Child Development Council Staff

 

Administration

Melissa Perry
Chief Executive Officer
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Diane Feldman
Chief Financial Officer
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Michael Hoit
Outreach Coordinator
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Margaret Tinker
Administrative Coordinator
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Michelle Wright
Bookkeeper
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Child Care Resource and Referral (CCRR)

Barb Mechalke
Child Care Development Director
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Ann Turcsik
Child Care Resource & Referral Director
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Sara Sandritter
Registration & Inspection Supervisor
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Hannah Behrens
Child Care Specialist
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Vickie Mundy- Hebert
Child Care Specialist
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Lisa Potter
Professional Development Coordinator
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Joanie Slatoff
Child Care Specialist-Equity and Inclusion
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Susan Sopp
CACFP Specialist
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Allison VanGalder
Child Care Specialist
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Ruth Williams
CACFP Specialist
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Family Services

Malinda Rees
Family  Services Director
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Lisa Bowman
Family Support Specialist 
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            Ashaneé Brooks                 Family Support Specialist 
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Ken Cassano
Family Support Specialist 
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Cassandra Carlton
Family Support Specialist 
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Lisa Drake
Family Support Specialist 
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Amy Riotto
Family Support Specialist 
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Jessi Soto-Moyer
Family Support Specialist
   
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             Elizabeth Wolff
         Family Support Specialist
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Child Development Council Board of Directors

  • John Bauda (Treasurer), Vice President, Commercial Banking, Tompkins Community Bank

    Jessica Custer-Bindel, Elementary School Teacher, Ithaca City School District

    Thomas Evans, Senior Relationship Manager

    Stephanie Fritz (Chair), On-Boarding & Benefits Specialist, SUNY Cortland

    Penny Givin, Assistant to Associate VP Community Relations, Cornell University

  • Kyle Page-Robinson, Marketing & Events Associate, Tompkins Community Bank

    Chau Pham (Vice Chair), Architect, Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services

    Nancy Potter, Retired Issue Leader, Family and Community Development, Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County

    Brian Rozewski (Secretary), Director of Preschool Programs, Racker

    David Rutherford, Retired Exective Director of Cooperative Extension of Cortland County