Member Listing

Officers

David Zonderman, PhD, Chair, North Carolina State University
Shanté Martin, Vice Chair, North Carolina Community College System
Donna Rutowski, Treasurer, DRI Corporation
Dale Cousins, Secretary, Wake County Libraries
Michael Weisel, Immediate Past Chair, Bailey & Dixon, LLP

Mary Ellen Anderson, Wake County Human Services
Nell Barnes, Learning Together
Arvelis Byrd, Telamon Corp./Head Start
Sandy Dietrich, Wake Technical Community College
Donna Hargens, Wake County Public School System
Shirley Herndon, Bright Beginnings Child Dev. Center
Giang Le, Wake County Human Services
Marcia Mandel, PhD, Raleigh CDSA
Michele Miller-Cox, Discovery Space Family Child Care
Carol Mitchell, Wake County Cooperative Extension
Dr. Peter Morris, Wake County Human Services 
Camille Schaffer, Wake County Finance Department
Dr. Mike Smith, Western Wake Pediatrics
Joe Stewart, NC Chamber of Commerce
Betty Lou Ward, Wake County Board of Commissioners

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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 2008-2009 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.