Our Team
Meet Our Staff
Executive Director
ECE Career Advancement Team
Brenda Schramm​
Director for Early Childhood Educator Career Advancement
Erin Fairbanks
Administrative Coordinator
Mandi
Menard
ECE Program
Manager
Paula Nadeau
ECE Program
Manager
ECE Engagement Team
Beth Wallace
Director for Early Childhood Educator Engagement
Cory
Ayotte
Communications Specialist
Dacia Ostlund
ECE Engagement Program Manager
Emily Hough
ECE Intake
Program
Manager
Heather Duhamel
Higher Education Outreach Coordinator
Meg
Atwood
ECE Resource & Networks Manager
Sarah Gagne
ECE Workforce Development Manager
Professional Development Specialist
ECE Program Quality
Victoria Ward
Director for Early Childhood Education Program Quality
Brenda Metzler
ECE Program Manager,
Lead Quality
Support Specialist
Nichole Bearor
ECE Program Manager,
Lead Assessor
Abby
Fish
ECE Program Quality Support Specialist
Anne Simonds
ECE Program Quality Support Specialist
Arianna Van Houten
ECE Program Quality Support Specialist
Brenda Windhausen
ECE Program
Assessment Specialist
Deanna Murray
ECE Program Assessment Specialist
Evelyn Efinger
ECE Program Assessment Specialist
Jessica Williams
ECE Program Quality Support Specialist
Julie Buechler
ECE Program Quality Support Specialist
Krysta Griffith
ECE Program Quality Support Specialist
Operations
Heather Martin​
Director of
Operations
Anne
Caban
Non-Profit Grants &
Finance Manager
Samantha Smith
Operations and Administrative Coordinator
Jim
Kurfis
Accounting & Finance Manager
Meet Our Board of Directors: Officers
Christina Goodwin
President
Meghan Meszkat
President Elect
Kelley Todriff
Vice President
Rebecca Bishop Ware
Secretary
Danny Sawtelle
Treasurer
Meet Our Board of Directors:
Members at Large
Amber Bollman
Elizabeth Guilbeault
Kimberly Freeman
Sharon Easterling​
Want to Join Our Team?
View our current employment opportunities or contact us to become a VTAEYC Board Member