Meet the Board Officers

Meet the Officers of the 2010 Board

Terry Thomas, President

Bath, PA

Terry Thomas has a BS in Elementary Education and Psychology and a MS in Early Childhood Education. Terry currently works as an Early Childhood Consultant, an Adjunct Professor of Early Childhood Education at Lehigh Carbon Community College and is the President of the Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children. She was formerly an Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education at Northampton Community College , the Early Childhood Specialist at ABC Family Pediatricians and Director of the Child Development Center at Tabor Children's House.

Secretary - OPEN

Treasurer - OPEN

Michelle Zitsch, President Elect

mzitsch@pennaeyc.org

Altoona, PA

Years of service on PennAEYC Board: 6 years as an officer

Local AEYC involvement: At-Large

Professional position: CCIS of Blair County

Professional goals: Be active at various levels of ECE organizations

Goals while serving on the PennAEYC Board: keeping the board moving forward and help make PennAEYC financially sound for the future and today

Other volunteer experiences: Parent Advisory, Advisory for Central Blair Recreation Commission

Education: B.S. in Elementary Education

Maureen Murphy, Vice-President for Professional Development

mjeanettemurphy@yahoo.com

Susan Lavelle, Vice-President for Chapter Support

pkc@familyymca.org

Easton, PA
(610) 438-6210

Susan has a BS degree in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education and Psychology. She is currently at the Pre-K Counts site for the Easton Family YMCA and formally was the founder/director of The Hanover Township Preschool in Bethlehem for 12 years. In addition, she is the President of the Lehigh and Northampton Association for the Education of Young Children. Susan has been serving on the board as a representative of the local affiliate for almost 2 years, but is new to the current board of directors position.

Rose Snyder, Vice-President for Membership

rsnyder@hildebrandtlc.com

Elizabethtown, PA

717-367-1121 ext 33375

Years of service on PennAEYC Board: new

Local AEYC involvement: Lancaster AEYC Treasurer

Professional position: Administrator, Hildebrandt Learning Centers at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown PA

Professional goals:

Continue to develop skills that will allow me the opportunities to support families, children and practitioners in my role as a leader in the ECE field.

Obtain my Masters in ECE

Goals while serving on PennAEYC Board :

Improve Membership Communication

Increase awareness in the local AEYC of the role of Penn AEYC

Maintain & Increase Membership

Support importance of NAEYC Accreditation

Assist local AEYCs in the development of memberships

Other volunteer experiences: Girl Scouting, SB6 Administrator Mentoring Program, Community Involvement, Eden Alternative, Toys for Tots, School District Transition Team, Church Involvement

Education: BS Management & Organizational Development, AA ECE

Other: “Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.” Unknown

Nathalie Borozny, Vice-President for Advocacy

hdstrt7@verizon.net

215-279-4610

Philadelphia, PA

Years of Service on PennAEYC Board: Less than one

Local AEYC Involvement: Member

Professional Position: Reviewer who monitors Federal Head Start programs

Professional Goals: To ensure that each child receives a head start in learning and growing regardless of where they live and the economic status of their families through reliable monitoring of their early childhood programs.

Goals while serving on the PennAEYC Board: To ensure that each child in Pennsylvania receives a head start in learning and growing regardless of whre they live and the economic status of their families through advocacy and public policy activities.

Other volunteer experiences: Past President/Midwest AEYC; Founding Board member/Ohio AEYC; Member/Redeemer Ministry Corps Advisory Board; Auditor/ St. Stephen’s Cathedral.

Education: Bachelor of Science/ Early Childhood Education from The University of Cincinnati; Master of Science/Early Childhood Education; Coursework for degree of Doctor of Education in the Sociology of Education from the University of Cincinnati.