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Statewide:
Organizations:
American Academy of Pediatrics - Ohio Chapter
Buckeye Association of School Administrators
Charter One Bank
Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development (COAD)
Generations United
Huntington National Bank
League of Women Voters
March of Dimes, Ohio Chapter
Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children (OAEYC)
Ohio Association of School Nurses
Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association
Ohio Children's Defense Fund
Ohio Children's Foundation
Ohio Coalition for Oral Health
Ohio Council of Churches
Ohio Department of Health
Ohio Education Association
Ohio Federation of Teachers
Ohio Head Start Association
Ohio Library Council
Ohio Manufacturers Association
Ohio United Way
Ohio Voices for Learning
Public Education Network
Retired Teachers Association
The Ohio Dental Hygienists' Association
United Church of Christ (UCC)
Southwest Region:
Organizations:
4C of Miami Valley
4C of Southwest Ohio
A Child's Garden, Inc.
Abilities First Early Childhood Learning Center
Bombeck Family Learning Center of Univ. of Dayton
Butler County Child Care Coalition
Butler County Help Me Grow
Child Focus, Inc.
Cincinnati Association for the Education of Young Children
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Cincinnati Early Learning Centers, Inc.
Cincinnati Union Bethel
Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency (C-HCCAA)
Clark County Combined Health District
Clark State Community College Early Childhood Education Center
Clermont County Family and Children First Council
Clermont County MRDD
Creative Preschool, Inc.
Creative World of Child Care
Creative Worlds of Montessori
Dayton Association for Young Children
Dayton Christian Center
Dot's Learning Place Family Child Care
Every Child Succeeds
Family Service
Family Voices of Ohio
Greater Cincinnati Oral Health Council
Hamilton County Educational Service Center
Hamilton Living Water Ministry, Inc.
Happy Times Day Care
HCESC Early Learning Program
Inspire Center for Learning
Jewish Family Service
Kidztown Learning Center
Memorial, Inc.
Mini, University, Inc.
Montgomery County Educational Service Center
Mt. Moriah United Methodist Church Ark of Learning
Nicole's Daycare
Ohio Voices for Learning: A Reggio Inspired Forum
Parents Advancing Choice in Education
Princeton City School District
Services United for Mothers and Infants (SUMA)
Southwest Ohio Association for Infant Mental Health
Springfield City Schools
Success By 6
Susans Kids Daycare
Talbert House
The Children's Home of Cincinnati
The Nurturing Nest
Unified Health Solutions
United Way of Greater Cincinnati
University of Dayton School of Education and Allied Professionals
Victoria's Day Care
Warren County Family and Children First Council
Warren County Head Start
We Are Here to Learn Daycare
YWCA of Greater Cincinnati
Individuals:
K. J. Andrews
Claudia Aviles
Megan Baker
Cassandra Barham-Denton
Jean Benton
Diane M. Brogan
Kathleen Bryan
Mary Burns, Council on Rural Service Programs
Cheryl D. Butler
Stephanie W. Byrd
Jackie Campbell
Delores Carter
Lisa Cayard
Judith A. Chamberlain, Happy Times Day Care
Dayvenia Chesney, Council on Rural Service Programs
Lynda A. Cohen
Lisa Collert, Cincinnati Public Schools
Eula M. Collins, University of Cincinnati
Jack A. Collopy
Scotty Cooper
Renee Y. Daniel, Child-Focus
Verline Dotson, Children's Home of Cincinnati
Sonya Dreves
Sona M. Epps
Mickey Evans
Becky Evemy, Contact Center/Welfare Rights Coalition
Tasha Frame
Patricia Frierson
Lisa Garofalo
Brooke Gibbs
Kim Ginn, Hamilton County Educational Service Center
Judith Glenn
Donna J. Good
Stephanie Green, University of Dayton
Carole L. Grimes, United Way of Greater Cincinnati
Bonnie Grooms, Health Advocate/Kinship navigator
Sylvia Hatch
Shirley Hathaway, Council on Rural Service Programs
Sherry L. Helton
Arlene T. Herman
Linda Holcombe
Kimberly Jo Holmes
Margaret Hulbert
Tiki Kai-Krismano, Unified Health Solutions
Lorane M. Kelly
Carol Keltner
Debra L. Kimble
Thomas Lasley
Joanne Lewis
Laura Logan
Stephen T. MacConnell
Pat Mikos, 4C
Sally Moomaw
Marlene Moss
Teri Nau
Tina Newlin
John North
Holly Schlaak
Cheryl Spencer
Angeline Tanner
Lori Thesken
Tawana M. Thomas, Victory Neighborhood Services
Debra Thomson
Diane Van Auker
Judith B. Van Ginkel, Ph.D.
Bertha Velilla
Geraldine R. Weller
Sally Westheimer
J. Thomas Wheeler
Henry Williams, Jr.
Barbara Wolf
Marion J. Woods
Dwinelva Zackary
Southeast Region:
Organizations:
Appalachian Nutrition Network
Athens County Families and Children First Council (FCFC)
COAD - Ohio Central Appalachian Region
COAD - Ohio Northern Appalachian Region
COAD - Ohio Southern Appalachian Region
DuBois Child Development Center
Evergreen Child Development Center
Help Me Grow
Help Me Grow (Muskingum County)
Help Me Grow (ZMCHO)
Hocking Athens Perry Community Action Head Start
Hocking Athens Perry Community Action Head Start
Holzer Medical Clinic
Interprofessional Partners for Appalachian Children
Interprofessional Partners for Appalachian Children (IPAC)
Ironton-Lawrence County Head Start
Lawrence County CAO Head Start
Nova Learning Center
Ohio Fair Schools Campaign
Ohio University Child Development Center
Ohio University's Kids on Campus
Southern Consortium for Children
Stages Early Learning Center
Washington County Family and Children First Council
Washington County Help Me Grow
Individuals:
Susan Ballenger
Amy Beardmore, COAD
Jon Borchard
Angie Butcher
Mary Ruth Coles
Karen Cron, Wee Care Day Nursery
Ronde S. Davis
Cindy Davis
Chris DeLamatre
Beth DuBois
Delmer D. Dunlap
Carolyn Fisk
Amy Lipka
Roger McCauley
Kathy McLeish, PRO-Muskingum Families and Children First
Leslie Moss, Ohio University's Kids on Campus
Hannah Nissen, Ohio University Zanesville
Larry Payne
Heather Rice
Marlo Tinkham
Cathy Waller
Sonya K. Zimmerman
Northwest Region:
Organizations:
Abilities First Foundation
Adelante, The Latino Resource Center
Aurora Gonzalez Resource Center
Bowling Green State University Institute for Child and Family Policy
Children's Discovery Center, Inc.
Children's Resource Center
Epworth Preschool and Day Care, Inc.
Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center
Gateway School
Guiding Light Family Life CC
Harbor Behavioral Health Care
Lucas County Family and Children First Council
Over the Rainbow
Owens Community College
Prescribed Pediatric Center
Project ABC
Right from the Start
SVAEYC
Toddler's School/Young Services
Toledo Area Jobs with Justice
Toledo Association for the Education of Young Children (TAEYC)
Toledo Association of the Education of Young Children
Toledo Children's Hospital
Toledo Day Nursery
Toledo Public Schools
United Way of Greater Toledo
University of Toledo
YMCA of Greater Toledo
Young Services
YWCA of Toledo
Individuals:
Kimberly A. Alexander
Vanessa Barker
Cassie L. Basting
Katie Berezowski, UT
Mary C. Black, Owens Community College
Varelle Booker
Amy M. Bork
Vicky Simpson Brooks
Jennifer Brown
Lisa Buschmann
Helen Bush, Head Start
Georgene Campbell
Vicki Christman
Deborah Ciecka
Edward J. Ciecka, City of Rossford
Courtney Coman, UT
Shelly Conyngham, St. Rose Preschool
Carolyn Corley
Sara Corpening
Patricia Crawford-Cole, Little Treasures Family Childcare
Jessica Crossfield, UT
Michelle Cutter-Fick
Jennifer DeBoo
Francine Donathan, BCDC
Susan Driggers Hord, Rhodes State College
Stephannie Ernsthausen
Elizabeth Exner
Kimberly Fejes
Laurie Fitzner
Christina M. Gaydeski
Katie Gedert, UT
Deborah A. Gerken
Deborah E. Glaspie, EOPA Toledo Lucas County Head Start
Roselyn Gries, St. Rose Preschool
Danielle Groening, UT
Connie S. Haley
Kristi L. Hannah, Lucas County Family Council
Natora Harper, YMCA
Mironda Harris
Brie Henning
Myra Hoffman, NOCAC
Kim Hohlbein
Emily Hoschak
Elisa Huss-Hage
Michelle Jacomino
Joan Kaderavek
Kathy A. Kinisley, Rhodes State College
Toni M. Kinner, Head Start
David Kontur
Danielle Kowalski
Ruth A. Larsen, LCESC
Jessica Lechlak, UT
Joy Lemke
Sharon F. Libby
Stacie Lovas
Karen M. Lusiak
Robert J. Lynn, Jr.
Barbara Madden
Mary M. Mallory
Makenzie Manard
Heather McCullough, UT
Deb Middleton
Kathy Jo Miller
Juanita Miller, The Gathering Place
Hilda Moser
Jennifer Murawski
Karrie Christina Nagley
Jane Nickeson
Kathleen North
Mary L. Painter, Bluffton Child Development Center
Lauri-Lynn Perez
Danielle Perkins
Stacey Pistorova
Taylor Pizzuli
Lisa M. Poggi
Kelli Powell
Tiffany Prayter, CDC
Ciara Presnall
Michelle Puczynski
Heidi Quinn-MiCabe, Gateway School
Jimalene Ransey, Guiding Light Family Life CC
Jimalene Ransey, Guiding Light Family Life CC
Shayla Rice
Sarah C. Ritchey
Mary Ann Rody, Children's Discovery Center, Inc.
Aimee Rosendahl
Sherry Roush, Apple Tree Nursery School
Pat Scheuer
Jeff W. Scott
Jennifer Sherwin
Maureen Shroeder, St. Rose Preschool
Nicole Simcox
Rosemary Smith
Amy Smith, Prescribed Pediatric Center
Kayleen Snyder
Kelli L. Souders
Marshona Sours
Allison Stanfield
Vickie L. Stevens
Mallory Stock-Dow
Melissa Strayer, UT
Doris Thomas
Perri L. Tiefel, Concordia Lutheran Preschool/Daycare
Michele V. Toth
Theresa Towner, YW Childcare Connections (YWCCC)
Ashley Tremblay
Sonia Troche
Laura Wahler
Lillie Watkins, Miss Lillie's Playhouse
Amy Weills
C. Wheeler
Kimberly Wicks
Northeast Region:
Organizations:
A Wonderful World Learning Center
ABC Learning and Child Care Center
Achievement Centers for Children
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Summit Community Action
Alliance for Children and Families, Inc.
Alliance of Child Caring Service Providers
Angels Playground Daycare
Ashland County Children & Family First Council
Beech Brook
Bellefaire JCB
Bellflower Center for Prevention of Child Abuse
Berea Children's Home and Family Services
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Canfield United Methodist Church Preschool
Canton Area AEYC
Canton Child & Adolescent Service Center
Canton YWCA ELI Consortium
Center for Families and Children
Child & Adolescent Service Center
Children's Center of First Baptist Church
Church of the Lakes Childcare Center
Cleveland Department of Children and Family Services
Cleveland Housing Network
Cleveland Municipal School District
Cleveland Sight Center
Community of Christ EGLMC
Cuyahoga County Board of Health
Cuyahoga County Family and Children First Council
Cuyahoga County Invest in Children
Cuyahoga Tapestry System of Care
Discovery Place (YWCA)
Dominion
Early Childhood Education Alliance, Inc.
Early Childhood Resource Center
Easter Seals of Mahoning, Trumbull, and Columbiana Counties
Eaton Corporation
Families First of Stark County
Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
Gannon Gil Preschool of the Temple-Tifereth Israel
Greater Akron Chamber
H.A.P.P.Y. Homes
Heights Parent Center
Infants and Toddlers Program, Help Me Grow
Integrated Visions
Kenner Child Care and Development Center
Lattanzi & Associates
Lorain County AEYC
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry
Lyndhurst Childhood Enrichment Center
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Medina County District Library
MetroHealth Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics
Mia's Little Miracles Family Day Care
Mt. Pleasant Community Zone
Northeast Ohio Special Education Regional Resource Center
Oak Park Preschool, Inc.
Options for Families and Youth
Pam's Pamper Palace
Parma Preschool
Pathway Caring for Children
Positive Education Program
Potential Development Program Inc.
Riverbend Advisors
Rocky River Presbyterian Nursery School
RPM International Inc.
San and Dee's Childcare
Solon Jewish Preschool
Speech Pathology Associates
St. Mary's (Mentor)
St. Peter's Child Care
Starting Point
Stepping Stones Child Development Center
The Center for Community Solutions
Trease Road Child Care Center
True Sisters Child Care Center
TruMahCol AEYC
Trumbull County H.A.P.P.Y. Homes
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cleveland
United Church of Christ - Western Reserve Conference
United Way of Medina County
United Way of Summit County
United Way Services of Greater Cleveland
Voices for Ohio's Children
West Shore Child Care Center
West Side Community House
YWCA
YWCA of Canton
YWCA of Youngstown
YWCA Preschool of Medina County
Individuals:
Terry Allan
Roberta Anderson
Jennie M. Andrews
Suzanne Appel, True Sisters Child Care Center
Sheryl L. Bell
Michelle Biamonte
Tammy Blakenship
Teri Bosheff, Noah's Ark
Janine R. Boyd
Monica Bucci, BUMP
Elizabeth Burton, Lyndhurt Child Enrichment Center
MaryBeth Bush
Jamie Campbell
Gabriella Celeste
Mittie Olion Chandler, Cleveland State University
Earl Cohen, Cleveland Sight Center
Lora Comichisto
Vickie Sue Cooper, ABC Learning and Child Care Center, LLC
Kellie Copeland
Beth Csiszar
Beth Dague, Cuyahoga Tapestry System of Care
Jennifer Dodge
Jillian Driscoll
Norma Jean Drummond, Wee Angel Kare/Port
Leslie Dunn
Kate Monter Durban
Margaret Egbert, YWCA of Canton
Sally Farwell
Jean Frank
Carol Fredrich
Joseph French
Brenda Fronzaglio
Paul J. Garchar, Jr.
Liane Grayson
Phyllis Harris
Carol Hawkins, Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children
Judy L. Heller
Valerie Hicks, Beech Brook
Tracey M. Hodges-Canaztuj
Marjorie Holland, Just Like Mom
Ilana Horowitz Ratner
Yvonne C. Hunnicutt
Susan M. Hyland, Berea Children's Home and Family Services
Trauna James
Christy Johnson, Canton YWCA ELI Consortium
Diane Karther
Margaret Keller
Jack Kerrigan, OSU Extension, Cuyahoga County
Dawn Kolograf
Lori Kowit, Gannon Gil Preschool of the Temple-Tifereth Israel
Kim Kuhns
Roxanne Lange, Akron Area Assoc. For Education of Young Children
Debra Lewis-Curlee
Diana L. Lyon
Christine Manning, Family Support Consortium
MaryAnn McManus
Mary T. McNeeley-Baran
Stephanie Medlen
Michelle M. Mills
Mary Ellen Monroe, TruMahCol AEYC
Laura Morrison, Muskingum CDJFS
Patricia Nobili
SallyAnn W. Nolan
John Nosek
Karen O'Hagan
Louisa S. Oliver
Pamela J. Oriatt, O&T Specialized Training
Billie Osborne-Fears
Angela Parker
Roseanne Peluso
Pamela M. Perrino, Perrino Consulting
Stephanie Phelps
Nancy Pickens, Ohio AEYC
Charles Ratner
Jill Ribley
Amy L. Ritter
Denise M. Robinson
Kandee Robishaw, Stepping Stones Child Development Center
Jennifer Romeo
Patty Sadallah, Strengthen Partners
Pamela Salmon-White
Arlene Schaible
ReJean A. Scheelte, Cuyahoga Community College
Mary Seibel
Paula Selway
Constance Shaffer
Dorothea Siegel, St. Paul's Child Care Center
Jennifer Strazzo
Kim Surniak
Mario Tonti
Maria Rosa Torres, Applewood Centers Inc.
Gabriella Trybus
Millett Tucker, Center for Families and Children
Robert W. Varley, Dominion
Stacy Verdream
Nora Burke Wagner
Theresa Warner
Kurt Weiser
Sarah Wiersma, St. Peter's Child Care
James B. Wingo
Diana Wolfe
Norma Worley
Lisa Wright
Central Region:
Organizations:
Action for Children
Bridge Street Children Center
Bright Horizons
C. Ray Williams Early Education Center
Child Care Network
Children First
Children World Learning Center
Children's Hunger Alliance
Columbus Association for the Education of Young Children
