Steering Committee

The Alliance Steering Committee is made up of Alliance members.  For 2011-2012, the Steering Committee members are:

Co-chairs:

Gail Nolan, Director, Alliance for Bloomfield's Children, and J.P. Vincent Family Resource Center

Karen Rainville, Executive Director, Connecticut Association for the Education of Young Children

Vice Chairs:

Christine Devine, Director CIP, Local Initatives Support Corporation

Kathy Queen, Executive Director, Wallingford Community Day Care and Member, State Funded Director's Forum

Committee Chairs:

Advocacy Committee - Cyd Oppenheimer, Senior Policy Fellow, Connecticut Voices for Children

Membership Committee - Fred Jackson, Co-Chair, Bridgeport Alliance for Young Children

Fiscal Agent - Liz Dupont-Diehl, Policy Director, Connecticut Association for Human Services

Regular Steering Committee Members:

Christine Fahey, School Readiness Coordinator, Middletown School Readiness Council

Marilyn Calderone, Interim Executive Director, CT Parent Power

David Morgan, Vice President, TEAM, Inc., Head Start Association

Jessica Stewart,  Meriden School Readiness Facilitator, Meriden School Readiness

Elena Trueworthy, Executive Director, Hartford Area Child Care Collaborative

Ex-Officio Members:

Juleen Flanigan, Director of Early Childhood Services, Education Connection, RESC Alliance

Merrill Gay, Executive Director, New Britain Early Childhood Collaborative