Leadership Team
Meets every other month
Signed MOUs committing to aligning resources to the SRAP
Name | Organization |
Aletha Huston | Retired, UT Professor Emeritus in Family Studies |
Ami Cortez | AISD – Early Childhood Director |
Anna Lisa Conlin | Travis County HHS Planning |
Benjamin Kramer | KLRU – Director of Community Education |
Brook Freeland | Consultant, Public Policy and EMGA |
Cathy Doggett | Paradigm Shift |
Cynthia Gamez | City of Austin HHS |
Dawn Leach | ACC Child Development/ TAEYC |
Elizabeth Nelson | Consultant |
Katie Casstevens | AISD Director of Community Schools |
Kim Sidey | Austin Community Foundation |
Laura Koenig | E3 Alliance |
Mary Dunlap | Child Inc. Head Start |
Melanie Moore | Literacy Coalition of Central Texas |
Michelle Crawford | Workforce Solutions Contractor |
Nichole Aguirre | Manor ISD Early Childhood Director |
Rachel Farley | City of Austin HHS |
Raul Alvarez | CAN |
Stacey Shackelford | ACC Child Development |
Stephanie Bonnet Kramer | Pflugerville ISD Early Childhood Director |
Susan Helfeld | Workforce Solutions Board |
Susan Millea | Children’s Optimal Health |
Suzanne Hershey | Consultant, CommunitySync |
Tara Carmean | Travis County HHS Planning |
Laura Williamson | City of Austin HHS Policy |
Alison Bentley | United Way for Greater Austin, Data |
Cathy McHorse | United Way for Greater Austin, Early Education |
Joelynn Avendano | United Way for Greater Austin, Parent Leadership |
Shalyn Bravens | United Way for Greater Austin, Family Support |
Sue Carpenter | United Way for Greater Austin |
Work Groups
Ready Families
Family Support Network – facilitated by UWATX
2-Gen Network (adult ed indicator) – facilitated by UWATX
Project HOPES Leadership Team (home visiting, parent ed)
Ready Early Education
QC3 (Quality Child Care Collaborative) – facilitated by Workforce Solutions
Pre-K Workgroup – facilitated by Cathy Doggett, Paradigm Shift
Ready Health and Mental Health
Kids Living Well – facilitated Travis County
ECRC Data Committee (Developmental Screening & ACE screening) – E3 Alliance
GAVA Early Childhood Sector (CACFP) – facilitated by Joelynn Avendano, UWATX
Ready Communities
Early Childhood Council – facilitated by City of Austin
National League of Cities Early Childhood Team – facilitated by City of Austin
GAVA Early Childhood Sector (Parent Leadership)
Public Awareness – facilitated by Ben Kramer, KLRU