West
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Deborah Abel
Program Manager
Healthier Beginnings Program at the University of Tennessee, Martin
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Sandra Allen
Director
LeBonheur Community Health and Well-Being and member of the Early Success Coalition
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Tequilla Banks
Executive Vice President
Tennessee New Teacher Project
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Holly Coleman
Program Director for High-Quality Education
Hyde Family Foundations
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Carol Johnson
Interim President
Lemoyn Owen College
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Dr. Mindy Kronenberg
Private Practice Clinician
Working with children and families and Board member for the Association of Infant Mental Health in Tennessee
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Sean Lee
President
Porter Leath, Memphis
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Bob Nardo
Founding Head
Libertas School of Memphis
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Barbara Nixon
Founding Board Chair and consultant for the ACE Awareness Foundation
Memphis
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Mary Palmer
Director
Southwest Tennessee Community College
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Beverly Robertson
President & CEO
Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce
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Dr. Kenneth Robinson
President and Chief Executive Officer
United Way of the Mid-South
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Dr. Loretta Rudd
Clinical Associate Professor in Child Development
University of Memphis and First Lady of the University of Memphis
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Hayley Simmons
Policy Director
Seeding Success
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Teresa Sloyan
Executive Director
Hyde Family Foundation
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Kyle Spurgeon
Chief Executive Officer
Jackson Chamber of Commerce
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Katy Spurlock
Program Officer
Urban Child Institute, Memphis
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Dr. Altha Stewart
Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Director, Center for Health in Justice Involved Youth
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis (Also President of the Am. Psychiatric Association)
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Mark Sturgis
Executive Director
Seeding Success
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Sharon Waterfield
Director
University of Tennessee, Martin Child and Family Grant Program
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Carrie Whaley
Professor of Education
Union University School of Education
Middle
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Joyce Bridges
Chief Officer for Statewide Initiatives
Child Care Resource and Referral Agency
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Connie Casha
Director of Early Childhood Programs
MTSU
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Dr. Caroline Christopher
Research Assistant Professor
Peabody Research Institute, Vanderbilt University
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Katie Cour
President & CEO
Nashville Public Education Foundation
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Jennifer Drake-Croft
Director of Early Childhood Well-Being
Tennessee Commission on Children & Youth
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Dana Eckman
Principal, Ivanetta H. Davis Early Learning Center
Metro Nashville Public Schools
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Darlene Estes Del-Re
Assistant Commissioner for Early Learning
Early Learning Division, Tennessee Department of Education
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Dr. Dale Farran
Retired Professor
Former Senior Associate Director, Peabody Research Institute, Vanderbilt University
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Diane Halstead
Regional Director for Tennessee
ReadyNation
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Mary Louise Hemmeter
Professor
Dept. of Special Educ., Vanderbilt Univ. & Co-Faculty Director, Susan Gray School for Children;
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Jennifer Hill
Policy and Programming Director
Nashville Public Education Foundation
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Dean Hoskins
Vice President
Books from Birth Foundation
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Dr. Martha Howard
Assistant Professor
Curriculum & Instruction, Early Childhood, Tennessee Tech University
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Sumita Keller
Director of Home Visiting Alliance of Tennessee
Tennessee Commission on Children & Youth
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Richard Kennedy
Executive Director
Tennessee Commission on Children & Youth
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Cindy Ligon
Director
McKendree Child Care Center (and President of TACEE)
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David Mansouri
President & CEO
State Collaborative on Reforming Education
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Mary Cypress Metz
Vice President of Strategy
State Collaborative on Reforming Education
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Phyllis Phillips
Director of PreK Programs
Metro Nashville Public Schools
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Kristen Rector
Executive Director
Prevent Child Abuse Tennessee
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Gina Tek
Childcare Services Coordinator
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
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Lin Venable
Director of Statewide Programs
Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance
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Ashley Warrington
Mobilization Manager
Save the Children Network
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Jude White
Assistant Commissioner of Child Care Services
Tennessee Department of Human Services
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Kinika Young
Director of Children’s Health
Tennessee Justice Center
East
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Phil Acord
President and CEO
Chambliss Center for Children, Chattanooga
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Jennifer Andrews
Director of Programs
Chattanooga 2.0
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Lora Barnett
Director of Workforce Development
Kingsport Chamber of Commerce
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Jonas Barriere
Executive Director
Unifi-Ed, Chattanooga
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Jared Bigham
Senior Advisor on Workforce and Rural Initiatives
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce
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Kristin Bradley
Early Intervention Services Coordinator
Helen, Ross, McNabb Center, Knoxville and Board of Directors for the Association for Infant Mental Health in Tennessee
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Michelle Davis
Director
Learning Rx, Chattanooga
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Dr. Amy Doran
Director of Early Childhood Education
Kingsport City Schools
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Dr. Kathy Fitzgerald
Clinical Assistant Professor and Early Learning Center Practicum Coordinator
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Department of Child & Family Studies
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Ariel Ford
Director. Office of Early Childhood
Office of Mayor Andy Berke, Chattanooga
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Corrine Hill
Executive Director
Chattanooga Public Library
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Melody Hobbs
Pre-K Supervisor
Lenoir City Schools
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Shannon Jackson
Executive Director
Curriculum & Instruction, Knox County Schools
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Maeghan Jones
President
Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga
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Dr. Bob Kronick
Professor of Counseling and Education and Director of University-Assisted Community Schools
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Beth Lackey
Early Childhood Supervisor
Knox County Schools
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Lisa Light
Principal
Gap Creek Elementary, Knox County Schools
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Susan Lodal
Former Board Chair
Kingsport City Schools Board of Directors
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Sarah Morgan
Chief Executive Officer
Benwood Foundation
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Dr. Michelle Moser
Associate Professor
ETSU Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences & Child/Family Psychologist
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Phyllis Nichols
President & CEO
Knoxville Urban League
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Beth Rhinehart
CEO
Bristol Chamber of Commerce
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Lottie Ryans
Director
Workforce & Literacy Initiatives, First Development District
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Henry Shulson
Executive Director
Creative Discovery Museum, Chattanooga
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Angela Webster
Executive Director
Association of Infant Mental Health in TN
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