Advisory Committee

Tiffany Armstrong, Early Childhood Ed Coordinator, Alabama Public Television
Jan Bailey, School Improvement Coordinator, St. Clair County Board of Education
Dr. Laura Bloom, Associate Professor, Child and Family Studies – University of Montevallo
Dr. James Ernest, Professor, School of Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. David Finn, Professor, School of Education, Samford University
Ladye Franklin, Kindergarten Readiness Specialist, Success by Six—United Way of Central Alabama
Delyne Hicks, Executive Director, Rushton Early Learning Center
Angela Johns, Education Coordinator, CACA Head Start
Dr. Robert Laird, Department Chair, Human Development and Family Studies, The University of Alabama
Dexter LeBlanc, Assistant Principal—Shelby County Parent, Vestavia Hills High School
Jean McGuire, Director, Ready, Set, Grow Child Development Center
Dr. Elaine Miller, Managing Director, Family Child Care Partnerships—Auburn University
Paul Morin, ALACN Coordinator, Alabama Afterschool Community Network
Allison Muhlendorf, Executive Director, Alabama School Readiness Alliance
Carmelita Poindexter, JCCEO Head Start, Jefferson Co. Committee for Economic Opportunity
Katie Prince, Director, Strengthening Families—Help Me Grow Alabama
Connie Ramsey, Education Coordinator, St. Clair County Head Start
Michelle Raybon, Project Director, T.E.A.C.H. – Smart Start Alabama
Dr. Trevor Rowe, Director, Alabama Quality STARS
Erika Rucker, Project Manager, Birmingham Regional Empowerment and Development Center—BREAD
Myra Shaw, Director of Programs, Childcare Resources
Tal Simpson, Attorney—Jefferson County Parent, BL Harbert International
Dr. Trellis Smith, Acting Director – Head Start Collaboration Office. AL Department of Early Childhood Education
Tracye Strichik, Senior Director, Alabama Department of Early Childhood Edu.
Dr. Angela Wiley, Professor-Head, Human Development and Famiy Studies, Auburn University
Cassandara Copeland, Director, First United Methodist Child Development Center