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Head Start Program Governance

Grantee Board

The Head Start Pre-Birth through Five program Grantee Board meets on a monthly basis.  The board is comprised of USD faculty and staff.  The board's memberships for 2008-2009 consist of:

Gera Jacobs, Board Chairperson, Curriculum & Instruction - School of Education
Gloria Barnes, Grant Accounting
Jean Caraway, Psychology
Lorall Karpuk, Nursing
Solveig Korte, Communication Disorders
Patrice Kunesh, Law School
Lisa Newland, Counseling & Psychology in Education
Louise Papka, Physician Assistant Program
Risa Sanborn, Policy Council Representative
Don Scheidel, Dental Hygiene

Policy Council

Policy Council is the policy and decision-making body for the Head Start Pre-Birth through Five program. Parents learn about the program and take part in major policy decisions. The program's Policy Council meets on a monthly basis in Beresford, SD. The Policy Council is comprised of EHS and HS parents and members of the communities we serve. Each parent group elects a parent to be their representative on Policy Council.  Policy Council members for 2008-2009 are: 

Chairperson: Jennifer Chatwell
Vice-Chair/SDHSA Rep: Heather Bruntz
Secretary: Tali VanderStouwe
Treasurer: Brenda Brooks
Grantee Board Rep:  Risa Sanborn
Members:  Jody Adkins
                 Casandra Kutilek
                 Christine Lint
                 Maria Love
                 Christina Massey
                 Billijean Moerman
                 Darren Moerman  (Alternate)
                 Amy Sorensen  (Alternate)
                 Hallee Traversie
                 Suzi Wickerd

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