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 (2019-2021)

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

Rosaisela Banuelos
City of Phoenix Head Start

Alicia Medina Dockens
Child Crisis Arizona

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

CALIFORNIA

Rosalba Barragan
Neighborhood House Association

Damon Carson
Neighborhood House Association

Yvette Sanchez Fuentes
Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo

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

Rory Sipp
Acelero Clark County Head Start

FRIENDS

Larry Campbell
Consultant

Bill Donaldson
Mindful Insurance Solutions, Inc.

Dave Scahill
The Discovery Source

R9HSA Board of Directors – 2018 Family Engagement and Cultural Effectiveness Conference – Maui, HI