
Wisconsin Governor's Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC) 2023 Membership List
This is a current ECAC membership list.
Secretary Emilie Amundson
Council Co-chair
Department of Children and Families
Emilie.Amundson@wisconsin.gov
State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly
Council Co-chair
Department of Public Instruction
Jill.underly@dpi.wi.gov
John Ashley
Executive Director
Wisconsin Association of School Boards
jashley@wasb.org
Barbara Bales
Designee for Ray Cross
Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee – School of
Education
bbales@uwsa.edu
Priya Bhatia
Division Administrator - Division of Early Care and Education
priya.bhatia@wisconsin.gov
Salvador Carranza
Latino Education Council
scarranza@uwsa.edu
Jillian Clemens
Head Start State Collaboration Office Director
Department of Children and Families
Jillian.clemens@wisconsin.gov
Morna Foy
President
Wisconsin Technical College System
morna.foy@wtcsystem.edu
Eric Fulcomer
President
Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU)
eric.fulcomer@waicu.org
Peng Her
Consultant
peng.her@thehmonginstitute.org
Bianca Hill
President
Wisconsin Child Care Administrators' Association
bhill@tendercarechristian.org
Kia Kjensrud
Executive Director
Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and WIAAP Foundation
kkjensrud@wiaap.org
Lupe Martinez
President
UMOS
lupe.martinez@umos.org
Jose Martinez
Designee for Lupe Martinez
Vice President
UMOS
jose.martinez@umos.org
Kelly Matthews
Consultant
kmatthews@wisconsinearlychildhood.org
Jennie Mauer
Executive Director
Wisconsin Head Start Association
Jenniem@whsaonline.org
Suzette Mayotte
Program Director
Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council
SRembert@glitc.org
Charlene Mouille
President & CEO
United Way of Wisconsin
cmouille@unitedwaywi.org
Rebecca Murray
Executive Director
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board
rebecca.murray@wisconsin.gov
Kathy Mullally
Co-Director
Northwest Connection Family Resources
Kathy.mullally@ncfrwi.net
Lana Nenide
Executive Director
Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health
lnenide@wiaimh.org
Cailin O’Connor
Center for the Study of Social Policy
cailin.oconnor@cssp.org
Stephany Pruitt
Consultant
spruitt58@yahoo.com
Deborah Rathermel
Part C Coordinator
Department of Health Services
Deborah.Rathermel@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Katie Roberts
Designee for Morna Foy
Education Director – Hospitality, Human
Services & Education
Wisconsin Technical College System
Katie.Roberts@wtcsystem.edu
Ruth Schmidt
Executive Director
Wisconsin Early Childhood Association
ruschmidt@wisconsinearlychildhood.org
Mark Tyler
Retired
OEM Fabricators
MarkT@oemfab.com
Dea Wright
Director
City of Milwaukee Office of Early Childhood
Initiatives
dcwrigh@milwaukee.gov