Staff Bios
Central Administration
Helen Benson
Executive Secretary
Barbara Sharp
Chief Financial Officer
Denise DesMoineaux Queen
Director of Development
Charlotte M. Brantley
President and CEOEducare School Management Team
Catherine McCarty
Vice President for Clayton Educare
Charmaine Lewis
Clayton Educare Senior Director
Rebecca Soden
Team Lead, Education and Early Childhood Services
Jan Hommes
Professional Development & Education Coordinator
Dawn M. Sweeney
Mentor Coach, Education & Early Childhood Services
Kelsey Petersen-Hardie
Mentor Coach, Education & Early Childhood Services
Michelle Mackin-Brown
Team Lead, Community Based Services
Jennifer Smith
Mentor Coach, Community-Based Services
Shauna Scott
Child Family Educator Mentor Coach – Center Based
Maricela Palomares
Child Family Educator Mentor Coach – Center Based
Shant’a Johnson
Recruitment and Eligibility Specialist
Paula Smith
Team Lead, Health and Child Development Services
Karyn Andrus
Project Manager
Janaldo Mims
Operations and Quality Assurance CoordinatorProfessional Development, Research and Evaluation Management Team
Nancie Linville
Vice President, Clayton Early Learning Institute; Interim, Director of Research and Evaluation
Lynn Andrews
Senior Director, Professional Development Services
Brenda Hoge
Research and Evaluation Manager
Diana Mangels
Research and Evaluation Manager
Caroline Ponce
Research & Evaluation Manager
Renee McLaughlin
Environmental Ratings System Trainer
Deborah Gray
Program Associate and Trainer
Erin Jamieson
Assessor in Research and Evaluation
Stephanie Darling-Beckman
Interviewer/Assessor
Whitney Rehr
Research and Evaluation Associate
Lauren Williams
CLASS Coder/Researcher DPP Program
Mary Hammond
DPP Evaluation
Nathan Pope
Research and Evaluation Program Associate
Tracy Todd
Data Collector/Interviewer Assessor
Claudia Rueda
Program Associate
Shelly Anderson
Ready to Read Project Manager
Milo Cadayong
Senior Accountant
Toni Latronica
Professional Development Coach
Sheryl Robledo
Professional Development Coach
Melisa Jaen
Professional Development Coach
Christine O’Brien
Professional Development Coach
Debi Nelson
Professional Development Coach
Sofia Esteve-Sychla
Professional Development Coach
Laura Rothe
Professional Development Coach
Joanne Dalton
Professional Development Coach
Sandy Minster
Community College Accreditation Project Coordinator
Wendy Allen
Buell Alumni Network Coordinator