Presidents of NAEYC( continued)
1992 – 1994 |
Lilian G. Katz |
2010 – 2012 |
Stephanie Fanjul |
1994 – 1996 |
Jerlean E. Daniel |
2012 – 2014 |
Gera Jacobs |
1996 – 1998 |
Richard M. Clifford |
2014 – 2016 |
Carol Brunson Day |
1998 – 2000 |
Sharon Lynn Kagan |
2016 |
Deborah J. Cassidy |
2000 – 2002 |
Kathy R. Thornburg |
2016 – 2018 |
Tammy L. Mann |
OURPROUDHERITAGE
2002 – 2004 Jane Wiechel 2018 – 2020 Amy O’ Leary
2004 – 2005 Dwayne Crompton 2020 – 2022 Ann McClain Terrell
2005 – 2006 Josué Cruz 2022 – 2024 Natalie Vega O’ Neil
2006 – 2008 Anne Walsh Mitchell 2024-2026 Tonia R. Durden
2008 – 2010 Sue Russell 2026-2028 Nadia J. Jones
Executive Directors
1964 Cornelia“ Nell” Goldsmith, executive secretary
1966 Milton“ Milt” Akers
1973 Marilyn M. Smith
1999 Mark R. Ginsberg
2010 Jerlean Daniel
2013 Rhian Evans Allvin, executive director and later chief executive officer
2022 Michelle Kang, chief executive officer
Our Proud Heritage, coedited by Grace Jepkemboi Komol, PhD, and Jerry Aldridge, EdD, shares insights from the history of early childhood education to help educators develop teaching goals and objectives today. By considering the origins of ideas and programs, early childhood education professionals can better understand the present and make greater progress in the early childhood field.
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