Community Advisory Board
Rob Duncan, PhD
Associate Professor in Human Development and Family Studies
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado
Pilar Fort
Bilingual Certification Facilitator
Program for Infant/Toddler Care Trainer Institute, PITC/WestEd
Early Childhood Care and Development Consultant
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Linda González, MA, IMH-E®
Special Program Coordinator
Early Learning Coalition of Orange
County
Orlando, Florida
Jennifer Hillis
Chief Educational Visionary
The Leadership Academy of Creative Arts
Dallas, Texas
Eva Jenkins, MEd, ECFA
Preschool Specialist
Hixson United Methodist Church,
Child Development Center
Hixson, Tennessee
Lauren Loquasto, PhD
Chief Academic Officer
Goddard Schools
Roswell, Georgia
Rebecca Parlakian
Senior Director of Programs
ZERO TO THREE
Rockville, Maryland
TaWanda Payton, MEd,
IECMH-E®
Education Coordinator
Porter-Leath
NEXT Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Whitney Pesek, JD
Senior Director of Federal Child Care Policy
National Women’s Law Center
Washington, D.C.
Jamie Rayford
Chief Operating Officer
Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce
Batesville, Arkansas
Kelly Slade
Professional Development Coordinator
Ohio Child Care Resource & Referral
Association (OCCRRA)
Columbus, Ohio
Maisah Williams-Foote
Community Development Manager
The Council for Professional Recognition
Washington, D.C.
Brigitte Willis
FCC Director
Better Day CLC
President-Elect, ECE Advocate
Georgia AEYC
Grovetown, Georgia
Janelle Wydeven
LENA Specialist
YW Calgary
Alberta, Canada
Alumni Board Members
Pam Kage
Quality Improvement Specialist
Early Childhood Council of Yuma, Washington, and Kit Carson Counties
Arvada, Colorado
Olga Pigul
Teacher Mentor
Youth Development Inc. (YDI)
Albuquerque, New Mexico