CT Early Childhood Alliance
Steering Committee
The Alliance’s Steering Committee is made up of representatives
from the our member organizations.
The Steering Committee serves to advise Alliance staff on major initiatives and projects that will impact the organization as a whole.
The 2024-2025 Steering Committee is listed below.
Officers
Co-Chair:
Local Organization
Mary Oster
Early Childhood Coordinator,
City of Norwalk, CT
Co-Chair:
Statewide Organization
Jade Thomas
CT Policy Specialist,
All Our Kin
“Health” Voice
Janet Stolfi Alfano
Chief Executive Officer,
The Diaper Bank of Connecticut
Treasurer
Janet Stolfi Alfano
Chief Executive Officer,
The Diaper Bank of CT
Standing Committee Chairs
Membership-Nomination Committee
Chris Badenhop
School Readiness Liaison
New Britain, CT
Edie Reichard
Director,
Sleeping Giant Day Care
Vice Chair
Emily Byrne
Executive Director,
CT Voices for Children
Advocacy Committee
Adrean E. Rodriguez,
Organizing & Childcare Director
CSEA/SEIU Local 2001
Steering Committee Voices
In addition to our officers and standing committee chairs, the Alliance Steering Committee is also made up of five “voices” that represent the following domains of early childhood.
“Parent” Voice
Chelsey Harris
Director of Children & Family Innovation,
Waterbury Bridge to Success
“Early Care & Education” Voices
Krista Pisano
School Readiness Liaison
Waterbury, CT
Sheryl Sadinsky
Coordinator,
Hamden’s Partnership for Young Children
“Economic Security” Voice
Daniel Fitzmaurice
Director of Advocacy,
United Way of Connecticut
“Child & Family Development” Voice
Joanne Kelleher
Director,
Early Childhood Collaborative of Southington
“Early Childhood Direct Services” Voice
Maegan Adams
Executive Director of Operations,
Bristol Child Development Center
General Members
David Morgan
President/CEO,
TEAM, Inc.
Carmelita Valencia-Daye
Professor of Early Childhood Education,
CT State Community College
Bill Okwuosa
Director,
Good Child
Development Center
Ex-Officio Members
Jeff Daniels
Policy Consultant,
Retired
Gail Nolan
Director,
Alliance for Bloomfield’s Children
Karen Rainville
Executive Director
CTAEYC