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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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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Child Development Council Board of Directors
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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
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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











