Neal Nghia Nguyen / Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Brandy O’Leary / Walden University, Minneapolis, MN
Peg Oliveira / Gesell Institute of Child Development, New Haven, CT
Cheryl Paul / Henry Barnard School, Providence, RI
Emilie Pechuzal / Emily Meschter Early Learning Center, Tucson, AZ
Debbie Pischke / Peoria Unified School District, AZ
Beth Quick / University of Tennesee at Martin, Martin, TN
Gretchen Reynolds / Algonquin College, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Laurie Lee Richter / University of New Orleans, LA
Dawn Rouse / University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
Kelly Sadlovsky / Concordia University, St. Paul, MN
Deborah Schein / Champlain College, Burlington, VT
Holly Seplocha / William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
Amy Shillady / Westminster, MD
Susan Stacey / Halifax Grammar School, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Robyn Stone / The Harker School, San Jose, CA
John Sutterby / University of Texas at San Antonio
Linda Taylor / Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Lois Wachtel / Port Saint Lucie, FL
Kelley Walters / Northcentral University, Armada, MI
Alyson Williams / Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
Brian Wright / University of Memphis, TN
Voices of Practitioners Editorial Advisory Board
Cindy Ballenger / Tufts University, Medford, MA
Nancy Barbour / James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Megan Blumenreich / City College of New York, New York, NY
Barbara Bowman / Erikson Institute, Chicago, IL
Amanda Branscombe, Executive Editor / Athens State University, Athens, AL
Cheryl Bulat / Morton College, Cicero, IL
Kathryn Castle / Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Sherry Cleary / City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY
Carol Copple / Early education consultant and writer, Nashville, TN
Mary Cronin / Cape Cod Community College, West Barnstable, MA
Jerlean Daniel / Early childhood consultant, Stoney Beach, MD
Carolyn Pope Edwards / University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Isauro M. Escamilla / Las Americas Early Education School, San Francisco, CA
Mary Garguile / Olympic College, Bremerton, WA
Anna Golden / Atelierista Sabot School, Stony Point Campus, Richmond, VA
Beth Graue / University of Wisconsin, Madison
Barbara Henderson, Coeditor / San Francisco State University, CA
Lilian Katz / University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ben Mardell, Executive Editor / Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
Mary Jane Moran / University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Leah Muccio / University of Hawaii, Honolulu
Debra Murphy, Executive Editor / Cape Cod Community College, West Barnstable, MA
Carrie Nepstad / Harold Washington College, Chicago, IL
Rebecca S. New / Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Gail Ritchie / Fairfax County Public Schools, Alexandria, VA
Frances Rust, Executive Editor / University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Jamie Solomon / University of Michigan, Flint
Andrew J. Stremmel, Executive Editor / South Dakota State University, Brookings
Stacia Stribling / George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Nathaniel U. Weber / Russian Hill School, San Francisco, CA
2018 Governing Board Election Results
The results of the 2018 Governing Board election will be posted on the NAEYC website by mid-March.
The 2019 Governing Board election will include the following positions: President-Elect, two Board Members At Large, and a Board Student Member. Members may recommend individuals as potential applicants for Board service or apply themselves. More information may be found at NAEYC.org/about-us/people/governing-board/about-service.