Member Listing

Officers/Executive Committee

Shanté Martin, Chair, North Carolina Community College System
Dale Cousins, Vice Chair, Wake County Libraries
David Zonderman, PhD, Past Chair, North Carolina State University
Camille Schaffer, Treasurer - Finance Committee Chair
Arvelis Byrd, Secretary, Telamon Corp./Head Start
Dr. Mike Smith, Allocations Committee Chair, Western Wake Pediatrics
Carol Mitchell, Program Planning Committee Chair, Wake County Cooperative Extension

Active Members

Lorie Barnes, NC Association for the Education of Young Children
Sandy Dietrich, Wake Technical Community College
Shirley Herndon, Bright Beginnings Child Dev. Center
Mark Langford, Triangle United Way
Giang Le, Wake County Human Services
Marcia Mandel, PhD, Raleigh CDSA
Susan McCullen, Wake County Finance Department
Michele Miller-Cox, Discovery Space Family Child Care
Dr. Peter Morris, Wake County Human Services 
Ervin Portman, Wake County Board of Commissioners
Joe Stewart, NC Chamber of Commerce
Anthony Tata, Wake County Superintendent
Tyrone Williamson, City of Raleigh Finance Department

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Research shows that funding birth to five programs is the best way to maximize taxpayers' investments in education. Despite difficult economic conditions during the 2009-2010 fiscal year, and uncertainty in the lives of area families, Wake County SmartStart has worked diligently to support quality early child care services to families and children in the most need.