Mississippi Early Childhood Development Coalition (ECDC) Membership List
Name & Affiliation
- Mitchell Adcock, Center for Mississippi Health Policy
- Cisley Barksdale, MS Lift Resource & Referral at MSU Extension
- Shanise Barnes, Save the Children
- Meaghan Baxendale, MS Early Childhood Inclusion Center Resource & Referral Center
- Eileen Beazley, Office of the Governor
- Albertina Bell, MS LIFT Resource & Referral Network
- Lindsay Bergman, Choices Coordinated Care Solutions
- Carrie Bode, Mississippi Department of Mental Health
- Ruby Brenner, MSU Social Science Research Center
- Nicole Briceno, Mississippi Early Childhood Inclusion Center
- Shelly Brooks, United Way of Northeast MS
- Daphne Brown, Focus on Excellence Early Learning Consulting
- Bianca Bullie-Thompson, aunt
- Carol Burnett, Mississippi Low-Income Child Care Initiative
- Kaysie Burton, Level Up Learning Center
- LeeEsther Butler, Mississippi Families for Kids
- Susan Buttross*, UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
- Gina Carr, MSU Early Head Start
- Katie Cassidy, University of MS Medical Center Dept. of Occupational Therapy
- Erica Cattenhead, UMMC Pediatric Psych
- Nadeane Cattrell*, Mississippi Families for Kids
- Michelle Chane, Excel by 5
- Peggy Clark, Friends of Children of MS
- Connie Clay, The Center for Early Childhood Policy Advancement
- Michele Connelly, United Way of West Central MS
- Amanda Cooley, Greater Expectations Children Learning
- Jamesia Wilson Cox, Women Unite
- Melissa Cox, MS Dept of Health Early Intervention
- Lesia Daniel-Hollingshead, Funtime Preschool Clinton
- Valecia Davis, community member
- Cindy DeFrances, Lynn Meadows Discovery Center
- Cheryl Dexter, Children’s Foundation of Mississippi
- Nancy Dobbs, MS State Dept of Health Early Intervention
- Edy Dingus, MS Farm to School Network
- Joy Duncan, MDHS Division of Early Childhood Care & Development
- Lauren Elliott, UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
- Michelle Gaither, MSU Social Science Research Center
- Sophia Garcia-Rose, university student
- N’Kila Garner, Stepping Stones Group
- Tabitha Gibson, St. Andrews Episcopal School
- Rebekah Glaze, Speech-Language Pathologist
- Cathy Grace, The Center for Early Childhood Policy Advancement
- LaTasha Hadley, Waterford.org
- Felicia Hampton, Copiah-Lincoln Early Childhood Education program
- Heather Hanna, MSU Social Science Research Center
- Shana Harper, Be Undefeated Therapeutic Solutions, LLC
- Biz Harris, Mississippi Early Learning Alliance
- Carolyn Harris, East MS Community College
- Leslie Hebert, MS Public Broadcasting
- Tockie V. Hemphill, MSU Social Science Research Center
- Redonna Hendry, MS LIFT Resource & Referral Network
- Joy Hogge*, Families as Allies
- Malcolm Huell*, MSU’s Social Science Research Center
- Shea Hutchins, Canopy Children's Solutions
- Ettamarie Jackson*, Heaven’s Angels Academy
- Ashley Jenkins, Mississippi Families for Kids
- J. J. Johnson, MSU Extension Head Start
- Stacia Johnson, MSU Extension Head Start
- Pamela Kendrick, MS State Dept of Health First Steps Early Intervention Program
- Cantrell Keyes, Agape Christian Academy World
- Luci Leffler, Mississippi Early Learning Alliance
- Regina Lewis, Restoring Hope
- Julianna Lieb, MS Dept of Education
- Nancy Lindsey, MSU Extension
- Toni Alicia Linton, Southwest MS Children’s Advocacy Center
- Avis L Lloyd, Jackson Public Schools Pre-K
- Bradley Long, MSU Social Science Research Center
- Lisa Long, MSU Social Science Research Center
- Melissa Luckett, MSU Social Science Research Center
- Penny Mansell, The W’s Center for Education Support & Excel by 5
- Heather Martin, Excel by 5
- April May, Mississippi Early Learning Alliance
- Cindy McCarley, Good Shepherd Community Center/Preschool
- Taryn McDonald*, Mississippi Families for Kids
- Alexandra Melnick, Operation Shoestring
- Gina Rico Mendez, MSU Social Science Research Center
- Joann Mestayer, Bay Waveland School District Early Learning Center
- Joann Mickens, Parents for Public Schools
- Marion Minton, Marion Blessings & Hope Family Home Childcare
- Alexandria Moore, MS Dept of Child Protection Services (CPS)
- Henry Moore, Families As Allies
- Jade Muzzi, Desoto County Schools
- Arazais Oliveros, MS State University Dept of Psychology
- Mary Overton, Black Women's Roundtable
- Melissa Overton, Black Women's Roundtable
- Mackenzie Pearce, The W’s Center for Education Support
- LaTonya Pittman, parent
- Callie Poole*, MSU Social Science Research Center
- Kayla Prestridge, The Children’s Workshop
- Coreaner Price, Families as Allies
- April Rand, Midtown Partners, Inc.
- Ona Ray, grandmother
- Roslyn Reed, MSU Early Head Start
- Capucine Robinson, community member
- Danishica Robinson, mother
- Suzanne Ryals, Lafayette County School District
- Kristina Schoenthaler, MSU PhD student
- Alexandria Scott, Mississippi State Department of Health
- Juanita Seals-Jones, CAREE Academy and On The Right Track, Inc.
- Katerina Sergi, MSU Social Science Research Center
- Kristy Simms, UMMC Office of the Vice Chancellor
- Kathy Smith, Summa School
- Samantha Smith, Mississippi Early Childhood Inclusion Center
- Kelly Stafford, Department of Mental Health
- Desiree States*, Mississippi Families for Kids
- Lori Staton, Trauma-Informed Parenting & Professional Strategies at MSU Extension
- Kae Thomas, Mississippi Families for Kids
- Rachel Tyrone, UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
- Nell Valentine**, MSU Social Science Research Center
- Stephane Watts, New Vineyard Community Development Center
- Grace West, Mississippi Families for Kids
- Linda West*, Mississippi Families for Kids
- Veronica West, Friends of Children of MS
- Mark Wildmon, MSU School Psychology
- Monica Wimberley, MS Dept of Education
- Sara Withrow, UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
- Amanda Yingling, Choices Coordinated Care Solutions
*Members of the ECDC Planning Team
**Planning Team Member Alternates