Meet the Team

Casey Badger, Oversight Council Vice-Chair

Oversight Council Vice-Chair

Domain: Local business and communications
Dawn Davenport, Ph. D., Director of Clinical Services, Child & Family/Licensed Psychologist

Domain: Mental Health
Charles Dukes, Education Policy Director, Office of Children's Affairs, City & County of Denver

Oversight Council Vice Chair

Domain: Local government
Diana Gadison, Director, Early Success Academy

Domain: ECE
Gerie Grimes, President & CEO, Hope Center

Oversight Council Chair

Domain: ECE
Pamela Harris, Ph. D, President & CEO, Mile High Early Learning

Domain: ECE
Malinda E. Jones, Ed.D, Assistant Professor of ECE, Metropolitan State University of Denver

Domain: ECE, Higher Education
Jennifer Koch, Director of Integrated Behavioral Health for School Based Services, Denver Health

Domain: Health
Susan Kotarba, Director of Neighborhood Services, Denver Public Library

Domain: Local Government, Family Support, Parent Education
Heather Ramey, First Steps Pediatric Therapy

Domain: Parent of a child under 5, Health, Resource & Referral
Kathryn Santoro, VP, Assistant General Counsel, Janus Capital Group

Domain: Parent of a child under 5, Law
Jane Walsh, Early Education Coordinator, Denver Public Schools

Domain: Local school district Early Education Coordinator, Denver Public Schools