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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