Name/Title

Affiliation

Ellen Wolock, Administrator

NJ Department of Education
Division of Early Childhood Education

Laktoa Kruse, MD, Director Maternal and Child Health

NJ Department of Health and Senior Services
Division of Family Health Services

Shonda Laurel, Supervising Program Development Specialist

NJ Department of Human Services
Division of Family Development

Laura Morana, Superintendent

Red Bank Borough School District

Tina Foley, Supervisor

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen

Alice Rose, Director
Child Development Center

McGuire Air Force Base, NJ

Sharon Ryan, Associate Professor

Rutgers, the State University of NJ
Graduate School of Education

Ana Berdecia, Senior Fellow/Director

Thomas Edison State College

Ted Gooding, President/CEO

O.C.E.A.N. Inc.

Suzanne Burnette, Head Start Collaboration Director

NJ Department of Education
Division of Early Childhood Education

Lisa Von Pier,
Director

NJ Department of Children and Families
Division of Prevention & Community Partnerships

Barbara Kiley, Former President, CITE

Coalition of Infant/Toddler Educators, CITE

Barbara Reisman, Executive Director

Schumann Fund

Cecilia Zalkind, Executive Director

Association for the Children of New Jersey

Lisa Lockwood, President

NJ Association for the Education of Young Children, NJAEYC

Veronica Ray, President

NJ Head Start Association

Lorraine Johnson, President

NJ Head Start Director’s Association

Michelle Melgarejo, President

NJ Family Child Care Provider Association

Gerard Costa, Director

Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health at Montclair State University

Lansing Davis, Ed.D.
Senior Policy Analyst

Natasha Johnson,
Deputy Director

NJ Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development

Gary Sefchik,
Chief

NJ Department of Children and Families, Office of Licensing

Barbara Tkach, 619 Coordinator

NJ Department of Education
Office of Special Education Programs

Margaret Milliner, Assistant Director

NJ Department of Human Services
Division of Family Development