Early Childhood Program Committee
The Early Childhood Program Committee (ECPC) serves as an Executive Committee for the Early Childhood Education Center. It is chaired by the ECEC director. It is concerned with the academic functions of the ECEC and its relationship to the overall College of Education and Health and Human Services (CEHHS) and the Early Childhood Program.
The committee deals with such issues as teacher preparation and child studies at the ECEC, as well as program evaluation, and curriculum development. It also reviews and acts on parent petitions for exceptions to ECEC regulations on admission, tuition, etc. and makes recommendations on all aspects of Early Childhood Education Center functions. This committee negotiates difficulties and differences that arise between students, parents and teachers.
Committee members include the teachers of the classrooms, ECEC administrative staff and the cooperating CEHHS faculty members.
ECEC Advisory Board
The Advisory Board is appointed by the dean of The College of Education, Health, and Human Services (CEHHS), is chaired by the Center director and is composed of representatives of Center parents, the campus community, the outside community and the Center staff. It meets at least three times per school year to review Center operations and to advise the Center administration on policy matters. It also serves as a link between the CEHHS, the parents of children enrolled at the Center and the campus community.
Joshua Akers
CASL Assistant Professor of Social Sciences & ECEC Parent
jmakers@umich.edu
Carol & George Allard
ECEC Parent & CEF Family
allardg@live.com
Rayna Anderson
UM-Dearborn Academic and Resident Program
raynaqa@umich.edu
Eric Bacyinski
M Engage Director
ebacyins@umich.edu
Jennifer Bauer
CEHHS, Lecturer
jcbauer@umich.edu
Shareia Carter
Director of Women's Resource Center
snc@umich.edu
Jill Chochol
Executive Director Elementary at Dearborn Public Schools
chochoj@dearbornschools.org
Emily Cooprider
ECEC Administrative Assistant
egcoop@umich.edu
Sarah Davey
ECEC Interim Site Director, CEHHS Lecturer in Education Operations
scdavey@umich.edu
Kathy Filipiak
ECEC Site Director
kathfili@umich.edu
Ivy Forsythe-Brown
CASL Associate Professor of Sociology & Anthropology
ivyfb@umich.edu
Marni Hickey
Beaumont CEF Supervisor of Pediatric Rehabilitation
marni.hickey@beaumont.org
Dara Hill
CEHHS Associate Professor of Education Operations
kirdara@umich.edu
Seong Hong
ECEC Faculty Director 2012 - 2017
seong@umich.edu
Noel Hornbacher
UM-Dearborn Director of Financial Services
noelhorn@umich.edu
Sally Howell
CASL, Associate Professor History/Director of the Center for Arab American Studies
sfhowell@umich.edu
Ann Lampkin-Williams
Interim Dean, CEHHS
lampkin@umich.edu
Michael Latvis
UM-Dearborn Government Relations Manager
latvism@umich.edu
Michelle Leonard
CASL Psychology Professor & Former ECEC Parent
mtleon@umich.edu
Marilyn Miller
ECEC Special Needs Liaison
marilyna@umich.edu
Judith Modelski
Assistant to the Vice Chancellor Environmental Management & Student Life
judithmm@umich.edu
Eniso Ngwenya
ECEC Parent
emngwenya@gmail.com
Line Van Nieuwstadt
CECS, Associate Professor of Engineering Practice
linevn@umich.edu
Michelle O'Connor-Teklinski
Beaumont CEF Assistant Director
michelle.o'connor-teklinski@beaumont.org
Natalie & Ryan Reese
ECEC Parents & Parent Association President
nbrookin@gmail.com
Dawn Roult
UM-Dearborn Assistant Controller
dkross@umich.edu
Rana Saad
ECEC Parent & Former UM-Dearborn Education Student
saadr@dearbornschools.org
Raya Samet
CEHHS, Librarian
rsamet@umich.edu
Crystal Scott
COB, Associate Professor, Marketing
cjscott@umich.edu
Ann Serra
UM-Dearborn Foundation Relations
annserra@umich.edu
Nitya Sethuraman
CASL Associate Professor of Psychology
nitya@umich.edu
LaShorage Shaffer
ECEC Interim Faculty Director
lshaffe@umich.edu
Isha Smith
ECEC Financial Specialist
ishayvet@umich.edu
David Susko
Director, Environmental Interpretive Center
dsusko@umich.edu
Parent Association Committee
As a parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the ECEC you are automatically a member of the ECEC Parent Association. The Parent Association is recognized as having a special interest in the Center's operation. All Center parents are encouraged to participate in the Parent Association. The Association is an advocate for Center parent interests, has representatives on the Early Childhood Education Center Advisory Board, and contributes services and funds to the Center on a voluntary basis. In addition, the Parent Association awards scholarship funds annually to ECEC families.
Vanessa McLean-Bandli
President
umd-ececpa@umich.edu
Vice President
umd-ececpa@umich.edu
Kara Terrault-Triplett
Treasurer
umd-ececpa@umich.edu
Secretary
umd-ececpa@umich.edu