For this document, early childhood is defined to include all children
from birth through eight years of age, in both regular early childhood
settings and early childhood special education programs. The following
names and agencies were involved as original members of the Early Childhood
Stakeholders Advisory Committee, who created this document. For a more
recent list of Early Childhood Stakeholders Advisory Committee members,
see the Appendix.
Name |
Title |
Organization |
| Jerry Bailey |
Associate Dean of Education |
University of Kansas |
| Doug Bowman |
Coordinator |
Coordinating Council on Early Childhood Developmental Services |
| Dr. Richard Branstrator |
Superintendent |
Leavenworth, USD 453 |
| Vic Burton |
Head Start Program Specialist |
Office of Community Operations Administration for Children and Families |
| Kathy Caldwell |
Early Childhood Coordinator |
Wichita, USD 259 |
| Marnie Campbell |
Early Childhood Consultant |
Kansas State Board of Education |
| Susan Chase |
Instructional Advocacy/ Governmental Relations Specialist |
Kansas-National Education Association |
| Norma Cregan |
Even Start Consultant |
Kansas State Board of Education |
| Jill Crumpacker |
Constituent Representative |
Office of the Governor |
| Mary DeLuccie |
Professor |
Kansas State University |
| Carol Dermyer |
Early Childhood Coordinator |
Kansas State Board of Education |
| Peg Dunlap |
Instructional Advocacy Director |
Kansas-National Education Association |
| Sharon Freden |
Assistant Commissioner |
Kansas State Board of Education |
| Ken Gentry |
Team Leader |
Kansas State Board of Education |
| John Geuy |
President |
Kansas Association of Elementary School Principals |
| Ann Harrison |
Team Leader |
Kansas State Board of Education |
| Eileen Hogan |
Professor |
Emporia State University |
| Karen Juola-Pitts |
Children's Services Coordinator |
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services |
| Sandra Kassebaum |
Nutrition Services Consultant |
Kansas State Board of Education |
| Nancy Keel |
Parents as Teachers Coordinator |
Olathe, USD 233 |
| Kathie Leon |
President |
Kansas Association for the Education of Young Children |
| Joyce Markendorf |
School Health Consultant |
Kansas Department of Health and Environment |
| Lynn Marotz |
Associate Director |
Edna A. Hill Child Development Center University of Kansas |
| Bill Musick |
District 6 Board Member |
Kansas State Board of Education |
| Janet Nutter |
Board Member At-Large |
Kansas Association for the Education of Young Children |
| Lynne Owen |
Parent as Teachers Consultant |
Kansas State Board of Education |
| Gayle Price |
Family and Consumer Services Specialist |
Southeast Area Extension Office, Chanute |
| Gregory Renter |
Superintendent |
Beloit, USD 273 |
| Chris Ross-Baze |
Director |
Child Care Licensing and Registration, Kansas Department of Health and Environment |
| Rose Sigmund |
Head Start Director |
Northeast Kansas Community Action Program |
| Pamela Smith |
Early Childhood Consultant |
Kansas State Board of Education |
| Theresa Steinlage |
Outcomes Education Consultant |
Kansas State Board of Education |
| Kathy Stueve |
Parent Representative |
Topeka |
| Mark Tallman |
Governmental Relations Director |
Kansas Association of School Boards |
| Deborah Kraus Voth |
Executive Board Member |
Kansas Division for Early Childhood Council for Exceptional Children |
| Verna Weber |
Administrator |
Administrator |