Director, Voluntary Pre-K Early Childhood Programs

TEAM TENNESSEE

Connie Casha (Co-Facilitator)

Director, Voluntary Pre-K Early Childhood Programs

TN Department of Education, Office of Early Learning

Evelyn Hale (Co-Facilitator)

Consultant, TN Early Childhood Training Alliance

TN State University, Center of Excellence for Learning Sciences

Louise Barnes, Ph.D, Children’s Program Specialist

TN Department of Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities

Jeanne Brooks, Director

Tennessee Children's Trust Fund, TN Department of Children's Services

Janet Coscarelli, Director

Head Start State Collaboration Office

TN Department of Education, Office of Early Learning

Gail Crawford, Director

Infant and Toddler Services, TN Department of Human Services

Debbie Ferguson, President

TN Association for the Education of Young Children (TAEYC)

Linda Hartbarger, Part C Coordinator

TN Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood

Nancy Ledbetter, Associate Professor

Nashville State Community College, Early Childhood Education Program

Judy Smith. Chief Officer of Statewide Initiatives

TN Child Care Resource & Referral Network/Signal Centers, Inc

Lin Venable, State Management Investigator

TN Early Childhood Training Alliance

Tennessee State University, Center of Excellence for Research & Policy

Mary Jane Dewey

Program Director, Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems

TN Department of Health, Maternal & Child Health

Mary Louise Hemmeter, Ph.D. (Consultant)

Principal Investigator/CSEFEL

Matthew A. Timm, Ph.D. (Consultant)

Key Consultant/CSEFEL