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- If you are a NAEHCY member, you are invited to participate in a NAEHCY Board of Directors conference call. Contact Tim Stahlke, Immediate Past President, for the call-in number and access code.
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Board of Directors
Executive Committee
President: Christina Endres (Indiana) — Bio
Immediate Past President: Tim Stahlke (Texas) — Bio
Vice President: Mattie McVey Lord (Arizona) — Bio
Secretary: Susana Vilardell (New York) — Bio
Treasurer: Danny Jones (Pennsylvania) — Bio
At-Large Members
Deborah Boone (South
Carolina) — Bio
Karen Fessler (Ohio) — Bio
Christine Hamlett (New Jersey) — Bio
Mary Herrington (Virginia) — Bio
Brenda J. Myers (South
Carolina) — Bio
Dana Scott (Colorado) — Bio
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Committee Chairs
Awards
Melinda Dyer (Washington) — Bio
Conference
Diana Bowman (North Carolina) — Bio
Tim Stahlke (Texas) — Bio
Development
Jared Stein, JD (New York) — Bio
LeTendre Education Fund
Patricia Popp, Ph.D.
(Virginia) — Bio
Membership
Elizabeth Hinz (Minnesota) — Bio
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Professional Staff
Policy Director and Media Contact
Barbara Duffield — Bio
4701 Connecticut Avenue, NW
#402
Washington, DC 20008-5625
Ph: (202) 364.7392
F: (202) 318.7523
: bduffield@naehcy.org
Webmaster
Christina Dukes — Bio
National Center for Homeless Education
P.O. Box 5367
Greensboro, NC 24735
Ph: (336) 574-8729
F: (336) 574-8729 (call before faxing)
cdukes@serve.org
Business Manager
Darlyne Erickson — Bio
National Association for the Education of Homeless
Children and Youth
P.O. Box 26274
Minneapolis, MN 55426
Ph: (763) 545-0064
F: (612) 605-3331
: info@naehcy.org
Counsel
Patricia Julianelle, JD — Bio
: pjulianelle@naehcy.org
Communications Director
Jodi Mincemoyer — Bio
2925 Noble Avenue
Richmond, VA 23222
Ph: (804) 447-3490
jodim@naehcy.org
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Bios
Executive Committee
Christina Endres, President,
has been the McKinney-Vento State Coordinator for Homeless Education
for Indiana since 2001. Prior
to that, she worked in a variety of direct service agencies focusing
mainly on mental health and family preservation where she provided mentoring,
counseling, and family preservation assistance to teenagers. Working
for both not-for-profit and for-profit agencies has provided great insight
when trying to negotiate on behalf of homeless children. Recently, Christina
also accepted duties as the Even Start coordinator. She completed a BA
in psychology at Earlham College and has a Master's degree in social
work from Indiana University.
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Tim Stahlke, Immediate Past President, is a senior
program coordinator for the Texas Homeless Education Office. Among other
responsibilities, Tim conducts training for educators, school administrators,
and parents about the laws and rules regarding the education of highly
mobile and homeless children, resolves school enrollment and attendance
complaints regarding students experiencing homelessness, addresses legislative
issues that have an impact on children and youth in homeless situations, and provides
assistance to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act discretionary
grant recipients in Texas. Born and raised in Central America, Tim has
language and cultural skills well-suited for the changing communities across
the country, especially in major urban areas. Prior to working at the Dana Center,
he worked in South Texas with Colonia, immigrant/refugee programs,
and multiple-county human service initiatives. He has also worked with
urban renewal and family/youth intervention programs in Kansas City, Missouri and
El Paso, Texas.
Professional interests have involved Tim in NAEHCY, conflict resolution
and management training, administration of small groups, planning processes,
and adult education and distance learning. He has received the Staff
Excellence Award from the Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at
The University of Texas at Austin, the Sandra Neese Lifetime Achievement
Award from NAEHCY, the President's Award from the Texas Homeless Network,
and is a recent graduate of Leadership Austin. Tim serves on the board
of the Texas Homeless Network and is a construction coordinator for the
Austin Habitat for Humanity affiliate.
Tim holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in religion, sociology, biology, and classical languages from Baylor University and a Master of Divinity with a concentration in counseling and biblical archaeology from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. He also holds a Certificate in Non-Profit Management from the University of Texas at Austin.
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Susana Vilardell, Secretary is the Senior Program Manager for Students in Temporary Housing (STH) in the New York City Department of Education. In that role, Susana takes the lead on policy and planning for the STH Program and is responsible for the development, administration, monitoring, evaluation, and budget of the STH program citywide. Susana works closely with STH Liaisons in each borough in a cross-functional manner to improve delivery of services to homeless students in schools and shelters. Susana conducts training for school administrators, educators, STH staff (over 125 staff members), and parents about the educational rights of homeless children and youth, implementation of the McKinney Vento Act, and procedures to address the unique needs of the STH population. Furthermore, Susana manages the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grant Application process for NYC’s 32 Community Schools Districts and allocates AIDP (Attendance Intervention Dropout Prevention) funds, which provide funding to approximately 150 shelters and over 20,000 homeless students. She serves as the key liaison between the DOE and other NYC partner agencies to increase collaboration and improve the quality of programs and services.
Susana holds a BA in social work from University of Texas at El Paso and has a Master's degree in public administration from City University of New York. She was a National Urban Fellow and completed a 14-month Executive Leadership Development program in public policy and administration with government agencies and not-for-profit organizations.
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Mattie McVey Lord, Vice President,
currently serves as the State Homeless Coordinator at the Arizona Department
of Economic Security. Her office addresses the issue of homelessness by
providing coordination and assistance to organizations that help individuals
and families experiencing homelessness. Previously, Mattie served as the
State Coordinator for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth at the
Arizona Department of Education and for ten years as a public school teacher.
In addition to teaching, Mattie's career has allowed her to coordinate
programs for various assessments, professional development, English Language
Learners, and Gifted services.
Mattie holds a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University
of Arizona and a Masters in Education with a Curriculum & Instruction
focus from Chapman University.
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Danny Jones, Treasurer, is Coordinator of Student Assistance Programs for the Erie City School District and serves as the homeless liaison and a McKinney-Vento funded program coordinator. He works with school staff to address barriers to learning through school-based student assistance programs (e.g., mental health counseling, interventions, bully prevention, etc.)
Danny serves on a variety of community boards, including the United
Way, Greater Erie Community Action Committee, Erie Community Foundation
Advisory Committee, Community Access Television, St. Mary's Home, Erie
Conference on African American Affairs, Junior Achievement of NW Pennsylvania,
State SAP advisory committee, Erie County Policy and Planning Council & Erie
County Drug and Alcohol Coalition.
He has a BS in psychology from the University of Pittsburgh and has
completed Master's level coursework in counseling at Edinboro University
(Edinboro, PA). Since the late 70's, Danny has been electrifying
audiences of his radio jazz show as Mr. J., which is offered through
a local college station. In addition, Danny enjoys golf, traveling, hanging
with friends and going to jazz concerts. Danny and his wife, Angela, live in Erie, Pennsylvania, with their dog, Coco.
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At-Large Members
Deborah Boone, At-Large Member, has served as the McKinney-Vento Coordinator in Richland County School District One for nearly 15 years. The Parents and Students Succeed (PASS) Project is Richland One’s homeless initiative. PASS is a comprehensive program that utilizes district and community resources to help students succeed. Under her capable leadership, the needs of students and families experiencing homelessness are being met on a daily basis. Deborah has served on numerous state, community and district-wide committees/advisory boards. She is the past chair of the local continuum of care and serves on the Board of Directors for two area homeless shelters.
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Karen Fessler, At-Large Member, is Director of Project Connect, the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth program, for the Cincinnati Public School System. Prior to that, she taught at-risk youth in the schools and served as Adolescent Manager for Project Connect. In her career, Karen has worked with thousands of young people, keeping them connected to their education, helping them to overcome barriers and obstacles, and supporting their goals and dreams. She has worked with advocates at the state and national levels on issues affecting homeless unaccompanied youth. She participated in the development of the Emmy winning documentary, America’s Invisible Children, and received “America’s Unsung Heroes” award. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from the University of Cincinnati (GO BEARCATS!) and a Master’s Degree in Education from Xavier University.
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Christine Hamlett, At-Large Member,
is the supervisor of attendance in Newark, the largest school district in New Jersey. She has served as the Newark Public School District Homeless Liaison since 2006. In that role, Christine leads a department of more than 70 attendance counselors and staff, including those in the Homeless Unit. The staff of the Homeless Unit work tirelessly to provide barrier free opportunities, learning activities, and enrollment for all students who are displaced, homeless or unaccompanied children and youth. The district’s McKinney-Vento program operates an after school tutoring program, collaborates with other agencies in the school and community to serve students. They celebrate their accomplishments with an Annual Homeless Dinner and Scholarship Award Program to recognize and parents and students who are homeless but persevere to stay in school.
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Mary Herrington, At-Large Member,
coordinates an educational program for children, youth and families who are experiencing homelessness in Richmond City Public Schools, Chesterfield County Schools, and Petersburg City Schools. She has experience as a group facilitator and provides parenting groups and relationship groups on a weekly basis in the Richmond-area shelters for homeless men and women. She has presented at various local, state, and national conferences on homeless education program development and designing and implementing parenting programs for homeless families. Mary has designed a parenting curriculum that she uses in her trainings. She is a certified facilitator for the Nurturing Program and has used the Nurturing Program for Parents and the School Nurturing Program for parents and students in Richmond Public Schools. In addition, Mary is in private practice in Richmond, providing therapeutic services to individuals, couples, and families.
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Brenda J. Myers, At-Large Member,
is the State Coordinator of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Program
at the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) in the Office of
Youth Services. She is a native of Richmond, Virginia. Brenda received
her Bachelor's Degree from the University of South Carolina (Columbia).
Prior to her current position, she served as the Youth Court Coordinator
for the SCDE. She was a Paralegal for Richland County Department of Social
Services (DSS) Legal Department. Also while at DSS, Brenda served as a
caseworker in the Child Protective Services division and as a caseworker
in the Medicaid division.
As State Coordinator for Homeless Education, her primary responsibility
is overseeing compliance of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance
Act; Subtitle B of title VII, in South Carolina's public school districts,
ensuring that homeless children and youths are given equal access to quality public education, including preschool education. Brenda provides training and
technical assistance to homeless liaisons, school personnel, service providers,
faith-based organizations, and any other agencies that request it.
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Dana Scott, At-Large Member,
is a senior consultant in the Prevention Initiatives Unit at the Colorado
Department
of Education. As State Coordinator for the Education of Homeless Children
and Youth, she works with school districts and community agencies statewide
to remove educational barriers and to provide educational and support services
to children, youth, and their families who experience homelessness. Dana
has eight years of experience working with homeless issues in the public
and nonprofit sectors and was principal writer for Denver's 10 Year Plan
to End Homelessness. She has an additional seven years of experience as
a
program officer at the Daniels Fund, LMC Community Foundation and El Pomar
Foundation. Dana also serves on the Board of Directors for Families and
Allies Working Together. In addition, she is a member of the Colorado Interagency
Council on Homelessness (ICH), the Colorado Special Education Advisory
Council, the Colorado Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Intervention,
Denver's Commission to End Homelessness, and the Colorado Advisory
Committee on Homeless Youth.
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Committee Chairs
Melinda Dyer, Awards Chair, is the Washington State Coordinator for the McKinney-Vento Education of Homeless Children and Youth Program and has served in that capacity since 1995. Prior to her employment with the State of Washington, Melinda was a classroom teacher at the secondary level, teaching health, reading and language arts. Melinda earned a BS in Education and an MEd in Health Education, both from Oregon State University. Melinda has served on the NAEHCY Board since 1999 as the chair of the Awards and Nominations Committee.
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Diana Bowman, Conference Co-Chair, directs
the National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) at the SERVE Center at
the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. Funded
by the U.S. Department of Education, NCHE provides information and resources
to help educators, service providers, and other stakeholders improve educational
opportunities for children and youth experiencing homelessness. Diana has
presented workshops on meeting the educational needs of homeless children
and youth at national and state conferences and has conducted trainings
for local homeless education liaisons across the nation. She has facilitated
national symposia on the transportation needs of homeless children and
youth, collaboration between Title I and homeless education programs, and
the role and responsibilities of state coordinators for homeless education
in implementing the McKinney-Vento Act. She has authored a variety of practitioner-oriented
publications and articles in the areas of homeless education, collaborative
program planning, and meeting the needs of children at risk. Formerly,
Diana was employed at Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL) in Charleston,
West Virginia, where her responsibilities included program coordination
and strategic planning to help schools and school districts address the
needs of at-risk children. Before her work at AEL, Diana worked in various
classroom settings with at-risk children and youth and conducted workshops
on adult literacy. She holds a Master's degree in public administration
from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (MA), Master's
degrees from Marshall University (WV) and the University of Akron (OH),
and a Bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary (VA).
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Jared Stein, Development Chair,
is the Associate Director of the New York State Technical and Education
Assistance Center for Homeless Students (NYS-TEACHS). He facilitates workshops
regarding the McKinney-Vento Act and related New York State laws for school
district administrators, social service providers and advocates throughout
New York State. NYS-TEACHS is funded by the New York State Education Department
and is housed at Advocates for Children of New York, a not-for-profit organization
that works to ensure the provision of appropriate educational services
to the most vulnerable students within New York's public school system.
Prior to becoming Associate Director of NYS-TEACHS, he was a staff attorney
at Advocates for Children and provided legal representation to parents
of children with special needs. Jared graduated with a BS from Cornell
University. He earned both a JD and aMaster's in social
work at the University of Michigan,
during which time he also served as Hotline Supervisor at the Ozone House,
a Guardian ad Litem in the Child Advocacy Law Clinic, and a Social Work
Intern at the Huron Valley Child Guidance Clinic. He is admitted to the
New York State and Commonwealth of Massachusetts bars.
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Patricia Popp, LeTendre
Education Fund Chair, is the State Coordinator for the
Education of Homeless Children and Youth, Project HOPE - Virginia,
a collaborative initiative between The College of William and Mary
and the Virginia Department of Education. Pat is a part-time professor
for the Curriculum and Instruction Department at The College of William
and Mary. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Policy, Planning, and
Leadership with an emphasis in Special Education at The College of
William and Mary, her Master's degree in learning disabilities at Virginia
Commonwealth University, and her Bachelor's degree in elementary and
special education at Boston University. Areas of interest and research
include collaboration, children and youth experiencing homelessness
and other forms of mobility, and students with disabilities. She is
a past president of the Virginia Council for Learning Disabilities
and past president of NAEHCY.
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Elizabeth Hinz, Membership Chair,
is the District Liaison for Homeless and Highly Mobile Students for Minneapolis
Public Schools (MPS). Her responsibilities with MPS have included design and
management of the school district's student placement system; management
of desegregation policy, strategic planning and city-county project liaison.
Hinz is co-author and coordinator of the Kids Mobility Study, has
published articles and spoken at national forums about student mobility, homelessness
and student achievement, and consulted on a student mobility study for the
Columbus, Ohio Community Foundation. She is one of the initiators of the project It's
All About the Kids, a partnership to provide stable housing and stable
school communities for children with MPS, the Public Housing Authority, City
of Minneapolis, and Lutheran Social Services. Elizabeth has a Master's degree in social
work from the University
of Minnesota and worked in urban planning prior to becoming a school administrator.
Her son attends Lewis & Clark College, and her husband directs Community
Learning International, an NGO based in Laos.
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Professional Staff
Barbara Duffield, Policy Director,
began her involvement in homeless issues in 1990 as a tutor for homeless
children in Washington, DC. She subsequently joined the National Coalition
for the Homeless (NCH) and served as Director of Education for NCH from
1994-2003, working closely with educators, service providers, federal agencies
and Congressional offices to strengthen policy and practice on children’s issues. Barbara has conducted hundreds of trainings around the United States for school districts, community organizations, and local, state, and national groups to assist in the implementation of the McKinney-Vento Act. She is a frequently-quoted source in print media, and has appeared on television and radio news programs to discuss issues relating to homeless children. In addition, she has published several academic articles on policy and advocacy issues relating to the education of homeless children and youth. She is co-author of Educating Children Without Housing, published by the American Bar Association.
In addition to her work with NAEHCY and NCH, Barbara is a founding and continuing Advisory Committee member for the LeTendre Education Fund for Homeless Children, which provides scholarships for homeless and formerly homeless young people who wish to pursue post-secondary education. Barbara also serves on the Board of the National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness.
Barbara Duffield was born and raised in Michigan, and she received her
Bachelor's degree summa cum laude in Political Science from the
University of Michigan.
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Christina Dukes, Webmaster, has
worked at the National Center for Homeless Education
(NCHE) at the SERVE Center since 2003, using her knowledge of highly-mobile
lifestyles to help schools and homeless families learn about the educational
rights
of
children
and
youth experiencing homelessness. She also oversees many of NCHE's technology
activities, including maintaining the NCHE website and facilitating online
trainings. Christina began working at the SERVE Center in October 2000
for the Anchor School Project, a migrant technology project funded through
the Office of Migrant Education. She taught technology to migrant
families to help the children excel in school and help the parents acquire
skills that would increase their employability and knowledge of English.
She then worked for Project Kaleidoscope, a 21st Century Community Learning
Center grant serving families in southwest Florida. Kaleidoscope provided
extended-day learning activities throughout the county, including after-school
and family literacy programs. Christina was born in South Carolina but
has spent most of her life living in South Florida. She received a BA
in Spanish from Tulane University and an MA in Latin American Studies
from Vanderbilt University.
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Darlyne Erickson, Business Manager, is a Certified
Association Executive (CAE) who manages NAEHCY's conference and association
logistics, along with several other organizations. She has worked with
non-profit associations for the past 17 years as a business manager,
and has also volunteered for several organizations starting 25 years
ago with Women for Change, Inc. and Girl's Club of Dallas.
Since 1990, Darlyne has participated with a non-profit group called the Minneapolis Aqua Jesters, a group of clowns! She lives in St. Louis Park, MN, a western suburb of Minneapolis, and is the single mother of a 26 year old son. She enjoys bicycling and golf in the summer, and hibernating in the Minnesota winters. Darlyne has called New York City, Columbia, SC, and Dallas, TX, home but returned to Minneapolis 24 years ago.
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Patricia Julianelle, Counsel, works as an independent Legal Consultant for state and local governments and non-profit organizations, including the National Center for Homeless Education. Formerly, Patricia was staff attorney and Acting Legal Director at the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty in Washington, DC.
Patricia advises attorneys, educators, and policymakers across the country
on the rights of children and youth experiencing homelessness and works
to enforce those rights through direct advocacy, education and outreach,
and legislative advocacy. Patricia has conducted workshops on the rights
of children and youth at national, state and local conferences. She
has written articles for the Children's Legal Rights Journal, Journal
of Negro Education, and the Journal of Poverty Law and
has co-authored two books, one of which, Educating Children Without
Housing, was published by the American Bar Association. Patricia is also a founding board member of a nonprofit education organization in Santiago, Chile.
Patricia has served for six years on the American Bar Association's
Commission on Homelessness & Poverty. A former Deputy Monitor for
the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and special education
attorney, Patricia graduated from Yale University and received her JD summa
cum laude from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark
College.
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Jodi Mincemoyer, Communications Director, coordinates NAEHCY’s outreach efforts, including the monthly e-news, The BEAM; annual reporting; and the Annual Conference. She worked most recently as Grants Administrator at Project HOPE-Virginia, the Office of the State Coordinator for Homeless Education, 2002-2008, where she provided technical assistance to homeless education liaisons in Virginia and directed outreach efforts. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Richmond Behavioral Health Authority, a public entity serving community needs in mental health, intellectual disabilities, and substance abuse. She is a member of the governing board of Virginia Organizing Project, a private nonprofit devoted to community organizing.
A native of rural Pennsylvania, Jodi received a BA from The College of William and Mary and a Master's degree in social
work at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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