MEET OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS

​The project has a strong and diverse leadership team, a committed group of parents, and the enthusiastic support of community members. The Community Child Care Expansion Team was formed in 2018 to oversee the design and construction of this new community-wide child care solution for Addison County. The team includes the following local child care experts and others supporting the project:

​Otter Creek Child Center

• Linda January, Executive Director 
• Doumina Noonan, Children's Integrated Services, Specialized Child Care Services Coordinator, Board Member
• Trish Dougherty, Board Member

College Street Children's Center

• Lorie Mulcahy, Program Director

Champlain Valley Head Start

• Holly Moriglioni, Children’s Services and Professional Development Manager

Middlebury College

• David Provost, Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer
• Sue Ritter, J.D., Special Assistant to the President, Associate Secretary of the Corporation, Director of Community Relations
• Matthew Curran, Director of Business Services

Early Care and Learning Partnership, Inc. (ECLP)

• Cheryl Mitchell, PhD, founder and president of ECLP, founder of Addison County Parent Child Center and two other Addison County child care programs, 10 years in the Vermont State Agency of Human Services
• Johana "Jody" Brakeley, M.D., Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician, retired, Board Member
• Darla Senecal, Regional Director, Addison, Bennington, and Rutland Counties, Building Bright Futures, Board Member
• Kathryn Torres, Cofounder of Shine Literacy, South Africa, Board Member

Architect

• D.W. Arthur Associates, Architecture (initial design concept)

Additional Information:
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The Challenge in Addison County
The Solution: Community Child Care Expansion
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