MHSA Leadership
Acting Executive Director

Nadine Owens Burton
info [at] md-hsa [dot] org


Board of Directors  2008-2009

Executive Committee

President                            Paul Pittman

Vice President                  William Haskett

Secretary                           Roikensha Hinton

Treasurer                           Sandra Fields

Parliamentarian                Devorah Nathan


Administrator Board Members

Roikensha Hinton                   Emily Price Jones Head Start - Director

Paul G. Pittman, Jr.                Head Start of  Washington County - Executive Director

Dean Burrell                             SHORE UP! Inc.'s Head Start Program - Director

Laura Barbee-Matthews       Prince George's County Head Start - Director


Staff Board Members

William Haskett                  YMCA Baltimore County Head Start – Staff

Sandra Fields                      Head Start of Washington County -- Staff

Devorah Nathan                  St. Francis Xavier Head Start  -- Staff

VACANCY


Parent Board Members

Dineashea Jackson           BCCCRC Head Start.

Tracy Turner                        YMCA Baltimore County Head Start

Tamar Pair                           St. Jerome’s Head Start

VACANCY


STAKEHOLDERS                                                        2009-2010 Stakeholders

Each year, member Head Start organizations may select up to four (4) Stakeholders (one per
category) who  will act as representatives to the Association and assist in the work of advocacy and
school readiness for low-income children and families in the state of Maryland.   To be considered for
a Board of Directors position, individuals must first be identified as their program's Stakeholder.

Stakeholders fall into four categories:

Administrators Reps - Are the Head Start program/agency Director, Manager or Executive Director.  
These individuals are automatically their program's Administrator Stakeholders.

Staff Reps - May be any person who is paid as a regular (full or part-time) staff person of a Head Start
Program.

Parent Reps - Are any person who currently has a child in a Head Start Program.

Friend Reps - Are any person who does not fall into the other three categories.  Friends may be former
parents, Board Members, Policy Council Community Reps, volunteers, community partners, or anyone
with a interest in assisting Head Start program.


COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS


T&TA Committee                                                   Roikensha Hinton -- Emily Price Jones
                                                                               Angela Card -- ICF, TTA System


Public Policy/Legislative Committee                Mary Gunning -- St. Jerome's
                                                                               Monica Ortiz -- Family Services Inc.


Early Childhood Education Committee            Devorah Nathan -- St. Francis Xavier
                                                                              Trista McAleavy -- Frederick County

Communication Committee                                Laura Barbee-Matthews -- Prince George's Co PS
                                                                               Yvonne Bellamy -- Y Baltimore