NAEYC Governing Board and Leadership
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NAEYC Governing Board
Amy O’Leary, President / Strategies for Children, Boston, MA
Tammy L. Mann, Past-President / Campagna Center, Alexandria, VA
Crystal Sanford-Brown, Vice President / Early Childhood Advocate, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Steven Hicks, Secretary / Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore, MD
Carl L. Hairston, Treasurer / City First Bank, Washington, DC
Iliana Alanís / University of Texas San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Isauro Escamilla Calan / Las Americas Early Education School, SFUSD, San Francisco, CA
Dina C. Castro / University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Jie-Qi Chen / Erikson Institute, Chicago, IL
Vincent J. Costanza / Teaching Strategies, Bethesda, MD
Sebreana Domingue / Project LAUNCH, Lafayette, LA
Elisa Huss-Hage / Owens Community College, Toledo, OH
Tamara Johnson / Malaika Early Learning Center, Milwaukee, WI
Megan Madison / Brandeis University (student), New York, NY
Krista Murphy / Orange County Department of Education, Costa Mesa, CA
Alissa Mwenelupembe / Ball State University (student), Evansville, IN
Stacia Tipton / Marketing and Research Consultant, Washington, DC
Michelle Wlazlo / Target, Minneapolis, MN
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
Michael Connor / Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR
Shelly Counsell / University of Memphis, TN
Jennifer Crandell / Greater Essex County District School Board,Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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
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
Rebecca Roji John / Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Kristen Kemple / University of Florida, Gainesville
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 / Our Savior's Lutheran Preschool, San Clemente, 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
Hannah Mills Mechler / University of North Texas at Dallas
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
Rekha Rajan / National-Louis University, Chicago, IL
Kimberly J. Regan / Sierra Nevada Academy, Reno, NV
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
Stacy M. Alfonso / City College of New York, New York, NY
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
Isauro Escamilla Calan / Las Americas Early Education School, San Francisco, CA
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
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 / Project Zero, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Martha Melgoza / Skytown Preschool, San Francisco, CA
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
Patricia Sullivan / San Francisco State University, CA
Nathaniel U. Weber / Russian Hill School, San Francisco, CA
Ashley Williams / San Francisco State University, CA
Winners of 2018 Lasting Legacy Scholarships
Lauren Allen (Hal Kaplan Emerging Leaders Scholarship), Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), Washington, DC
Katie Downs (Dylan Meyer Creativity Fund Scholarship), Born to Succeed Early Care and Education Center/ Meridian Elementary School El Preschool Program, Boise, ID
Anna Ileto (Dylan Meyer Creativity Fund Scholarship), Buffalo Zoo, Williamsville, NY
Duane Little, Children’s S.T.E.M. Academies Inc., Washington, DC
Michael Lloyd, South Lyon Community Schools, Plymouth, MI
Jerletha McDonald, Kiddie Korner Learning Center— Arlington DFW Child Care, Arlington, TX
Naomi McQuiller (Hal Kaplan Emerging Leaders Scholarship), Finley Road Elementary, Sumter, SC
Bevin Reinen, Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Virginia Beach, VA
Juliana Simpson (Gera Jacobs Legacy Scholarship), Northside Early Childhood Center, Louisville, KY
Ashley Stockel, Marion County Public Schools, Ocala, FL
Aarie Wade (Jerlean E. Daniel Legacy Scholarship), Baxter Community Center, Grand Rapids, MI