Staff

Cathy Grace, Ed.D.
Professor, Curriculum & Instruction
Founding Director, Early Childhood Institute
662-325-4836

Esther M. Howard, Ed.D.
Associate Director for Administration and Campus Initiatives
662-325-3855

Gail Lindsey, Ed.D.
Associate Director for Training, Assessment, and Mississippi Initiatives
662-325-4836

Sheri Anders, M.S.
Project Director
Mississippi Child Development Associate Scholarship Program
601-325-9832

Marlo Anderson
Office Associate
662-325-7065

Eileen Beazley, M.S.
Field Supervisor
Leaders in Literacy II
601-918-3672

Jennifer Bell, B.S.
Early Childhood Teacher
Aiken Village Preschool
662-325-3909

Lynn Bell, B.A.
Multimedia Producer
501-351-3137

Reba Betts 
Office Associate
662-325-3855

Crystal Blackmon
Field Supervisor
Mississippi Delta Early Learning Corps
601-278-1335

Gwen Blaine
Child Care Technical Assistant
Gilmore Early Learning Initiative
662-312-2409

Lucy Bryant, B.S.
Early Childhood Teacher
Aiken Village Preschool
662-325-3909

Stacy A. Callender, M.A.
Training Specialist
662-418-0888

Connie Clay, M.S.
Director
Mississippi Child Care Quality Step System
601-853-3972

Shawanda Collins, B.S.
Technical Assistance Specialist
Partners for Quality Child Care Project
601-717-0977

Tracy Cui, M.S.
Database Manager
662-325-2530

Vernitta Crawford, B.S.
Evaluator
Mississippi Child Care Quality Step System
662-325-4836

Lynn Darling, Ph.D.
Program Evaluator/Monitor
Mississippi Child Care Quality Step System
662-891-8734

Carl Henderson, B.S.
Technical Assistant
Mississippi Power Early Learning Program
601-467-8657

Cathy Hollingshed
Administrative Assistant
662-325-2367

Jessamine D. Huffman, M.S.
Evaluation Coordinator
662-325-9710

Jayme Jones
Technical Assistance Specialist
Partners for Quality Child Care
601-624-4886

JoAnn Kelly
Project Director
Horizon Project
662-871-0771

Debra Kleban
Purchasing Coordinator
662-325-2898

Annjo Lemons, B.A.
Project Director
Excel by Five
601-613-3072

Monica May, M.S.
Child Care Technical Assistant
Leaders in Literacy II
662-213-9039

Schanna McClintock
Project Accounts Specialist
662-325-1897

Kimberly McLeod
Vista Volunteer
662-325-3855

Irish Meaders
Child Care Technical Assistant
Gilmore Early Learning Initiative
662-315-1971

Daphne Miller
Child Care Technical Assistant
Gilmore Early Learning Initiative
662-803-2282

Vernitta Mosley, A.A.S.
Evaluator
Mississippi Child Care Quality Step System 
662-325-2030

Pamela Myrick-Mottley, M.Ed.
Mental Health Technical Assistant
Rebuilding after Katrina
601-466-7286

Cheryl Mueller, M.S.
Director
Mississippi Power Early Learning Program
601-520-3282

Merry Pennell, B.S.
Evaluator
Mississippi Child Care Quality Step System
662-418-7880

Charlotte Polk
Child Care Technical Assistant
Horizon Project
662-682-2606

Gena Puckett
Child Care Technical Assistant
Leaders in Literacy II
662-871-7291

Chavon Riddley, B.S.
Technical Assistant/Evaluator
Partners for Quality Child Care
601-896-8082

Deana Sanders
Child Care Technical Assistant
Leaders in Literacy II
504-258-0112

Charlene H. Smith
Evaluator
Mississippi Child Care Quality Step System
662-324-0720

Whitney Staggers
Research Assistant
Excel by Five
662-769-2240

Tina Sweeten, M.A.N.M.
Project Director
Mississippi Early Literacy Corps
662-325-2138

Cheryl Swoopes, M.S.
Research Associate II
662-325-2226

JoAnn Thomas, M.S.
Project Coordinator
Partners for Quality Child Care
662-325-2881

Nicole L. Thompson, Ph.D.
Coordinator
American Indian/Alaska Native
Early Learning Initiative
662-325-4867

Kimberly Triplett, Ed.S.
Field Supervisor/Training Coordinator
Leaders in Literacy
662-325-5116