somali girlChild Care Choices of Parents of
English Language Learners

Funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children, Youth and Families, Office of Policy, Research and Evaluation

photograph Introduction • Scope of work • Methodology • Staff • Advisory Committee

New Americans Advisory Committee

Colorado

Jennifer Barton, Principal
Maria Mitchell Elementary School

Susana Cordova
Executive Director of Language,
Literacy and Cultural Studies
Denver Public Schools

Zulema Inai
Early Excellence Transition
Coordinator
Making Connections-Denver

Juanita Luevano, Parent

Al Martinez, Ph.D., Director,
Head Start Mayor's Office for
Education and Children

Stephen Stewart
Adult Education Program
Coordinator
Latin American Research and
Service Agency (LARASA)

Gladys W. Wilson
President and CEO
Qualistar Early Learning
Maine

Kevin Brewster, Kindergarten teacher
Howard C. Reiche Community School

Asmo Dol, Cultural Skills Trainer
Catholic Charities of Maine
Refugee & Immigration Services

Nyapeni Choul Doul
Parent-Community Specialist
Multilingual and Multicultural Center

Carolyn Drugge
State Child Care Administrator
State Head Start Collaboration Director
Office of Family Services,
Division of Early Childhood
Department of Health and Human Services

Linda Elias, Director
Child Care Connections

Marcia Gendron, Principal
Howard C. Reiche Community School

Joyce Kyllonen
Catholic Charities of Maine
Maine Family Child Care

Margie MacDonald, Program Coordinator
Multilingual and Multicultural Center

Louise Marsden
Child and Family Services Director
PROP

Deiga Mohammed, Teacher
East End Children's Workshop, PROP

Abdi Musa, Parent-Community Specialist
Multilingual and Multicultural Center

Wilfreid Plalum, Parent-Community Specialist
Multilingual and Multicultural Center

Pirun Sen, Parent-Community Specialist
Multilingual and Multicultural Center

Grace Valenzuela, Program Director
Multilingual and Multicultural Center