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, Chair
Pacific Clinics Head Start/Early Head Start
Tiffany Alston, Vice Chair
Sunrise Children’s Foundation
Jay Lerman, Treasurer
Consultant
Bill Donaldson, Secretary
Mindful Insurance Solutions, Inc.
Tameka Henry, Parliamentarian
Acelero Head Start, North Las Vegas
Denyse Cardoza, Ex-Officio
Placer Community Action Council/KidZKount
STATE REPRESENTATIVES
ARIZONA
Rosa Banuelos
City of Phoenix
Larry Campbell
Catholic Charities Community Services Head Start and Early Head Start
Amy Corriveau
City of Phoenix Head Start
Kim Pollins
Booker T. Washington Child Development Center, Inc.
Mindy Zapata
Southwest Human Development
CALIFORNIA
Rosalba Barragan
Neighborhood House Association
Denyse Cardoza
Placer Community Action Council/KidZKount
Damon Carson
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
Stacy Brown
Family Support Services of West Hawaii
Carla Juarez
Parents and Children Together HS/EHS Oahu
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
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
Rory Sipp
Acelero Clark County Head Start
FRIENDS
Bill Donaldson
Mindful Insurance Solutions, Inc.
Jay Lerman
Consultant
Dave Scahill
The Discovery Source
R9HSA Board of Directors – 2018 Family Engagement and Cultural Effectiveness Conference – Maui, HI
