Staff
The following list includes Wake County Smart Start departments, staff and e-mail addresses. To contact a staff member, please call Wake County Smart Start directly at 919-851-9550.
Administration
Pamela Dowdy, Executive Director
Nancy Peck, Executive Assistant
Maggie Ortiz, Receptionist
Phyllis Barbour, Director of Community Relations
Elizabeth Weichel, Communications Coordinator
Finance
Gary Carr, Director of Finance
Gabrielle Barnard, MAC Accountant
Sue Bush, Accountant
Amanda Flater, Accounting Technician Payables
Liz Ziglar, Accounting Technician Payroll
Programs
Anna Troutman, Director of Programs
Sharon Clauss, Program Assistant
Pre-K
Joan Crutchfield, Pre-K Manager
Shalonda Holley, Pre-K Specialist
Taty Padilla, Pre-K Outreach Assistant
Taushau Wilkinson, Pre-K Enrollment Assistant
Irma Concepcion, Pre-K Program Assistant
Strategic Engagement Initiatives
Melinda Schlesinger, Manager, Strategic Engagement Initiatives
Sasha Gomez, Wake Connections Project Supervisor
Nora Ostler, Data and Technology Coordinator
Bryce McClamroch, Program Specialist
Nikki McDougald, Community Outreach Specialist
Caroline Janes, Community Outreach Coordinator
Debi Bartholomew, Program Specialist, Early Literacy
Early Childhood Initiatives
Carol Orji, Manager, Early Childhood Initiatives
Lynn Policastro, Healthy Initiatives Program Coordinator
Stephanie Jenkins, Quality Enhancement Specialist
Gina Soceanu, Quality Enhancement Specialist
Gwen Adair, Quality Enhancement Specialist