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 (2017-2019)

Wassy Tesfa, President
Pacific Clinics Head Start/Early Head Start

Alecia Jackson, Vice-President
Maricopa County Human Services Department

Jay Lerman, Treasurer
Consultant

Bill Donaldson, Secretary
Mindful Insurance Solutions, Inc.

Tameka Henry, Parliamentarian
Acelero Head Start, North Las Vegas

Denyse Cardoza, Past President
Placer Community Action Council/KidZKount

STATE REPRESENTATIVES

ARIZONA

Alecia Jackson
Maricopa County Human Services Department

Kim Pollins
Booker T. Washington Child Development Center, Inc.

Amy Corriveau
City of Phoenix Head Start

Larry Campbell
Catholic Charities Community Services Head Start and Early Head Start

CALIFORNIA

Denyse Cardoza
Placer Community Action Council/KidZKount

Bill Castellanos
Community Action Partnership of
San Luis Obispo County, Inc.

Damon Carson
Neighborhood House Association

Rosalba Barragan
Neighborhood House Association

Wassy Tesfa
Pacific Clinics Head Start/Early Head Start

Colleen Versteeg
Orange County Head Start

HAWAII and OUTER PACIFIC

Debbi Amaral
Maui Economic Opportunity

Carla Juarez
Parents and Children Together HS/EHS Oahu

Stacy Brown
Family Support Services of West Hawaii

NEVADA

Tiffany Alston
Sunrise Children’s Foundation

Tameka Henry
Acelero Clark County Head Start

Rory Sipp
Acelero Clark County Head Start

FRIENDS

Jay Lerman
Consultant

Bill Donaldson
Mindful Insurance Solutions, Inc.

Dave Scahill
The Discovery Source

R9HSA Board of Directors – Strategic Planning Retreat, Phoenix AZ, May 2017