Mary Ellen LykinsChair
Skagit Valley College
Director of Early Learning Grants
Delenee BrugmanChair-Elect
Child Care Aware Northwest
Early Achievers Lead
OpenSecretary
Debra LancasterTreasurer
Community Volunteer
Retired United Way Director
Cate AndersonPast Chair
Children’s Museum of Skagit County Director
Jaqueline RochaMembership
SeaMar
Community Health Worker Early Relational Health
Amber GreggNWELC Rep
Sedro-Woolley School District
Good Beginnings
Jennifer Sass-WaltonNWELC Rep
Skagit County Public Health
Child & Family Health Manager
Dr. Francie ChalmersHealth Care Provider Lead
Help Me Grow Skagit Physician Champion
Lexi HughesChild Care Lead
Burlington Little School
Executive Director
Stacey AndersonData & Analysis Lead
Skagit County Public Health
Epidemiologist
Sandra Sanchez-DavilaFamily & Community Outreach Lead
Central Skagit Library
Circulation Manager/Outreach Coordinator
Janna UffelmanCoordinated Access Point Lead
Skagit County Public Health
Nurse-Family Partnership Supervisor
Allia AllenEquity Lead
Central Skagit Library
Youth Services Specialist
Gaby CamarenaFamily Resource Navigator
WithinReach
Help Me Grow Skagit
Lyndie SimmondsChildren's Council Coordinator
United General District 304
The Children’s Council Board is responsible for setting, agreeing to, and following the agenda for the monthly Council meetings, as well as leading strategic planning efforts. All members of the board are Council leaders and are voting members in good standing. As leaders, board members are responsible for setting a positive, proactive, inclusive, equitable, and productive tone for the Council and its role in the community. Board members are expected to have a high level of understanding and involvement of the projects, in terms of goals, objectives, contract requirements, growth and outreach activities. Board members should model “active involvement” in the Council’s work by their willingness to participate in Council efforts and activities.
CCSC Members
The Children’s Council of Skagit County brings representatives from child/parent serving organizations and community members together to empower and enrich the lives of young children and their families in Skagit County. We achieve this by actively networking and sharing resources to ensure families have the tools necessary to have the best possible start. General Membership shares ideas and insights from their perspective to make sure there is non-duplication of services as well as cooperative and complementary support services for families with young children in Skagit. The Council uses data for decision making, evidenced based practice strategies as program choices, and on-going evaluation. In addition, the Council works collaboratively with other community partners to bring needed services to Skagit County and to raise awareness of the value of early supports for families. Council members can promote these opportunities by attending trainings and community meetings, encouraging others to attend, participating in Action Teams and committees, and by sharing information.
General membership is no cost to participants.
Burlington Library
Burlington-Edison School District
Child Care Aware
Children’s Museum of Skagit County
Community Action of Skagit County
Inspire Child Development Center
La Conner School District
Mount Vernon Library
Mount Vernon School District
Museum of Northwest Art
Northwest ESD 189
Northwest Early Learning
Nutrition First
Parent to Parent of Skagit County
Samish Indian Nation
SeaMar
Sedro-Woolley Library
Sedro-Woolley School District
Skagit Community Foundation
Skagit County Public Health
Skagit/Islands Head Start & ECEAP
Skagit Preschool and Resource Center
Skagit Valley College
Skagit Valley Hospital
Skagit Valley Family YMCA
United General District 304
United Way of Skagit County
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe - Child Development Center