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Who
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Vision
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Board
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WHO
WE ARE:
The Wisconsin Head
Start Association (WHSA) is a private not-for-profit membership organization
representing more than 16,000 children and upwards of 3,900 staff
composing the 56
Head Start/Early Head Start programs in Wisconsin. It is governed by an elected 15-member
Board of Directors composed of director, staff and parent representatives
and also includes the immediate past President of the Board.
WHSA works to continue to strengthen Head Start and Early Head Start
programs for the benefit of children and families through advocacy,
professional development, and strategic alliances.
Head Start is a federal program for preschool children primarily from low-income
families. A network of community-based, non-profit corporations, Indian
reservation governments, school districts, Cooperative Education Service
Agencies (CESAs), county government, and a university administer the Wisconsin
Head Start programs. Children who attend Head Start participate in a
variety of educational activities. They also receive free medical and
dental care, have healthy meals and snacks, and enjoy playing indoors
and outdoors in a safe setting. Head Start helps all children succeed. Services are offered to meet the special needs of children with disabilities. Most children in Head Start are between the ages of three and five years
old. Services are also available to infants and toddlers in selected
sites through the Early Head Start program option. In Wisconsin, 14
programs offer Early Head Start. Head Start and Early Head Start programs
promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development
of children and by extending health education, nutrition, social, and
other services to family members.
Head Start provides a comprehensive child development program for
young children and their families. The program areas include child health and
development, family and community partnerships, and program governance
and management. Head Start is family-centered and community-based,
providing developmentally appropriate activities for children and
support for parents in their work and child-rearing roles. Since its
inception in 1965, Head Start nationwide has served over 22 million children and their families. For fiscal year 2008,
Head Start was federally funded at over $6.8 billion
and served over 908,000 children and their families nationwide. In Wisconsin
during program year 2008, state and federal funding ensured
over 16,000 children and their families received the benefits
of participation in Head Start.
OUR VISION:
We are an association
of leaders dedicated to assuring the availability of comprehensive top quality services for children and families in our state. We will
accomplish this through advocacy, the delivery of professional development
services, and the creation of unique resources for people and organizations
committed to families.
WHSA BOARD
DIRECTORY :
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Name
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Board
Position and Committee Membership
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WHSA
Affiliate Position
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Program
Contact Information
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2010
Officers of the Board of Directors/Executive Committee
Members
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Mary Anne Wieland |
President
Ex-officio Membership to all
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At-Large
Member
Director Affiliate
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Jefferson County/CESA
2 Head Start
N3995 Annex Road
Jefferson, WI 53549-9655
w
920-674-5577
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June
Cheeks |
Vice-President
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Region V Representative
Parent Affiliate
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Social Development
Commission (SDC)
Northcott
Head Start - Delegate Agency
4041 N. Richards Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53212
w 414-906-2700
f 414-906-2754
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Julie Perkovich |
Secretary
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President
Director Affiliate |
Sheboygan
Human Rights Association Head Start
4350 Tower Drive
Sheboygan, WI 53081
w 920-458-1154
f 920-58-0451
jperkovich@hsshebco.org
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Cathy Howe Thwaits |
Immediate
Past President
Treasurer |
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Marathon County Child Development Agency, Inc. Head Start
720 Grant Street
Wausau, WI 54403
w 715-845-2947
f 715-845-0909
chowe@mccdahs.org
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Name
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Board
Position and Committee Membership
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WHSA
Affiliate Position
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Program
Contact Information
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Director
Affiliate Representatives
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Sharon Glessing
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Board
Member
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Vice-President |
CESA 11 Head Start & Early Head Start
225 Ostermann Drive
Turtle Lake, WI 54889-9191
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800-352-6283
f
715-986-2040
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Tim
Nolan |
Board Member |
Region V Representative |
National Centers for
Learning Excellence, Inc.
Head Start & Early
Head Start
N4W2200 Bluemound
Road
Waukesha, WI 53186
w 262-548-8080
f 262-548-8084
timfuture@aol.com
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Name
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Board
Position and Committee Membership
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WHSA
Affiliate Position
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Program
Contact Information
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Parent
Affiliate Representatives
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Herb Byers |
Board Member |
Recorder |
Social Development Commission
Head Start
4041 N. Richards Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53212
w
414-906-2700
f
414-906-2754
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Edward Colson |
Board Member |
Vice-President |
CAP
Services Head Start
5499 Hwy 10 East, Suite B
Stevens Point, WI 54481
w
715-343-7539
f
715-343-7521
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Sara Duncan
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Board
Member
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At-Large Member |
Sheboygan
Human Rights Association Head Start
4350 Tower
Drive
Sheboygan, WI 53081
w 920-458-1154
f
920-458-0451
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Jay
Maes |
Board Member
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President
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Western
Dairyland EOC Head Start
23140 Whitehall Road
P.O. Box 125
Independence, WI 54747
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715-985-2391
f 715-985-2581
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Name
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Board
Position
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WHSA
Affiliate Position
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Program
Contact Information
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Staff
Affiliate Representatives
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Cathy Adelman
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Board
Member
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President
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Sheboygan
Human Rights Association Head Start
4350 Tower
Drive
Sheboygan, WI 53081
w 920-458-1154
f
920-458-0451
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Pamela Cochran
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Board
Member
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Region V Representative
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Social Development Commission
Head Start
4041 N. Richards Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53212
w
414-906-2773
f
414-906-2754
pcochran@cr-sdc.org
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Shelby
Fetting
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Board
Member
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At-Large
Member (Affiliate's Recorder Position)
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Western
Dairyland EOC Head Start
23140 Whitehall Road
P.O. Box 125
Independence, WI 54747
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715-985-2391
f 715-985-2581
sfetwdhs@westerndairyland.org
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Kathy Gorrell |
Board Member |
At-Large Member |
Rock-Walworth Comprehensive Family
Services Head Start & Early Head Start
1221 Henry Avenue
Beloit, WI 53511
w 800-774-7778
f 608-299-1629
gorrel@att.net
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Jolee Zehren
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Board Member |
Vice-President |
Green Bay Area Public Schools Head Start
200 S. Broadway, #144
Green Bay, WI 54303
w 920-448-2226
f 920-448-2252
jzehren@greenbay.k12.wi.us
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Name
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Board
Position
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WHSA Position
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Contact Information
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Wisconsin Head Start Association Staff |
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Molly Kovarik |
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Assistant |
Wisconsin Head
Start Association
122 East Olin Avenue, Suite 110
Madison, WI 53703
w 608-442-6879
f 608-442-7672
kovarik@whsaonline.org |
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Shelley Cousin |
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Executive
Director |
Wisconsin Head
Start Association
122 East Olin Avenue, Suite 110
Madison, WI 53703
w 608-442-6879
f 608-442-7672
cousin@whsaonline.org |
CONTACT US:
Wisconsin Head Start Association
122 East Olin Avenue, Suite 110
Madison, WI 53713
Phone:
608-442-6879
Fax: 608-442-7672
Shelley Cousin, Executive Director
cousin@whsaonline.org
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