Our Board of Directors is a diverse group of ECE professionals representing communities from all across California. The Board of Directors represent both regions and programs, and serve on a 2-year cycle, as voted on by EveryChild California Membership.
Board of Directors
Kristin Hills
Director, Early Learning and Care, Mendocino County Office of Education
Farooq Azhar
Chief Financial Officer, Beanstalk
Direct Contracting Co-Chair
Cheri Doria
Director of Early Childhood Education, Lindsay Unified School District
Lynette Ferguson
Executive Director, New Life Discovery Schools, Inc.
Andrea Fernandez Mendoza
Commission on Teacher Credentialing-Child Development Program Director Permit,...
Vice President of Education, California Children's Academy
Megan Handy
Child Development Director , Lake County Office of Education
Rebecca Ortega
Director of Early Education, Porterville Unified School District
Eric Peterson
Director - Client Services and Public Policy, BANANAS Inc.
Ruth Molina
Directors Permit
ECE Coordinator, Crystal Stairs, Inc
In-Direct Programs Co-Chair
Sarah Soriano
Executive Director, Young Horizons
Jacqueline Wyse
Administrative Services, multiple subject
Coordinator of Early Childhood Education , Folsom Cordova Unified School District
Lara Magnusdottir
Public Policy Director, 4C's of Sonoma County
Ken Herron
Chief Financial Officer/Co-Owner, Early Childhood Discovery Centers, Inc.
James Moses
Regional Director, Child Care Resource Center, Inc.
Eric Sonnenfeld
Assistant Administrator- Early Childhood Education, Tulare County Office of Education
Jennifer Torres
Enrollment Manager, Northern California Child Development, Inc.
Lisa Wilkin
Executive Director, Child Development Consortium of Los Angeles
Staff
Nina Buthee
Executive Director, EveryChild California
Adam North
Director of Professional Dev. & Innovations, EveryChild California
Director of Professional Dev. & Innovations
Valerie Denero
Director of Public Policy & Education, EveryChild California
Director of Policy & Education
Justina Erpelding
Advocacy Organizer, EveryChild California
Eli Lopez
Community Engagement Coordinator, EveryChild California
Community Engagement Coordinator
Jenny Mensch
Professional Development Coordinator, EveryChild California
Professional Development Coordinator
Ker Vang
Operations Coordinator, EveryChild California
Sonia Bains
Professional Development Assistant, EveryChild California
Professional Development Assistant
Colleen Henderson
CPA Accountant, EveryChild California
