Parent Representatives

Jody Cartrette Bradley
Julia P. Hernandez
Rosetta Howard
Fawn Kern
Carol Matthews
Michael Napper
Cristina Perkins
Ramana Roberson
Shafyla Thompson
Barbara Wilson

Parent Representative Member Handbook
Available HERE

Philanthropic/Charitable Organizations

John Colina, President*
 Colina Foundation

Michael J. Brennan, President and CEO
United Way of Southeastern Michigan

Carol Goss, President
The Skillman Foundation

Business Leaders

Fred Eaton, Manager
Comcast

Larry Arreguin
Vice President of Government Affairs
Vision IT

Early Education and Childcare Providers

Michelle Butler
Home Base Provider
 
Kathy Tuggle
Home Base Provider
 
Cheryl Frost
Center Base Provider
Children's Outreach

K-16 Education Community

Elizabeth Grace, Professor
Child and Family Services
 
Mary Trepanier-Street, Assistant Professor
University of Michigan-Dearborn

Kelly Baber, Zero to Three Coordinator
Spaulding For Children 

Local Policy Makers and
Elected Officials

Deb Kennedy
State Representative
23rd District
 
Rashida Tlaib
State Representative
District 12

Local Stakeholders

Annemarie Valdez, Executive Director
Child's Hope
University of Michigan Dearborn
 
Sharlonda Buckman, Executive Director
Leadership & Education Director
Detroit Parent Network
 
Jim Perry, Director
Downriver Community Conference
 
Denise Dortz, Executive Director
Leaps & Bounds Family Services
 
Jametta Lilley
Consultant Special Projects
Sierra Synergy Consulting
Detroit Dept. of Health and Wellness Promotion
 
Chris Todd
Michigan AEYC
Monroe County ISD
 
Mike Lott, CEO
The Guidance Center
 
Ann Kalass, CEO
Starfish Family Services
 
Jennifer Lepard, Executive Director
Wayne-Metropolitan Community Action Agency
 
Marlyne Musleh
YWCA of Western Wayne County

Local Publicly Funded
Health & Human Services

Dwayne Haywood, Interim Director
Wayne County Department of Human Services
 
Loretta V. Davis, Director
Wayne County Health Dept.
 
Shenetta Coleman,  Director
City of Detroit, Department of Human Services
 
Dr. Carolynn Rowland
Maternal Infant Health Director
Detroit Dept of Health and Wellness Promotion
 
Veda Sharp, Deputy Director
Detroit/Wayne County Community Mental Health

Early On Michigan

Wayne County Infant and Toddler Interagency
Coordinating Council
Lena Montgomery
Manager Early Intervention Services
Wayne RESA
 
Intermediate School District
Christopher Wigent, Superintendent
Wayne RESA
 
Principal
Dee Levine
Highview Elementary School
 
Regional 4C
Carole Jasper Quarterman
Executive Director
Child Care Coordinating Council
of Detroit/Wayne County, Inc.
 
Erica Willard, Director
T.E.A.C.H. Program
Michigan 4C Association
 
Head Start & GRSP
Wilma Taylor-Costen, Assistant Superintendant
Dept. of Early Childhood Education
 
Cecelia Mobley, Director
Wayne County Head Start
 
Debra Spring, Director
Vistas Nuevas Head Start

Health Care Provider

Dr. Herman Gray, President
Children's Hospital of Michigan
 
Melanie McCall Brown
Community Affairs
Blue Cross, Blue Shield

Faith Based Organization

Shannon MacVean-Brown, Priest
St. Matthew/St. Joseph Episcopal Church

Organizations that Service
Minority Populations

Dr. Dahan AlNajjar, Director
ACCESS Youth and Education

*John Van Camp, President & CEO
Southwest Solutions
 
Susan Hooks Brown
Community Organizer
Southwest Solutions

*Executive Committee Member