NAEYC Governing Board

 

Amy O’Leary, President / Strategies for Children, Boston, MA

Ann McClain Terrell, President Elect/Concordia University, Milwaukee, WI

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

Uhriel Bedoya / Mastercard, Miami, FL

Anthony Broughton / Claflin University, Orangeburg, SC

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

Sebreana Domingue / Project LAUNCH, Lafayette, LA

Elisa Huss-Hage / Owens Community College, Toledo, OH

Tamara Johnson / Malaika Early Learning Center, Milwaukee, WI

Alissa Mwenelupembe / Ball State University (student), Evansville, IN

Yohana I. Quiroz / San Francisco State University (student) and Felton Institute, San Francisco, CA

Nicol Russell / Arizona Department of Education, Phoenix, AZ

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

Lisa Castillo / South Salem Elementary School, Port Washington, NY

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 / WestEd, Scituate, MA

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

Keri Giordano / Kean University, Union, NJ

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

Cindy Hoisington / Education Development Center, Newton, MA

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

Jinhee Kim / Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA

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 / Early Childhood Consultant, St. Joseph, 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 Early Childhood Foundation, Richmond, VA

Brian Wright / University of Memphis, TN

Voices of Practitioners Editorial Advisory Board

Stacy M. Alfonso / City College of New York, New York, NY

Georgina Ardalan / JO Wilson Elementary School, Washington, DC

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

Robyn Brookshire / University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Isauro Escamilla Calan / Las Americas Early Education School, San Francisco, CA

Kathryn Castle / Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Lori Caudle / Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC

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

Danielle Savory Seggerson / Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI

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

Kaile Thomas / San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center, CA

Nathaniel U. Weber / Russian Hill School, San Francisco, CA

Ashley Williams / San Francisco State University, CA

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The NAEYC Governing Board provides mission-based leadership and strategic governance for the association. Serving on the NAEYC Governing Board is an extraordinary opportunity for members who are passionate about NAEYC’s vision and mission, deeply committed to its values and beliefs, and skilled leaders with a track record of effective governance experience. To learn more about the Governing Board, and upcoming opportunities to serve, visit NAEYC.org/about/gb/board_service.

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