HeadsUp! Reading Facutly

PARTNERS

HeadsUp! Reading Partners

HeadsUp! Reading is presented by the National Head Start Association in collaboration with RISE Learning Solutionstm and the Council for Professional Recognition. HUR is funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Heinz Endowments, The KnowledgeWorks Foundation, AT&T, the states of Ohio, Nebraska and Pennsylvania, and the California Children and Families Commission. For more information contact:


HeadsUp! Reading
1651 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 1 (800) 438-4888 Fax: 1 (703) 739-0878
hurfeedback@nhsa.org.

HeadsUp! Reading is a project of the HeadsUp! Network , a department of the National Head Start Association

To sign up for the HeadsUp! Network, go to http://www.heads-up.org/headsup/htdocs/signup.html



RISE Learning Solutions(tm)
RISE Learning Solutions is a leading national, non-profit organization that produces educational programming for adults who work with children. Since 1994, RISE Learning Solutions has utilized research-based information, broadcast technology, and adult learning methods to affect adults' and children's attitudes and behaviors.


Council for Professional Recognition

The Council works to improve the professional status of early childhood workers and helps to meet the growing need for qualified child care staff. Founded in 1985, the Council for Professional Recognition (the Council) is a nonprofit corporation in Washington, D.C. The Council’s mission is to increase the status and recognition of early care and education professionals who care for children from birth through 5 years of age in child care centers, family child care homes, and as home visitors.

 


HUROnline is designed and operated by
Puget Sound Educational Service District
Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) is a regional educational agency serving school districts and state-approved private schools in the Puget Sound region of Washington state. PSESD also operates the largest Head Start program in the Northwest.

 

PARTICIPATING STATES

California 
Pat Phipps
CAEYC
PO Box 160373
Sacramento, CA 95816-0373
Bus: (916) 486-7750.
Bus Fax: (916) 442-8053
pphipps@caeyc.org
Betsy Hiteshew
1127 22nd St. Unit A
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Bus: (310) 453-1147
Bus Fax: (310) 829-6898
E-mail: hiteshew_elizabeth@smc.edu
Paulina Escamilla-Vestal
4330 Auburn Blvd, Ste 2400
Sacramento, CA 95841
Bus: (916) 486-7750 , ext. 221
Bus Fax: (916) 486-7765
pvestal@caeyc.org
 
  
District of Columbia 
Beverly Jackson
DC Director of Collaboration
717 14th St. NW, Suite 650
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-727-8113
beverly.jackson@dc.gov
Craig Galloway
N. 441 4th St., NW
Suite 960
Washington DC.
202-727-8001
galloway_craig@hotmail.com
  
Illinois 
Gina Ruther
Illinois Department of Human Services
10 Collinsville Avenue, Room 203
East St. Louis, IL 62201-3005
Bus: (618) 583-2083
Bus Fax: (618) 583-2091
DHSD60A2@dhs.state.il.us
Linda Saterfield, Chief
IDHS Bureau of Child Care & Development
300 Iles Park Place
Springfield, IL 62762
Bus: 217-785-2559
Bus Fax: 217-524-6030
dhsd6501@dhs.state.il.us
Kay Henderson, Administrator
ISBE Early Childhood Programs
100 N. 1st Street
Springfield, IL 62777
Bus: 217-524-4835
Bus Fax: 217-785-7849
hhenders@isbe.net
Cindy Wall
Illinois Department of Human Services
Bureau of Child Care and Development
300 Iles Park Place
Springfield, IL 62762
Bus: 217-557-7818
FAX: 217-524-6030
DHSD60A9@dhs.state.il.us
Valerie Krajec
Associate Director at the Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA).
207 West Jefferson, Suite 503
Bloomington, IL 61701
Bus: (309) 829-5327
Bus. Fax: (309) 828-1808
vkrajec@ilchildcare.org
Kathy Ward-Cameron
Illinois HeadsUp! Reading Program Coordinator
799 Roosevelt Road,
Bldg 6, Suite 311
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
800-863-0499
kwardcameron@ilchildcare.org
  
Nebraska 
Harriet Egertson
Nebraska Dept of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4987
Bus: (402) 471-3184
E-mail: egertson@nde.state.ne.us
Carol Fichter
Early Childhood Training Center
6949 South 110th Street
Omaha, NE 68128-5722
402-597-4820
E-mail: cfichter@esu3.org
Mary Beth Sanwick
6949 S. 110th St.
Omaha, NE 68128-5722
Bus: (402) 597-4821
Bus Fax: (402) 471-0117
msanwick@esu3.org
Eleanor Kirkland
Head Start-State Collaboration Coordinator
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
Bus: (402) 471-3501
Bus Fax: (402) 471-0117
kirkland@nde.state.ne.us
  
Missouri 
Darin E. Preis
Missouri Head Start Collaboration Office
University of Missouri
3 Gentry Hall
Columbia, MO 65211-6280
Bus: (573) 884-3080
Bus Fax: (573) 884-0598
preisd@missouri.edu
Chris Groccia, Director
MO Head Start - State Collaboration Office
3 Gentry Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Bus: (573) 884-0579
(573) 884-0598
grocciac@missouri.edu
Ruth Flynn, Director of Early Childhood
Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
Bus: (573) 751-2095
rflynn@mail.dese.state.mo.us
JoAnne Ralston, Training Coordinator
Dept. of Health, Bureau of Child Care
912 Wildwood
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Bus: (573) 751-2450
Bus Fax: (573) 526-5345
RalstJ@mail.health.state.mo.us
  
Ohio 
Terrie Hare
Office of the Governor
65 E State Street, 9th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Bus: (614) 728-9435
Bus Fax: (614) 728-9441
haret@odjfs.state.oh.us
Barbara Hogan
Office of Early Childhood Education
Department of Education, State of Ohio
25 South Front Street, Rm 309
Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183
Bus: (614) 487-0267
Bus Fax: 614.728.2338
barb.hogan@ode.state.oh.us
Sandy Miller
Assistant Director,
Office of Early Childhood Education,
Ohio Department of Education
25 South Front St., Third Floor;
Columbus, OH 43215
Bus: (614) 466-0224
Bus Fax: 614.728.2338
sandy.miller@ode.state.oh.us
Mary Lou Rush
Division of Early Childhood Education
Department of Education, State of Ohio
65 South Front Street, Rm 309
Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183
Bus: (614) 466-0224
marylou.rush@ode.state.oh.us
Pamela Whitacre
RISE Learning Solutions, Inc.
10490 Taconic Terrace
Cincinnati, OH 45215
513-455-5605
whitacre@risetraining.org
Jane Wiechel
Department of Education, State of Ohio
65 South Front Street, Rm 309
Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183
Bus: (614) 466-0224
jane.wiechel@ode.state.oh.us
  
Pennsylvania 
Lynn Cromley
Center for Schools and Communities
1300 Market Street, Suite 301
Lemoyne, PA 17043
Bus: (717) 763-1661
lcrom@csiu-pa.org

Wendy Warner
Center for Schools and Communities
1300 Market Street, Suite 12
Lemoyne, PA 17043
Bus: (717) 763-1661
wwarner@csiu-pa.org

Karen Habel
DPW, OCYF- Bureau of Child Day Care
PO BOX 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675
Phone: (717) 787-8691
Fax: (717) 787-1529
khabel@dpw.state.pa.us
Kate Holod
DPW, OCYF- Bureau of Child Day Care
P.O. Box 2675-2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Bus: (717) 787-8691
kholod@dpw.state.pa.us
Beth Kough
DPW, OCYF- Bureau of Child Day Care
PO BOX 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675
Phone: (717) 705-6416
Fax: (717) 787-1529
bkough@dpw.state.pa.us
Kathy Yorkievitz
44 Butler Street
Harrisburg, PA
Bus: (717) 233-5050
Bus Fax: (717) 232-8482
kathy@paheadstart.org

If your state is interested in offering HeadsUp! Reading on a state-wide basis, contact Libby Doggett at 703-299-7513 or ldoggett@nhsa.org.

 


 

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

The colleges and universities listed below are currently offering HeadsUp! Reading for college credit. You must be enrolled with your college of choice before beginning the course in order to earn credit. Check with each college for their specific requirements.

COLLEGE

STATE

CONTACT

CONTACT INFO.

Mesa Community College

AZ

Dr. Gene Parrish/ James Rodriguez

480-461-6289

Northland Pioneer College

AZ

Claude Endsfield

520-524-7335

Allan Hancock College

CA

Susan Walsh

Swalsh@cacsb.com

American River College

CA

Aladrian Mack

916-753-4274

Cabrillo College

CA

Kim Sakamoto Steidl

831-479-6354

Chabot College

CA

Adrienne Hodsdon

510-723-7222

Child Development Center-East LA College

CA

Michael Simone

323-265-8789

Citrus Community College

CA

Shelley Hahn

626-914-8876

City College of San Francisco

CA

Susan Ruane

415-239-3172

College of Marin

CA

Peggy Dodge

415-459-2181

College of the Canyons

CA

Linda Crosby

661-259-7800

College of the Desert

CA

Dr. Mary E Nolan

760-776-0101

College of the Sequoias

CA

Mary Wright

559-737-4876

Columbia College

CA

Kathy Sullivan

209-588-5377

Fresno City College

CA

Diana Decker

559-442-8210

Gavilan College

CA

Marlene Bumgarner

408-848-4805

Glendale Community College

CA

Linda Manzano-Larsen

818-240-1000

Hartnell College

CA

Jeanne Hori-Garcia

831-759-6065

Kern Community College Dist/ Cerro Coso Com College

CA

Marcy O’Neal

760-384-6275

LA City College

CA

Kathleen Bimber

323-953-4253

Lassen Community College

CA

Elizabeth Elam

530-257-6181

Los Angeles County Office of Education/UCLA Extension

CA

Maida Hastings/Shirley Lee

310-825-1579/ 562-940-1761

Mendocino College

CA

Denise Lovdal-Johnson

707-467-5168

Merced College

CA

Sue Chappell

209-384-6334

Merced College, Los Banos Campus

CA

Barbara Penney

209-826-3431

Modesto Junior College

CA

Sandy Bucknell

209-575-6344

Monterey Peninsula

CA

Caroline Carney

831-646-4168

Mt. San Antonio College

CA

Doug Hughey

909-594-5611

Ohlone College

CA

Janice Jones

510-659-6000

Oxnard College

CA

Jeri Lupton

805-986-5800

Sacremento City College

CA

Laurie Perry

916-650-2953

San BernardinoValley College

CA

Susan Shimoff

909-888-6511

San Joaquin Delta College

CA

Linda Stoner

209-954-5516

Santa Monica College

CA

Gwen Dophna

310-434-4706

Solano Community College

CA

Doyleen McMurtry

707-864-7183

Southwestern College

CA

Glady C Barrett

619-421-6700

Taft College

CA

Leslie Dragoo

661-763-7850

West LA College

CA

Elizabeth Evans

310-287-4446

Yuba College

CA

Caroline Roady

530-458-0300

Yuba College

CA

Annette Goodly

530-634-4717

Yuba Community College

CA

Terri Hutton

530-634-4320

Trindad State Junior College

CO

Sadie Burns

719-589-1513

NOVA Southeastern University

FL

Wilma Melendez

800-986-3223x 8644

John Wood Community College

IL

Carolyn Warren

217-224-6664

Shawnee Community College

IL

Ruth Smith

618-634-3347

Western Illinois University

IL

Kathy Barclay

309-298-1961

Hazard Community College

KY

Donna R Britt, Ed.D.

606-436-5721 x 249

Nicholls State University

LA

Dr. Pam Kirkley

504-448-4690

Hannibal-LaGrange College

MO

Carol Bubch

573-221-3675

Penn Valley Community College

MO

Linda Bell

816-759-4626

Southeast Missouri State University

MO

Dr. Sharo Shafaie

573-651-2258

University of Missouri-St. Louis

MO

Dr. Susan Catapano

314-516-6632

University of Montana-Western

MT

Vickie Lansing

406-683-7537

Central Community College (Grand Island)

NE

Jeanne Webb

308-398-7476

Central Community College (Hastings)

NE

Karleen Beckman

402-461-2465

Central Community College (Platte)

NE

Penny Vollbracht

402-562-1298

Chadron State College

NE

Steve Taylor

308-432-6376

Concordia University

NE

Dr. Roberta Nelson

402-643-7474

Doane College

NE

Wilma Daddario

402-466-4774

Nebraska Indian Community College

NE

Sherrie Basse

402-837-5078

Northeast Community College

NE

Wayne Erickson/Sharyn Thomas

402-371-2020

Southeast Community College-Lincoln

NE

Alicia Baille

402-437-2404

University of NE at Lincoln

NE

Carolyn Edwards

402-472-1673

Wayne State College

NE

Jean Bloomenkamp/Carolyn Lynster

402-375-7511

Western Nebraska Community College (Sidney)

NE

Marcia Miller

308-254-5450

Western Nebraska Community College (Scottsbluff)

NE

David Cauble

308-635-6124

Western New Mexico University

NM

Berna Matteson

505-388-0455

Corning Community

NY

Gini Albertalli

607-962-9112

Central Ohio Technical College

OH

Regina Williams

740-366-9359

Cincinnati State Tech & Community College

OH

Crystal Bossard Chair, EC Prog.

513-569-4756

Clark State Comm. College

OH

Pam Healy

937-328-6113 or 6051

Edison Community College

OH

Cheryl Buecker

937-778-8600

Lima Technical College

OH

Susan Driggers-Hord

419-995-8823

Miami University

OH

Betsy Kirk

513-7273289

Muskingum Area Tech College

OH

Colleen Romito

740-454-2501 x 1292

Shawnee State University

OH

Barbara Trube

740-355-2290

University of Akron

OH

Terri Jo Swim

330-972-6150

University of Cincinnati

OH

Lisa Holstrom

888-ECLC-NOW

Western Oklahoma State College

OK

Janice Shera

580-477-7821

Rogue Community College

OR

Connie Denham

541-956-7053

Carlow College

PA

Roberta Schomburg

412-578-6312

Keystone College

PA

Dr. Francis Langan

570-945-5141 x 3904

Lehigh Carbon Community College

PA

Melanie Wursta

610-799-1523

Mt. Aloysius College

PA

Dr. Rob Breckenridge

814-886-6361

Central Carolina Technical College

SC

Pamela Dinkins

803-778-1961

 

 

 

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