GREAT START
COLLABORATIVE BOARD

Amy Galliers
Director

Ashley Ford
Parent Liaison
Southwest Regional Resource Center
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April Goodwin, Program Director
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Amy Lason, Quality Improvement Consultant
Branch Intermediate School District
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Kris Jenkins, Branch ISD Superintendent
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Cynthia Rowe, Early Education Coordinator/Head Start Director
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Diane Shiery, Business Manager
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Tonia Vorce, Accounts Receivable
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Suzanne Coco, Early On/Early Head Start Coordinator
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Jill Knaack, Education/Professional Development Specialist
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Jeanne Asher, Teacher Mentor/Curriculum Specialist
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Cody Blair, Education Coach
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Laurie Whitehead, Head Start/GSRP Center Manager
Child Abuse Prevention Awareness
of Branch County
Visit Facebook page HERE.
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Lori LaBundy, Director
Coldwater Community Schools
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Terry Whelan, Superintendent
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Clair Dean, Coldwater School Board Member
Branch County Community Foundation
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Colleen Knight, President and CEO
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Erica Heminger, Program and Donor Relations
Branch County United Way
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Kevin Sheppard, Director
Early Childhood Investment Corporation
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Mike Tighe, MELBA Project Manager
Pines Behavioral Health Services
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Jean Weber, Director of Outpatient Services
Michigan Department of Health
and Human Services – Branch County
https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs
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Kim Willis, Child Welfare & AP Program Manager
Branch County Health Department
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Rochelle Agar, School Health Educator
ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital
www.promedica.org/coldwater-regional-hospital/pages/default.aspx
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Kristin Smith, Director of Patient Experience
Branch County Coalition Against
Domestic and Sexual Violence
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Kim Hemker – Director
Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce
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Cayden Sparks, Executive Director
Board of Director Members are expected to:
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Agree and promote the mission and goals of the GSC; understand the purpose of the GSC, their role and responsibility as a member, and actively participate in planning and decision making;
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Attend or send formal representation to the GSC meetings on a regular basis; and commit resources and make decisions on behalf of the organization/agency (for organizational representatives).
Parent Coalition
Early Childhood Stakeholder
The Early Childhood Stakeholders are individuals, organizations, and/or groups that
have a vested interest in the success and welfare of the early childhood outcomes of our
community. This includes all parties that are directly affected by the success or failure of a child ages 0-8 years and their families, as well as those indirectly affected.