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Early Learning Systems Committee & DAP/Diversity & Equity Workgroup

Informed by and reflective of the needs and strengths expressed by early childhood educators themselves, the leaders listed on this page contributed invaluable time, expertise, and skill to support the development of the Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education听position statement. They are also responsible for the forthcoming revision of the Developmentally Appropriate Practice position statement. The staff and Governing Board at 51吃瓜网 are deeply grateful for their extraordinary contributions and leadership.听

Elisa Huss-Hage, Chair of the Early Learning Systems Committee* and the DAP/Diversity and Equity Workgroup**
Professor
Owens Community College
Toledo, OH

Iliana Alan铆s* (through 5/31/19)
Associate Professor
Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
University of Texas
San Antonio, TX

Chris Amirault*听
School Director
Tulsa Educare, Inc.
Tulsa, OK

Amy Blessing**
NC Kindergarten Demonstration Classroom Teacher
Malpass Corner Elementary School
Pender County Schools
Burgaw, NC

Garnett S. Booker III**
Pre-K听Teacher
Eagle Academy Public Charter School
Washington, DC

Isauro M. Escamilla Calan*
Lead Preschool Teacher
Las Americas Early Education School, SFUSD
San Francisco, California

Dina C. Castro*
Velma E. Schmidt Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Education
University of North Texas
Denton, TX

Lillian Dur谩n**
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

Linda M. Espinosa**
Professor Emerita
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO

Kelly Hantak* (through 5/31/18)
Instructor/Early Interventionist
Missouri First Steps
Lindenwood University
St. Peters, MO

Iheoma U. Iruka**
Chief Research Innovation Officer
HighScope Educational Research Foundation
Ypsilanti, MI

Tamara Johnson*
Executive Director
Malaika Early Learning Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Sarah LeMoine**
Co-Director, Professional Development & Workforce Innovations Department
Zero To Three
Washington, DC

Megan Pamela Ruth Madison** (*through 5/31/19)
Trainer
Center for Racial Justice in Education
New York, New York

Ben Mardell**
Principal Investigator
Project Zero
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Lauren E. Mueller**
Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
City of St. Charles School District
St. Charles, MO

Krista Murphy** (* 6/1/18 to 5/31/19)
QRIS & CSP Coordinator
Orange County Board of Education
Costa Mesa, CA听

Bridget Murray* (as of 6/1/18)
Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education Program Coordinator
Henderson Community College
Henderson, KY

Alissa Mwenelupembe* (as of 6/1/18)
Doctoral Student
Ball State University
Evansville, IN

Hakim Rashid**
Professor
Howard University
Washington, DC

Aisha Ray**
Professor Emerita of Child Development
Erikson Institute
Chicago, IL

Jeanne L. Reid**
Research Scientist
National Center for Children and Families
Teachers College
Columbia University
New York, NY

Shannon Riley-Ayers** (* through 5-31-19)
Senior Early Childhood Program Officer
The Nicholson Foundation
Newark, NJ

Christine M. Snyder** (* through 5/31/19)听
Early Childhood Specialist
High Scope Educational Research Foundation
Ypsilanti, MI

Jan Stevenson* (through 5/31/18)
Assistant Director for the Division of State Schools
Georgia Dept. of Education/Division for Special Education
Atlanta, GA

Crystal Swank* (through 5/31/18)
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Professor
Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno, NV

Ruby Takanishi**
Senior Research Fellow
Early and Elementary Education Program
New America
New York, NY

Tarajean Yazzie-Mintz**
Co-Founder and Principal Consultant
First Light Education Project, LLC
Denver, CO

Marlene Zepeda**
Professor Emeritus
College of Health & Human Services
Department of Child and Family Services
California State University, Los Angeles

Senior Advisors to the DAP/Diversity and Equity Workgroup:听
Sue Bredekamp听and听Carol Copple, editors of previous editions of听Developmentally Appropriate Practice听(51吃瓜网)

Louise Derman Sparks听and听Julie Olsen Edwards, editors of听Anti-Bias Education听(51吃瓜网)

*Denotes members听of the Early Learning Systems Committee
**Denotes members of the DAP/Diversity and Equity Workgroup

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DAP and Diversity & Equity Workgroup Members

Appendix C: Acknowledgements