Our Community Advisory Board
LENA envisions a world where every child benefits from positive relationships full of responsive interactions. Through this board, we seek to ensure that the diverse voices of those using LENA technology and programs and those in the broader early childhood community inform key strategic decisions at LENA.
Board members
Rob Duncan, PhD
Associate Professor in Human Development and Family Studies
Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado
`Pilar Fort
Bilingual Certification Facilitator
Program for Infant/Toddler Care Trainer Institute,
PITC/WestEd
Early Childhood Care and Development Consultant
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Linda González, MA,
IMH-E®
Special Program Coordinator
Early Learning Coalition of Orange
County
Orlando, Florida
Eva Jenkins, MEd, ECFA
Preschool Specialist
Hixson United Methodist Church,
Child Development Center
Hixon, Tennessee
Lauren Loquasto, PhD
Chief Academic Officer
Goddard Schools
Roswell, Georgia
Rebecca Parlakian
Senior Director of Programs
ZERO TO THREE
Rockville, Maryland
TaWanda Payton, MEd, IECMH-E®
Education Coordinator
Porter-Leath
NEXT Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Whitney Pesek, JD
Senior Director of Federal Child Care Policy
National Women's Law Center
Washington, D.C.
Jamie Rayford
Chief Operating Officer
Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce
Batesville, Arkansas
Kelly Slade
Professional Development
Coordinator
Ohio Child Care Resource & Referral
Association, (OCCRRA)
Columbus, Ohio
Maisah Williams-Foote
Community Development Manager
The Council for Professional Recognition
Washington, D.C.
Brigitte Willis
FCC Director
Better Day CLC
President-Elect, ECE Advocate
Georgia AEYC
Grovetown, Georgia
Janelle Wydeven
LENA Specialist
YW Calgary
Alberta, Canada