Gateways to Opportunity

PDAC At Large

Co-chair
Member
Emailacardin@dom.edu
OrganizationRose K. Goedert Center for Early Childhood Education/Dominican University
TitleExecutive Director
Commitees
Emailjill.bella@nl.edu
OrganizationMcCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership (NLU)
TitleDirector of Quality Supports
Commitees
Emailhugesro@illinois.edu
OrganizationUniversity of Illinois
TitleProfessor, Head of Human and Community Development
Commitees
Emaildthomas3@illinois.edu
OrganizationEarly Childhood & Parenting Collaborative University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
TitlePrincipal Investigator & Director, ECAP
Commitees
Emailvms.renee@gmail.com
OrganizationVilla Montessori School & Montessori Heartland Teacher Education Center
TitleHead of School
Commitees
Emaildeb@babytalk.org
OrganizationBaby TALK, Inc
TitleDirector of the Baby TALK Learning Institute
Commitees
Emaildiane.king@siu.edu
OrganizationSouthern Illinois College
TitleCoordinator of ECE & Education Programs
Commitees
Emailmbatchel@lc.edu
OrganizationLewis & Clark Community College
TitleProgram Coordinator & Professor of Child Development & Education
Commitees
Emailpruittre@lewisu.edu
OrganizationLewis University
TitleAssociate Professor, Director of Early Childhood Education Programs
Commitees
Emailryoung3@niu.edu
OrganizationNorthern Illinois University
TitleAssistant Professor
Commitees
EmailBethany.Patten@illinois.gov
OrganizationGovernor's Office of Early Childhood Development
Title
Commitees
EmailOlga.Torress@illinois.gov
OrganizationIDHS
Title
Commitees
Emailcdimmitt@isbe.net
OrganizationIllinois State Board of Education
TitleDivision Supervisor
Commitees
Emaildmschwarzkopf@olivet.edu
OrganizationOlivet Nazarene College
TitleAssociate Professor
Commitees
Emailmarcus.brown@illinois.gov
OrganizationIllinois Community College Baord
TitleDeputy Director Academic Affairs
Commitees
Emailmisherwood@eiu.edu
OrganizationEastern Illinois University
TitleABC Coord/Program Chair
Commitees
Emailsandboxamy@aol.com
OrganizationSandbox School
TitleOwner, Director
Commitees
Emailbkellis@illinois.edu
OrganizationChild Care Resource Service
TitleDirector of Operations
Commitees
Emailcerathel.burgess-burnett@cityofchicago.org
OrganizationDepartment of Family and Support Services City of Chicago
TitleDeputy Commissioner
Commitees
Emailssfang@niu.edu
OrganizationNorthern Illinois University
TitleProfessor/Area Coordinator
Commitees
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