Voting Members
*Indicates co-chair
Representative Peggy Bennett, MN House of Representatives
Representative Liz Bolden, MN House of Representatives
*Shakira Bradshaw, Parent Children Under 5, Metropolitan; private early care and education program
Meghan Caine, Early Childhood Educator - Public School-based Early Childhood Program
Luciana Carballo, Family Child Care Program License Holder, 7 County Metropolitan Area
Kathleen Church, Family Child Care Program License Holder, Greater MN
Senator Karin Housley, MN State Senate
Patricia Ives, Director of Licensed Child Care Center, Greater MN
Brook LaFloe, Representative of a Federally Recognized Tribe with Expertise in Early Care and Education
*Jennifer Moses, Children's Cabinet Representative
Krystal Shatek, Director of Licensed Child Care Center, 7 County Metropolitan Area
*Sandy Simar, Early Childhood Educator - Head Start or Community Education Program
Johanna Villa - Licensed Child Care Center
Jayne Whiteford, Parent Children Under 5, Greater MN; public program
Senator Melissa Wiklund, MN State Senate
Non-voting members
Janell Bentz, Department of Revenue
Lydia Boerboom, Kids Count on Us Representative
Summer Bursch, Minnesota Association of Child Care Professionals (MACCP)
Oriane Casale, Department of Employment and Economic Development
Cyndi Cunningham, MN Child Care Provider Information Network
Siv Dobrovolny, Department of Labor and Industry
Barb Fabre, Indigenous Visioning Representative
Deb Fitzpatrick, Statewide Advocacy Organization
Karen Fogg, Department of Health
Kraig Gratke, Minnesota Head Start Association
Nancy Hafner, Faculty Representative who teaches Early Childhood Education in a Minnesota Institution of Higher Education
Debbie Hewitt, Department of Education
Ann McCully, Statewide Child Care Resource and Referral Network, known as Child Care Aware of Minnesota
Missy Okeson, Minnesota Initiative Foundations (MIFs)
Suzanne Pearl, Nationally Recognized Expert in Early Care and Education Financing
Clare Sanford, Minnesota Child Care Association
Rena Schlottach-Ratcliff, Management and Budget
Lauryn Schothorst, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Michelle Trelsted, MN Community Education Association
Tonia Villegas, Minnesota Association of County Social Services Administrators
Amy Walstien, Minnesota Business Partnership
Bharti Wahi, Department of Human Services
