Advisory Committee
The T.E.A.C.H. MISSOURI Advisory Committee is comprised of early childhood professionals throughout the state, community college and university early childhood professionals, scholarship funders, state department representatives, and early childhood advocates. We ask that all T.E.A.C.H. MISSOURI Advisory Committee members act as ambassadors throughout the state promoting the scholarship project and the goals of increased education, compensation, retention, and quality of child care. Advisory Committee members also act as sounding boards for T.E.A.C.H. MISSOURI as the project faces new challenges and grows across the state. Members are an important conduit between the community and T.E.A.C.H. MISSOURI helping to link consumers and the business community to information through informational materials and the scholarship office. We value the wealth of knowledge and expertise our committee members bring to the discussions and topics at Advisory Committee meetings.
Members
Jan Ashbrook
St. Louis Mental Health
Jill Bailey
Parents as Teachers National Center
Gretchen Berhorst
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Lynn Bjorkgren
St. Louis Community College - Meramec
Christy Brookins
Easter Seals Child Development Center
Amalie Duvall
First Chance For Children
Kathy Fuger, Ph. D.
UMKC Institute for Human Development
LuAnne Gaines
A Discovery Zone Center
Irene Kalmer
St. Louis Community College – Florissant Valley
Jeremy Kintzel
Department of Higher Education
Lucile Martin
Moberly Area Community College
Stacey Owsley
MO Head Start State Collaboration
Pamela Raffurty
University of Central Missouri – Workshop on Wheels CCR&R
Jo Anne Ralston
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Cindy Reese
Department of Social Services, Children’s Division
Early Childhood & Prevention Services
Amber Sparks
University of Missouri – Columbia, OPEN Initiative
Carolyn Stemmons
MO Head Start State Collaboration
Susan White
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Section for Child Care Regulation
Lori Williams
Missouri Child Care Resource & Referral, Accreditation Coordinator
L. Carol Scott, Ph.D.
Missouri Child Care Resource & Referral, Executive Director