thread Staff - Main Office (Anchorage)
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Stephanie Berglund
CEO
Provides leadership, vision, and strategic direction for thread and oversees collaboration with the CCR&R Network, state, and national partners.
Melinda Myers
COO
Oversees all services and projects for the organization, managing all grants and contracted services.
Jenni Pollard
Chief Development and Marketing Officer
Oversees all development, marketing and communication activities at thread.
Reme Oliver-Lampon
CFO / Finance Director
Responsible for directing all financial activities at thread. Oversees the finance and human resources departments.
Illiana Soto
Finance Associate
Contact for information on accounts receivable and accounts payable.
Sua Tali
Finance Associate
Processes agency payroll and supports financial activities at thread.
Kelsey Paveglio
Human Resource Generalist
Handles all HR functions at thread. Contact for employment inquiries and listing early childhood education job openings on the thread website.
JJ Harrier
Director of Marketing and Communications
Oversees marketing and communications for thread. Contact for media and advertising inquiries.
Hayley Anderson
Marketing & Development Coordinator II
Coordinates and implements marketing and communications projects, event marketing, and development. Contact for questions about thread’s website or the Book Party in the Park.
Jordan Beckenbach
Marketing & Development Assistant
Delivers and implements marketing and communications projects, event marketing, and development. Contact for requests for brochures or other thread materials.
Cassie Hulse
Education and Training Director
Oversees all professional development trainings. Contact for information about becoming a contract trainer or on-site training requests.
Meghan Johnson
Learn & Grow Director
Oversees Alaska’s Quality Recognition and Improvement System (QRIS), Learn & Grow. Contact to enroll in Learn & Grow.
Jen Clark
Professional Development Director
Supports and supervises the direction of thread’s professional development services team.
Reanne Queja
Family Services Manager
Provides support to early childhood education programs with environmental assessments and supervises thread’s family services team.
Mildred Parker
Professional Development Specialist
Provides training, services, and support to early childhood educators with individual career advancement and enhancement of skills. Contact for MyTeachingPartner (MTP) coaching.
Caroll Rodriguez
Bilingual Professional Development Specialist
Provides training, services, and support to early childhood educators with individual career advancement and enhancement of skills. Contacto para información de desarrollo profesional en Español.
Jessica Simonsen, M.Ed
Professional Development Specialist
Provides training, services, and support to early childhood educators with individual career advancement and enhancement of skills.
Vanessa Plourde-Smith
Professional Development Specialist
Provides training, services, and support to early childhood educators with individual career advancement and enhancement of skills. Contact for family child care support.
Mischellean Smith
Quality Services Manager
Responsible for supporting thread’s statewide program quality improvement efforts to increase access to affordable, quality child care.
Crystal Akagi
Professional Development Specialist
Provides training, services, and support to early childhood educators with individual career advancement and enhancement of skills.
Steven David
Salesforce Administrator
Manages and supports the functions and maintenance of thread's Salesforce system.
Aziz Atallah
Statewide Coordinator
Provides administrative support to the statewide CCR&R Network as well as thread’s CEO and COO.
Kelly Laipenieks
Office Manager
Provides administrative support for the Anchorage office.
Adrian Avey
Grants and Contracts Coordinator
Provides grants management support.
Wendy Howard
Bilingual Early Childhood Specialist
Provides direct services to families and early childhood education program database support. Contact for information on child care referrals, community resources, and child development.
Panu Lucier
Alaska SEED Director
Oversees Alaska’s System for Early Education Development (SEED). Contact for information about Alaska SEED, including Alaska’s Early Care & Learning Core Knowledge and Competencies, and the Alaska SEED Professional Development 3-year Plan.
Nancy Roman
Statewide Systems Coordinator - Alaska SEED
Provides administrative support for Alaska SEED. Contact Nancy for Alaska SEED Registry, Career Ladder and Alaska Early Childhood Administrator Credential support.
Aaron Tooyak
Statewide Systems Coordinator - Alaska SEED
Provides administrative support for Alaska SEED with a focus on data systems. Contact Aaron for Professional Development Reimbursement Funding and Alaska SEED Trainer and Training Approval applications.
Juliana Romer
Statewide Systems Coordinator - Alaska SEED and Learn & Grow
Provides administrative support for Alaska SEED and Learn & Grow.
Megan Martin
Special Projects Coordinator
Provides support for data analysis and special projects at thread.
Isabella Ontiveros
Lead Teacher, The Children's Place
Provides child care services at The Children’s Place, an early childhood education program managed by thread located inside the Gambell Street Dept. of Public Assistance office.
Chanel Carrasquillo
Administrative Associate
First point of contact for all walk-in clients, visitors, and those who call thread's main line.