EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

NASCCA is governed by a group of up to 25 state child care leaders on the Executive Committee. New members are added to the committee annually by invitation and approved by the group at large.

Chair
Lisa Brewer-Walraven, Director, Child Development and Care Program/Office of Great Start
MI Department of Health and Human Services

Vice Chair
Dr. Janice M. Molnar, PhD, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Child Care Services
NY State Office of Children and Family Services

Executive Committee Members 2019-2022

Region I (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)

State Representative
Marti Ilg, Deputy Director, Division of Economic and Housing Stability
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services

Region II (NJ, NY, PR, VI)

State Representative
Dr. Janice M. Molnar, PhD, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Child Care Services
NY State Office of Children and Family Services

Region III (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)

State Representative
Virginia Rebecca Ullrich, Director Office of Early Childhood Access and Enrollment

State Representative
Belvie Herbert, Social Service Senior Administrator, Division of Social Services
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services

State Representative
Steven Hicks, Assistant State Superintendent
Division of Early Childhood

Region IV (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)

State Representative
Chad Allgood, Director
Division of Early Childhood Care & Development

Region V (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)

State Representative
Lisa Brewer Walraven, Director

State Representative
Kirstin Chernawsky, Director
Division of Early Childhood

Region VI (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)

State Representative
Brittany Lee, Director
Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS)

State Representative
Reagan Miller, Division Director
Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS)

State Representative
Jamie Ledoux, Chief of Innovation
Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS)

Region VII (IA, KS, MS, NE)

State Representative
Vacant

Region VIII (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)

State Representative
Rebecca Banner, Office of Child Care
Utah Department of Workforce Services

State Representative
Nune Phillips, Assistant Director
UT Department of Workforce Services

Region IX (AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, GU)

State Representative
Lupe Jaime-Mileham, Deputy Director, Child Care and Development Division
CA Department of Social Services

State Representative
Mimari Hall, Federal Policy Manager
CA Department of Education

Region X (AK, ID, OR, WA)

State Representative
Matt Judge, Child Care Administrator
WA Department of Early Learning