Georgia Association on Young Children  (GAYC)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2012

 
OFFICERS
 
BUSINESS ADDRESS
 
PRESIDENT
Laurel Gulish Beckham
(2012-13)
 
 
 
 
Adjunct Faculty
Capella University & Gwinnett Tech
4508 Hales Trace Lane, SW
Lilburn, GA 30047
678-380-3634 - h
 
PAST PRESIDENT
 

 
VICE PRESIDENT FOR
PROGRAM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Jerri Kropp
 (2011-2013)
 
Associate Professor, CFD
P.O. Box 8021
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA 30460
912-478-5420 – w
912-478-0276 – f
 
VICE PRESIDENT FOR MEMBERSHIP SERVICES
 Courtney May
 (2012 – 2014)
Director of Children’s Services
The Frazer Center
1815 Ponce de Leon Avenue N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30307
404-377-3836x118-w
404-373-0058-f
 
VICE PRESIDENT FOR PUBLIC POLICY/ INFORMATION AWARENESS
Roberta Malavenda
(2012 – 2014)
 
Consultant
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta
Parents As Teachers (PAT) State Leader
UGA Home Visitation

 
 
 
VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Elaine Draeger
(2011 – 2013)
 
 
President/CEO - NOMINEE
Sheltering Arms Early Education and Family Centers
385 Centennial Olympic Park Drive
Atlanta, GA 30313
404-523-2767 – w
 
TREASURER
Audrey Collier
(2012 - 2014)

 dotelaine@yahoo.com

 

 
SECRETARY
Lisa Belliston
(2011 - 2013)
 
Director of Professional Development & Center Services
Quality Care for Children
50 Executive Park South, Suite 5015
Atlanta, GA 30329
404-479-4260 – w
404-479-4166 – f
 
SECA REPRESENTATIVE
Anita Dailey
(2010 - 2012)

Central Georgia Technical College
3300 Macon Tech. Drive                                 Macon, GA
478-757-3491                                   

  DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES
 (MEMBERS-AT-LARGE)
Voting Status—Junior and Senior Representatives share one vote per district

 
DISTRICT
2012-2013 SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE
2012-2013 JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE
 
DISTRICT 1
Southwest
 
Charlene Heath Duncan
Instructor
Early Childhood Care & Education
Albany Technical College
1704 S. Slappey Blvd.
Albany, Georgia 31701
229 430-0484 - w
229 430-3501 – f
229-854-0300-c
 
 
Jeannette Lucas
ASU Early Learning Center Director
Albany State University
504 College Dr.
Albany, GA 31705
229-430-2792 – w
229-430-2969-f
229-344-1959 – c
 
DISTRICT 2
Southeast
Sandi Boatright, Director
ABC Child Development Center
305 South Baker Street
Alma, GA 31510
912-632-0130 – w
912-381-1632 - c ssboatright@bchsi.org
 
OPEN
 
DISTRICT 3
Coastal
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maranda Porter
Outreach Coordinator/Behavior Consultant
The Matthew Reardon Center/Advance Academy
7135 Hodgson Memorial Drive
Savannah, GA 31416 
 
Cheryl Stephens
Precious Gifts Family Child Care Home
200 Lewis Street
Statesboro, GA 30458
912-678-1597 - w
DISTRICT 4
East Central
 
 
 
 
Betty-Jean Exumé
Fort Gordon CDC
Building 44401, 44th Street
Fort Gordon GA
Gena Sapp
ECE Instructor and CDC Director
Southeastern Technical College
346 Kite Rd.
Swainsboro, Georgia 30401
478-289-2240
 
 
 
DISTRICT 5
Central
 
 
Marianna Hicks
171 Mill Way
Milledgeville, GA 31061
662-614-6994-h
 
Jason B. Jacobs
Training Manager
Georgia Health Sciences University
Child Care Resource and Referral Agency of Central GA at Macon
277 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Ste 104
Macon, GA  31201
478-365-1858 – w
478.751.3010 - f
 

 

 
DISTRICT 6
West Central
 
Betty Hipps, Assistant Professor
Early Childhood Education
Columbus State University
4225 University Avenue
Columbus, GA 31907-5645
(706) 568-5092 - w
(706) 569-3134 - f
 
 
OPEN
DISTRICT 7
Metro-West
Nicole Patton Terry, Assistant Professor Georgia State University, Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education
30 Pryor St.
College of Education Building, Ste. 860
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-413-8335
Lee Shaw
Sheltering Arms
Sheltering Arms Early Education and Family Centers
DISTRICT 8
Piedmont
Amy Wraga, Director
Emmanuel Episcopal Dayschool
498 Prince Avenue
Athens, GA 30601
706-543-1294 ext. 207
706-340-4251- c
 
Emma Laing, Director
Lifespan Montessori of Athens
562 Research Dr.
Athens, GA 300605
706-424-3861- w
706-224-5878 - c
DISTRICT 9
Northeast
Regina L Meeler
Gainsville State College
Department of Business, Education, Health & Wellness
PO Box 1358
Gainesville, GA 30503
678-717-3420 – w
770-868-6789 - c
 
Molly-Rose Kosiak
The Children's Place at New Liberty
59 Charlie Smith Road
Braselton, GA 30517
706-870-2838-w
mollykosiak@newlibertychildren.com
 
DISTRICT 10
Northwest
Hollie Queen, ECCE Instructor
Chattahoochee Technical College Woodstock Campus
8371 Main Street
Woodstock, Georgia 30188
770-516-0734 - w
678-454-1801 - f
 
 OPEN
 

 

COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Term: 2011-2013
 

COMMITTEE
BUSINESS ADDRESS
 
ADVANCING CAREERS
Lisa White
 
 
ECCE Program Chair
Athens Technical College                 
800 US Highway 29 North                           
Athens, GA 30601
706-227-5360 - w                               
706-355-5139 - f
lwhite@athenstech.edu                                     
CONSTITUTION
& BY-LAWS
Kristen Williams
 
The Law Office of Kristen B Williams, LLC
PO Box 725303
Atlanta, GA 31139
404-919-3362
404-920-3362
2012 GAYC
CONFERENCE CHAIR
Raynice Jean-Sigur
 
Kennesaw State University
Bagwell College of Education
Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
1000 Chastain Road
Mailbox #0121
Kennesaw, GA 30144
LOCAL CHAPTERS
Stacy Schwartz, Associate Professor
Early Childhood and Middle Grades Education
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, GA 31061-0490
478-445-6204 – w
 
FINANCE
Audrey Collier
 dotelaine@yahoo.com
HISTORY AND ARCHIVES
James Peas
GA Pre-K Assistant Teacher
D. Scott Hudgens Early Ed. Center
Gwinnett Technical College
5150 Sugarloaf Parkway Building 800
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
678-226-6510-w
678-997-6225-h
 

NEWSLETTER
Katherine Falen
National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement
Infant Toddler Technical Assistance Specialist
220 Maxwell St.
Decatur, GA 30030
404-884-5222 – w
 
MEMBERSHIP
 Sheila Thomas

sthomastrainer@yahoo.com

 
 
NOMINATIONS AND BOARD DEVELOPMENT
Kathie Rigsby
 
Director
Southwest GA GLRS
915 S. McKinley Street
Albany, GA 31701
229-431-1230 – w
229-435-1528 - f
 
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
 Regina Folks
Director
Druid Hills CDC
1026 Ponce De Leon Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30306
404-875-5019-w
 
PUBLIC POLICY
Crystal Rhodes
Project Coordinator
Kids ‘R’ Kids, International, Inc.
1625 Executive Drive South
Duluth, GA 30096
770-279-7777 ext. 129-w
770-279-9699 – f
 
PUBLICATIONS
Katie Hagan
Child Care Resource & Referral
of Southeast Georgia at Savannah
190 Crossroads Parkway
Savannah, GA 31407
912-433-0462- w
912-966-6713 - f
 

PUBLICITY & PUBLIC RELATIONS
Meghan Welch
 
 
 
 
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
 
SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS
Jane Brown
 
 
 
 WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD
Ayanna Cato-Hawkins
GA State Univ. Best Practices
PO Box 3999
Atlanta, GA 30302
404-219-3068 - c
mwelch7@gsu.edu
 
OPEN
 
 
Care Solutions, Inc.
Vice President
1117 Perimeter Center West
Suite-300
 
Kids 'R' Kids International
1625 Executive Drive South
Duluth, GA 30096