NAEYC Governing Board and Leadership
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NAEYC Governing Board
- Ann McClain Terrell, President / Concordia University, Milwaukee, WI
- Amy O’Leary, Past President / Strategies for Children, Boston, MA
- 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 / First Citizens Bank, Vienna, VA
- Uhriel Bedoya / Lime, Miami, FL
- Anthony Broughton / Claflin University, Cross, SC
- Dina C. Castro / University of North Texas, Denton, TX
- Jie-Qi Chen / Erikson Institute, Chicago, IL
- Tamara Johnson / Malaika Early Learning Center, Milwaukee, WI
- Nadia Jones / Atlanta First Day School, Atlanta, GA
- Naomi McQuiller / Winthrop University (student), Sumter, SC
- Yohana I. Quiroz / San Francisco State University (student); Felton Institute, San Francisco, CA
- Nicol Russell / Teaching Strategies, LLC, Phoenix, AZ
- Traki Taylor / State University System of Florida, Tallahassee, FL
- Stacia Tipton / Marketing and Research Consultant, Washington, DC
- Reginald Williams / South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC
- Michelle Wlazlo / JC Penney Company, Inc., Plano, TX
- 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
- 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
- Amber Brown / University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX
- Teresa Byington / University of Nevada, Reno
- Karen Burger Cairone / Education Development Center, Inc., Learning and Teaching Division, Newtown, PA
- 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
- Patricia Cooper / Queens College - CUNY, Long Island City, NY
- Shelly Counsell / University of Memphis, TN
- Jennifer Crandell / WestEd, Scituate, MA
- Michelle Dent / Goodwin College, East Hartford, CT
- Dede Dunst / Mitchell Community College, Statesville, NC
- Angela Eckhoff / Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
- Andrea Emerson / Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR
- Jeanne Galbraith / State University of New York, Cortland
- Keri Giordano / Kean University, Union, NJ
- Ron Grady / NOLA Nature School, New Orleans, LA
- Lisa Hansel / Knowledge Matters, Baltimore, MD
- Kathleen Harris / Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA
- Dorian Harrison / Ohio State University, Newark, OH
- Jayme Hines / Keene State College, NH
- Cindy Hoisington / Education Development Center, Newton, MA
- 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
- Hannah Kye / Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
- Ji-Eun Lee / Oakland University, Rochester, MI
- Sandra Linder / Clemson University, SC
- Julia Luckenbill / University of California, Davis
- Sue Mankiw / William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
- 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
- Karen Nemeth / Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA
- Jodi Nerren / Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
- Neal Nghia Nguyen / Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
- Monica O'Gara / City Neighbors Charter School, Baltimore, MD
- Laura Paciorek / MiraCosta College, Oceanside, CA
- Soojin Park / University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Cheryl Paul / Henry Barnard School, Providence, RI
- 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
- Holly Seplocha / William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
- Amy Shillady / Westminster, MD
- Christine Snyder / University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Susan Stacey / Halifax Grammar School, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Robyn Stone / University of California, Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Extension
- Gabrielle Strasfogel-Ryklin / Preschool of the Arts, New York, NY
- John Sutterby / University of Texas at San Antonio
- Rebecca Swartz / University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Linda Taylor / Ball State University, Muncie, IN
- Christy Tirrell-Corbin / University of Maryland, College Park, MD
- Mary Trepanier-Street / University of Michigan, Dearborn, MI
- Allison N. VanLoon / Acorn Academy, New Brighton, MN
- 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
Learn More about the Governing Board
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.
NAEYC members may submit recommendations in writing to the Governing Board at any time. All recommendations should include a statement of concern, name, and contact information. Approved minutes of the Governing Board meetings are available online in the Members Only area (NAEYC.org/memberlogin) or to members on written request.