2021 Public Policy Forum State Team Leads

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Thank you for your interest in participating in the 2021 Public Policy Forum! The Public Policy Forum is about many things—and one of those things is building community. That’s why the forum is organized by state teams. We look forward to welcoming you at the 2021 PPF, but before you register, you must take the following steps:
STEP 1: Look up your State Team Lead below.
STEP 2: Email your State Team Lead to express your interest in participating in 2021 PPF.
Include your name, job title, contact information, and level of advocacy experience.
STEP 3: Your State Team Lead will reply by sending you the event registration link.
STEP 4: Register using the link & your NAEYC member number...and get ready to virtually join a powerful group of educators, advocates, and allies!
*Please note that we welcome all NAEYC members who live in states without a current Affiliate to join us at NAEYC's Public Policy Forum. You should reach out directly to the state team lead listed below to get the link and register!
State | Team Lead Name | Team Lead Email |
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Alabama* | Allison Muhlendorf | amuhlendorf@alabamaschoolreadiness.org |
Alaska | Margaret Bauer | mbauer@chenegafuture.com |
Arizona | Kelly Larkin | executivedirector@sazaeyc.org |
Arkansas* | Lucy Recio | lrecio@naeyc.org |
California |
James Moses Amanda Gray |
JMoses@ccrcca.org Agray@ccrcca.org |
Colorado | Enola Garland | enola@coloradoaeyc.org |
Connecticut | Karen Rainville | krainville@ctaeyc.org |
Delaware |
Lucinda Ross Jamie Schneider |
lross@stmichaelsde.org jamie@eecde.org |
District of Columbia | Kathy Hollowell-Makle | ed.dcaeyc30@gmail.com |
Florida | Chris Duggan | cduggan@flaeyc.org |
Georgia |
Jaime Dice Jessica Woltjen |
info@gaeyc.net jwoltjen@geears.org |
Hawaii | Bryan Chee | kuma808@gmail.com |
Idaho | Jonny Carkin | jcarkin@idahoaeyc.org |
Illinois |
Tonya Frehner Stephanie Herling |
tonya@illinoisaeyc.org stephanieherling@gmail.com |
Indiana | Linda Taylor |
ltaylor105@ivytech.edu sbrooks@inaeyc.org |
Iowa | Leslie Stonehocker | ljstonehocker@gmail.com |
Kansas | Tristen Cope | tcope@ksu.edu |
Kentucky* | Lucy Recio | lrecio@naeyc.org |
Louisiana* | Lucy Recio | lrecio@naeyc.org |
Maine | Heather Marden | heather@maineaeyc.org |
Maryland | Christina Lopez |
christina.lopez@mdaeyc.org stephanie.schaefer@mdaeyc.org |
Massachusetts | Amanda Storth | info@maaeyc.org |
Michigan | Erica Willard | ewillard@miaeyc.org |
Minnesota | Karen DeVos | littlelearnersadamn@outlook.com |
Mississippi* | Cathy Grace | cgrace720@aol.com |
Missouri | Lisa Thompson | lisa.thompson630@gmail.com |
Montana | Melissa Eastlick | melissa.eastlick@gmail.com |
Nebraska | Tracy Gordon | tgordon@nebraskaaeyc.org |
Nevada | Evalyn Knight | Nevaeyc.publicpolicy@gmail.com |
New Hampshire | Heather Webster | hwebster@snhs.org |
New Jersey | Cathy Moran | catjo916@comcast.net |
New Mexico | Alicia Borrego | alicia@nmaeyc.org |
New York | Katie Albitz | kalbitz@nyaeyc.org |
North Carolina | Lorie Barnes | lbarnes@ncaeyc.org |
North Dakota* | Lucy Recio | lrecio@naeyc.org |
Ohio | Kim Tice | exedirector@oaeyc.org |
Oklahoma | Stephanie Lippert | slippert@oklahomachildcare.org |
Oregon | Caitlin Curtis | caitepdx@gmail.com |
Pennsylvania | Kimberly Early | kearly@pennaeyc.org |
Puerto Rico | Carmen Leonor Maldonado | apenet20@gmail.com |
Rhode Island | Lisa Hildebrand | lhildebrand@riaeyc.org |
South Carolina | Meredith Burton | meredith.burton1021@furman.edu |
South Dakota |
Kayla Klein Janessa Bixel |
kayla@unitedwayblackhills.org president.sdaeyc@gmail.com |
Tennessee | Phil Accord | ppasb4@aol.com |
Texas | Kim Kofron | kimkofron@texasaeyc.org |
Utah | Katie Ricord | kricord@uaeyc.org |
Vermont | Sonja Raymond | sonja.raymond@vaeyc.org |
Virginia | Liz Cassidy | lcassidy@nvaeyc.org |
Washington | Lisa Neumann | lisa.neumann@email.edcc.edu |
West Virginia* | Lucy Recio | lrecio@naeyc.org |
Wisconsin |
Amy Schuster Carla Littel-Hildebrand |
aschuster@wisconsinearlychildhood.org childebrand@wisconsinearlychildhood.org |
Wyoming* | Betsy Carlin | bcarlin871@gmail.com |