Breaking Down Barriers National Summit
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Gina Adams
The Urban Institute
Washington, DC
Brandy Aldriedge
Arkansas Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education
Little Rock, AR
Lindsay Alvis
McCormick Tribune Foundation
Chicago, IL
Jolynne Andal
Herr Research Center for Children and Social Policy at the Erikson Institute
Chicago, IL
Erika Beltran
National Council of La Raza
Washington, DC
Gabe Blood
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Madison, WI
Miriam Calderon
National Council of La Raza
Washington, DC
Randolph Capps
The Urban Institute
Washington, DC
Anna Carter
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development
Raleigh, NC
Rosa Maria Castaneda
The Urban Institute
Washington, DC
Gail Conway
Chicago Metropolitan Association for the Education of Young Children
Chicago, IL
Amy Corriveau
Arizona Department of Education, Early Childhood Education
Phoenix, AZ
Paula Cottone
Chicago Public Schools â Office of Early Childhood Education
Chicago, IL
Yasmine Daniel
BUILD
Washington, DC
Mary De Masi
New York State Council on Children and Families
Rennselaer, NY
Araceli DeAngelo Lopez
Choices for Children
San Jose, CA
Lud Abigail Duchatelier-Jeudy
Herr Research Center for Children and Social Policy at Erikson Institute
Chicago, IL
Kathleen Duppong
Choices for Children
San Jose, CA
Deanna Durica
Ounce of Prevention Fund
Chicago, IL
Danielle Ewen
Center for Law and Social Policy
Washington, DC
Jana Fleming
The Joyce Foundation
Chicago, IL
Yolanda Garcia
West Ed
San Jose, CA
Maricela Garcia
Latinos United
Chicago, IL
Danielle Gonzalez
Pre-K Now
Washington, DC
Martha Gonzalez Cortes
Michigan Department of Human Services
Lansing, MI
Barbara Gustin
School City of Hammond Head Start
Hammond, IN
Dan Harris
New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department
Santa Fe, NM
Kay Henderson
Illinois State Board of Education
Springfield, IL
Donald Hernandez
University at Albany, SUNY
Albany, NY
Arturo Hernandez
Ounce of Prevention Fund
Chicago, IL
Lisa Hernandez
Illinois 24th District
Eve Hershcopf
Child Care Law Center
San Francisco, CA
Lisa Holstrom
College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Grace Hou
Illinois Department of Human Services
Chicago, IL
Eboni Howard
Herr Research Center for Children and Social Policy at Erikson Institute
Chicago, IL
Linda Hurst
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Madison, WI
Jesse Kao Lee
Ready for K
Saint Paul, MN
Elizabeth Kelley
Maryland State Department of Education/Division of Early Childhood Development â Office of Child Care
Baltimore, MD
Heather Laffler
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development
Raleigh, NC
Jeanne Lance
Ohio Department of Education â Office of Early Learning and School Readiness
Columbus, OH
Dyah Larasati
Ounce of Prevention Fund
Chicago, IL
Dan Lesser
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Chicago, IL
Robin Lisboa
Illinois State Board of Education
Chicago, IL
Wendy Luk
Bilingual Early Education Consultant
Boston, MA
Sharon Maloney
Quality Care for Children
Atlanta, GA
Linda Manning
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Washington, DC
Hannah Matthews
Center for Law and Social Policy
Washington, DC
Anita McClanahan
Oregon Commission on Children and Families
Salem, OR
Marla McDaniel
The Urban Institute
Washington, DC
Luisiana Melendez
Erikson Institute
Chicago, IL
Gepsie Metellus
Haitian Neighborhood Center, Sant La
Miami, FL
Tanya Miller
Welcome the Children Project - UAMS Partners for Inclusive Communities
North Little Rock, AR
Janice Moenster
Children's Home + Aid
Granite City, IL
Jhumur Mukerjee
ICF International - Region 7 Head Start TA
Kansas City, MO
Erica Okezie-Phillips
McCormick Tribune Foundation
Chicago, IL
Clara Perez-Mendez
Puentes Culturales
Boulder, CO
Pat Pitman
Oregon Commission on Children and Families
Salem, OR
Vanessa Ramos
The Committee for Hispanic Children & Families, Inc
New York, NY
Aisha Ray
Herr Research Center for Children and Social Policy at Erikson Institute
Chicago, IL
Vanessa Rich
Department of Children and Youth Services
Chicago, IL
Yvette Sanchez
National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association
Washington, DC
Karen Schulman
National Women's Law Center
Washington, DC
Mary Seaton
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Olympia, WA
Sara Slaughter
McCormick Tribune Foundation
Chicago, IL
Deborah Stahl
BUILD
Cranford, NJ
Michelle Stover Wright
Child and Family Policy Center
Des Moines, IA
Carla Thompson
Pennsylvania Departments of Education and Public Welfare / Office of Child Development and Early Learning
Harrisburg, PA
Pilar Torres
Centro Familia
Silver Spring, MD
Haregewoin Tsegaye
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Saint Paul, MN
Rene Valenciano
Illinois State Board of Education
Tinley Park, IL
Margie Wallen
Ounce of Prevention Fund
Chicago, IL
Joyce Weiner
Ounce of Prevention Fund
Chicago, IL
Maria Whelan
Illinois Action for Children
Chicago, IL
Christine Wilson
Illinois Action for Children
Chicago, IL
Sabrina Zarco
Welcome the Children Project - UAMS Partners for Inclusive Communities
North Little Rock, AR
