Association Leadership
The Region 9 Head Start Association Board of Directors is comprised of representatives of four states – Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada – and individuals seated on the boards as friends. The board meets regularly, often attached to conferences and institutes. For a specific schedule of board meetings, contact the R9HSA office at (916) 259-0971 ext. 101 or email headstartr9@region9hsa.org
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (2020-2021)
Wassy Tesfa, Chair
Pacific Clinics Head Start/Early Head Start
Tiffany Alston, Vice Chair
Sunrise Children’s Foundation
Larry Campbell, Treasurer
Consultant
Bill Donaldson, Secretary
Mindful Insurance Solutions, Inc.
Denyse Cardoza, Ex-Officio
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STATE REPRESENTATIVES
ARIZONA
Natalie Alvarez
Greater Phoenix Urban League Head Start
Rosaisela Banuelos
City of Phoenix Head Start
Amy Corriveau
First Things First
Alicia Medina Dockens
Child Crisis Arizona
Kim Pollins
Booker T. Washington Child Development Center, Inc.
Glenda Herman
Maricopa County Early Education Division
CALIFORNIA
Rosalba Barragan
Neighborhood House Association
Damon Carson
Neighborhood House Association
Denise Lee
Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA) Head Start/Early Head Start
Mattie Mendez
Community Action Partnership of Madera County, Inc.
Wassy Tesfa
Pacific Clinics Head Start/Early Head Start
Colleen Versteeg
Orange County Head Start
HAWAII and OUTER PACIFIC
Stacy Brown
Family Support Services of West Hawaii
Ben Naki
Parents and Children Together HS/EHS Oahu
Cedrick Ondra
Family Support Services of West Hawaii
Silvia Sharrar
Parents and Children Together HS/EHS Oahu
Suzie Uyeda
Honolulu Community Action Program
NEVADA
Tiffany Alston
Sunrise Children’s Foundation
Cassie Calstrom
Little People Head Start
Lori Cox
Head Start/Early Head Start of Northeastern Nevada
Tameka Henry
Acelero Clark County Head Start
Jennifer Thornton
University of Nevada Reno, Early Head Start
Rory Sipp
Acelero Clark County Head Start
FRIENDS
Larry Campbell
Consultant
Bill Donaldson
Mindful Insurance Solutions, Inc.
Yvette Sanchez-Fuentes
Consultant
Dave Scahill
The Discovery Source
The Region 9 Head Start Association’s Board of Directors at the 2019 Family Engagement and Cultural Effectiveness Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii.
