Oversight Committee
The STARS Oversight Committee is responsible for advising
and assisting the Child Development Division in the development, promotion,
and evaluation of STARS.
Jan Walker,
Chair
Director, Workforce Development and Quality Enhancement
Child Development Division |
Laurel Bongiorno
Assistant Professor
Champlain College
Representing: Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children
(VAEYC) |
Becky Gonyea
Executive Director
Building Bright Futures
Representing: Statewide Building Bright Futures |
Claire Kendall
Associate Director for Child Care
Family Center of Washington County
Representing: Parent Child Centers and Accredited Programs |
Bonnie McCardell
Child Care Fund of Vermont/Vermont Community Foundation
Representing: Fundraising Partners |
Cyndi Miller
Resource Development Specialist
Windham Child Care Association
Representing: Regional Child Care Resource Development Specialists |
Diana Pfenning
Executive Director, Tapestry Program Afterschool and Summer Programs
for Rutland Public Schools and RCSU Schools
Representing: Vermont School Age Care Network |
Serene Rose
Program Coordinator
The Children’s Place Duxbury
Representing: Small centers and teachers who have gone through accreditation
and STARS |
Ilana Snyder
Co-Director
Mary Johnson Children’s Center
Representing: Licensed Child Care Centers |
Jim Squires, PhD.
Early Childhood Education Programs Coordinator
Vermont Department of Education
Representing: DOE Early Education Team |
Janice Stockman
Head Start State Collaboration Office
Representing: Head Start and Early Head Start Programs |
| Ex-officio |
Kim Keiser
Deputy Commissioner
Department for Children and Families |
Kathleen Eaton Paterson
Assistant
Director
Child Development Division |
Jean Daigle
Family Child Care Provider
Lyndonville |
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| Additional support provided by: |
Learning Partners, Inc.
Contracted Program Administrators
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Marketing Partners, Inc.
Communications Consultants |
