PennAEYC

Name:  Lehigh and Northampton Association for the Education of Young Children

Geographic Area: Lehigh and Northampton Counties

Number of Members: 275

Board Composition:

President—Susan Lavelle

President Elect—Tina Soffera

Treasurer/Consultant—Terry Thomas

Accreditation Chair—Joyce Lange

Secretary—Jessica Filchner

Membership VP—Gail Reaser

Board Members:

Many of our board members also hold positions

at the state level (PennAEYC).

Terry Thomas—President of PennAEYC

Susan Lavelle—VP, Chapter support

Pat Hunter—Treasurer

Erika Frantz—LANAEYC Representative

Annual Activities:  LANAEYC Conference in March, Director’s Institute in December, Scholarships to Northampton Community College and Lehigh Carbon Community College for ECE students that have exemplinary grades, show leadership in ECE and show involvement in ECE.

Meeting Schedule:  LANAEYC meets on a Tuesday evening, monthly, at Wegman’s café in Bethlehem, 2^nd floor at 6:30PM.

Contact Info:  You may contact Susan Lavelle at mike.lavelle@philips.com or Terry Thomas at tata47@earthlink.net  or refer to our website, www.lanaeyc.com.

Other:  We are looking forward to exploring more in the line of professional development for our members in the future as well as a roundtable discussion forum for directors to discuss various topics.  Look for exciting information on our website!

 Member Testimonials

 
“As a single mother of two children, one being a child who has disabilities, [college] was not always an easy journey. Still, I knew it could be done— DVAEYC and I just did it!”
Kimrenee Coaxum, M.Ed., Director, Young World Early Learning Center and DVAEYC Career Advising Client
 
“I was apprehensive about participating in Action Day because I had never done anything like this before.  Then it finally hit me that all these legislators work for me—and they should be attentive and respectful.  They need to hear from me and understand what I believe is in the best interest of our community.”
Sarah Dye, Executive Director, Seton Hill Child Services
 
“Our center quality has improved tremendously.
We started as a STAR 1, and now we are a STAR 3 center, and it’s all because of the DVAEYC Quality Improvement program.”
Rev. Dr. Chandra S. Soans, Center Director, St. Stephen’s Daycare Center and Afterschool Program

  
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