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| PILOT SITES | |
| Martinsville, VA | |
| Sheryl Agee Director Success By 6 / Community Building United Way of Henry County & Martinsville 134 East Church Street, 2nd Floor P.O. Box 951 Martinsville, VA 24114 Phone: 276-638-3946 Fax: 276-638-6196 snagee@kimbanet.com |
Judy Fleming Project Evaluator Success By 6 United Way of Henry County & Martinsville 134 East Church Street, 2nd Floor P.O. Box 951 Martinsville, VA 24114 Phone: 276-638-3946 Fax: 276-638-6196 juflem@bellsouth.net |
| Minnesota | |
| Sandy Myers Director Child Care Systems and Public Policy Resources for Child Caring 450 N Syndicate, Suite 5 St. Paul, MN 55104 Phone: 651-641-6635 Fax: 651-645-0990 smyers@resourcesforchildcare.org www.resourcesforchildcare.org |
Nancy Latimer Senior Program Officer Children, Families, and Communities McKnight Foundation 710 Second Street South, Suite 400 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Phone: 612-333-4220 Fax: 612-332-3833 nlatimer@mcknight.org |
| Terry Vasquez Employer Services Coordinator Minnesota CCR&R Network 380 Lafayette Road, Suite 103 St. Paul, MN 55107 Phone: 651-290-9704 x116 Fax: 651-290-9785 terryv@mnchildcare.org |
Carol Raymond Executive Director Region 9 CCR&R 121 East Main, Suite 105 Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: 507-389-1276 craymond@gotocrystal.net |
| Oklahoma | |
| Laurie Hand DirectorChild Care and Development Cherokee Nation P.O. Box 948 Tahlequah, OK 74465 Phone: 918-458-7613 x223 Fax: 918-458-7616 laurie-hand@cherokee.org www.cherokeekids.net |
Gail Upton Chief Executive Officer Oklahoma Child Care Resource & Referral Assocation, Inc. 5900 Mosteller Drive, Suite 1212A Oklahoma City, OK 73112 Phone: 405-843-5737 Fax: 405-843-2533 gupton@oklahomachildcare.org www.oklahomachildcare.org |
| Michelle Deason Child Care and Development Director United Keetoowah Band P.O. Box 370 Park Hill, OK 74451 Phone: 918-456-9200 x105 Fax: 918-456-9220 mldeason@yahoo.com |
Bridget Tobey Manager Cherokee Nation P.O. Box 948 Tahlequah, OK 74464 Phone: 918-458-7613 x227 Fax: 918-458-7616b tobey@cherokee.org www.cherokeekids.net |
| Michelle Holloway Director, Child Care Assistance Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma P.O. Drawer 1210 Durant, OK 74702-1210 Phone: 580-924-8280 Fax: 580-920-4959 mpholloway@choctawnation.com |
Betty John Coordinator Child Care Assistance Resource & Referral Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma P.O. Drawer 1210 Durant, OK 74702-1210 Phone: 580-924-8280 Fax: 580-920-4959 bjohn@choctawnation.com |
| Sherry Rackliff Director of Programs Delaware Tribe Child Development 220 N.W. Virginia Avenue Bartlesville, OK Phone: 918-336-7657 Fax: 918-336-7480 srackliff@delawaretribe.org |
Sammy Buoy Resource and Referral Manager Delaware Tribe Child Development 220 N.W. Virginia Avenue Bartlesville, OK 74003 Phone: 918-336-7657 Fax: 918-336-7480 sbuoy@delawaretribe.org |
| Denise Caudill Evaluation Consultant 2200 Dublin Road Oklahoma City, OK 73120 Phone: 405-755-6258 Fax: 405-755-6218 denisecaudill@cox.net |
Jean Smith Quality Child Care Specialist United Keetooway Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma PO Box 370 Park Hill, OK 74451 Phone: 918.456.9200 Fax: 918.456.9220 jsmith@unitedkeetoowahband.org |
| Christy Siler Resource & Referral Specialist PO Box 350 Seneca, MO 64865 Phone: 918-666-2435 x248 Fax: 918-666-2065 soonerfanatic2@hotmail.com |
Sharon Bacon Education Coordinator Delaware Tribe Child Development 220 NW Virginia Bartlesville, OK 74003 Phone: 918.336.7657 Fax: 918.336.7480 sbacon@delawaretribe.org |
| Seattle/King County, WA | |
| Shannon Aldrich Payne Project Manager Child Care Resources 1225 South Weller, Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98144 Ph: 206-329-1011 x202 Fax: 206-461-3726 payne@childcare.org www.childcare.org |
Nancy Ashley Heliotrope 1249 NE 92nd Street Seattle, WA 98115 Phone: 206-526-5671 Fax: 206-522-6557 nancyashley@heliotropeseattle.com www.heliotropeseattle.com |
| Ron Rabin Executive Director Kirlin Foundation 5350 Carillon Point Kirkland, WA 98033 Phone: 206-381-2250 Fax: 206-381-2251 ron@kirlinfoundation.org www.kirlinfoundation.org |
Jane Reisman President Organizational Research Services The Evaluation Forum 1932 First Avenue, Suite 408 Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: 206-728-0474 Fax: 206-728-8984 jreisman@organizationalresearch.org |
| Sarah Stachowiak Organizational Research Services The Evaluation Forum 1932 First Avenue, Suite 408 Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: 206-728-0474 Fax: 206-728-8984 sstachowiak@organizationalresearch.com |
Alicia Roberts Shoreline Family Support Center Family, Friends and Neighbors Program Coordinator 17018 15th Avenue, NE Shoreline, WA 98155 Phone: 206-362-7282 x220 ffn@chs-nw.org |
| Maggie Sung Refugee Women's Alliance 4008 Martin Luther King Jr Way South Seattle, WA 98108 Phone: 206-721-5298 maggie@rewa.org |
Mergitu Argo Refugee Women's Alliance 4008 Martin Luther King Jr. Way South Seattle, WA 98108 Phone: 206-721-8449 mergit@rewa.org |
| Paula Steinke Children′s Services of Sno-Valley 1407 Boalch Ave. N.W. North Bend, WA 98045 Phone: 425-888-2777 x235 psteinke@cssv.org |
Hueiling Chan Chinese Information & Service Center 409 Maynard Ave. So., #203 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: 206-624-5633 x139 hueilingc@cisc-seattle.org |
| Robin Russell Cascade People′s Center 309 Pontius Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98109 Phone: 206-587-0320 rrussell@lcsnw.org |
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| LEARNING COMMUNITIES | |
| Atlanta, GA | |
| G. Kim Sumpter Project Manager Smart Start Georgia United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta 100 Edgewood Avenue, NE Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone: 404-527-7303 Fax: 404-527-3560 gsumpter@unitedwayatlanta.org |
Roberta Malavenda 155 Ridge Way Roswell, GA 30076 Phone: 770-518-1345 Cell: 404-317-2734 rmalaven@bellsouth.net |
| Bill Garret Smart Start Georgia 100 Edgewood Avenue, 3rd Floor Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone: 404-527-7279 Fax: 404-527-7353 bgarrett@unitedwayatlanta.org www.unitedwayatlanta.org |
Sharen Hausmann 100 Edgewood Avenue, 3rd Floor Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone: 404-527-7288 Fax: 404-527-7353 shausmann@unitedwayatlanta.org www.unitedwayatlanta.org |
| Brownsville, TX | |
| Norma Garza Coordinator Success By 6, Brownsville United Way 174 Robins Lane Brownsville, TX 78520 Phone: 956-793-8668 Fax: 956-542-8881 normagarza@aol.com www.successby6brownsville.org |
Marie Rojas Lester Director of Research and Development National Latino Children′s Institute 1325 North Flores Street, Suite 114 San Antonio, TX 78204 Phone: 210-225-9997 Fax: 210-225-9972 mari@nlci.org |
| Joe Zavaletta, Jr. Director University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College 80 Fort Brown Brownsville, TX 78520 Phone: 956-983-7658 jzavaletta@utb.edu |
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| Greenville, SC | |
| Laurie Rovin Success By 6 United Way of Greenville County 24 Vardry Street, Suite 404 Greenville, SC 29601 Phone: 864-467-4804 Fax: 864-467-4805l rovin@unitedwaygc.org www.unitedwaygc.org |
Linda Doherty Success By 6 United Way of Greenville County 24 Vardry Street, Suite 404 Greenville, SC 29601 Phone: 864-467-4803 Fax: 864-467-4805l doherty@unitedwaygc.org www.unitedwaygc.org |
| Hawaii | |
| Liz Chun Executive Director Good Beginnings Alliance 33 South King Street, Suite 200 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Phone: 808-531-5502 Fax: 808-531-5702 chun@goodbeginnings.org www.goodbeginnings.org |
Wayna Buch Hi′i Na Ohana Program Manager Good Beginnings Alliance 33 South King Street, Suite 200 Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: 808-531-5502 Fax: 808-531-5702 wayna@goodbeginnings.org www.goodbeginnings.org |
| Amy Clarke Cardamone Community Programs Director Good Beginnings Alliance 33 South King Street, Suite 200 Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: 808-735-6428 acc@goodbeginnings.org www.goodbeginnings.org |
Dr. Alfred Castle Executive Director and Treasurer The Samuel N. and Mary Castle Foundation 733 Bishop Street, Suite 1275 Honolulu, HI 96813 acastle@aloha.net |
| NATIONAL PARTNERS | |
| Dan Butler Vice President, Retail Operations National Retail Federation 325 Seventh Street, NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20004 Phone: 202-626-8143 Fax: 202-783-6520 butlerd@nrf.com www.nrf.com |
Wendy Penn Manager, Member Services National Retail Federation 325 Seventh Street, NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20004 Phone: 202-626-8125 Fax: 202-783-6520 pennw@nrf.com www.nrf.com |
| PROJECT ADVISORS | |
| Layne Thome Director Associate Services The Home Depot 2455 Paces Ferry Road Atlanta, GA 30339-4024 Phone: 770-384-3158 Fax: 770-384-4504 layne_thome@homedepot.com |
Erin J. Maher, Ph.D. Human Services Policy Center Evans School of Public Affairs University of Washington 1107 NE 45th Street, Suite 205 Seattle, WA 98105 Phone: 206.221.3370 emaher@u.washington.edu |
| Joan Lombardi Contributing Expert CIVITAS Initiative 1327 West Washington Boulevard, Suite 3D Chicago, IL 60607 Phone: 312-226-6700 Fax: 312-226-6733 lombardij@aol.com |
Kathy Modigliani Director Family Child Care Project 125 Brooks Avenue Arlington, MA 02474 Phone: 781-643-0766 Fax: 781-643-0995 kmodigliani@hotmail.com |
| Gerry Cobb Director Smart Start's National Technical Assistance Center c/o N.C. Partnership for Children 1100 Wake Forest Road Raleigh, NC 27604 Phone: 919-821-9540 Fax: 919-821-8050 gscobb@smartstart-nc.org |
Deborah Stahl Consultant 321 Casino Avenue Cranford, NJ 07016 Phone: 908-276-0384 Fax: 908-276-0236 deborah.stahl@att.net |
| EVALUATION AND SUPPORT | |
| Mon Cochran Director Early Childhood Program Cornell University G35 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-4401 Phone: 607-255-2260 Fax: 607-255-8767 mmc6@cornell.edu |
Kristi Lekies Associate Director Early Childhood Program Cornell University G19 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: 607-255-2457 Fax: 607-255-8767 ksl10@cornell.edu |
| Taryn W. Morrissey Graduate Research Assistant Early Childhood Program Cornell University G19 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: 607-255-2457 Fax: 607-255-8767 twm24@cornell.edu |
David Diehl Research Associate Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute 1500 Bay Hill Drive Austin, TX 78746 Phone: 512-328-7116 Fax: 512-328-7116 ddiehl@austin.rr.com |
| FAMILIES AND WORK INSTITUTE | |
| Nina Sazer O′Donnell Vice President Families and Work Institute 3405 Hillsborough Road, Suite B, #B24 Durham, NC 27701-1171 Phone: 919-477-7137 Fax: 919-477-4257 nsazerodonnell@familiesandwork.org www.familiesandwork.org |
Michelle Bellinger Program Assistant Families and Work Institute 267 Fifth Avenue, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10016 Phone: 212-981-2556 Fax: 212-981-2565 mbellinger@familiesandwork.org www.familiesandwork.org |