CCSC Board of Directors
![Mary Ellen Lykins Mary Ellen Lykins](https://childrenscouncilofskagitcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Mary-Ellen-Lykins.jpg)
Skagit Valley College
Director of Early Learning Grants
![Delenee Brugman Delenee Brugman](https://childrenscouncilofskagitcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Delenee-scaled-160x197_c.jpeg)
Child Care Aware Northwest
Early Achievers Lead
![Debra Lancaster](https://childrenscouncilofskagitcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Debra-160x197_c.jpg)
Policy & Advocacy Lead
Community Volunteer
Retired United Way Director
![Cate Anderson Cate Anderson](https://childrenscouncilofskagitcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Cate-Anderson.jpg)
Children’s Museum of Skagit County Director
![Jaqueline Rocha](https://childrenscouncilofskagitcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Jaqueline-160x197_c.jpg)
SeaMar
Community Health Worker Early Relational Health
![Jennifer Sass-Walton Jennifer Sass-Walton](https://childrenscouncilofskagitcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Jennifer-Walton.jpg)
Skagit County Public Health
Child & Family Health Manager
![Dr. Francie Chalmers](https://childrenscouncilofskagitcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Francie-160x197_c.png)
Help Me Grow Skagit Physician Champion
![Lexi Hughes](https://childrenscouncilofskagitcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Lexi-160x197_c.jpg)
Burlington Little School
Executive Director
![Stacey Anderson](https://childrenscouncilofskagitcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Stacey-160x197_c.jpg)
Skagit County Public Health
Epidemiologist
![Janna Uffelman](https://childrenscouncilofskagitcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Janna-160x197_c.jpg)
Skagit County Public Health
Nurse-Family Partnership Supervisor
![Allia Allen](https://childrenscouncilofskagitcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Allia-Allen-160x197_c.jpg)
Central Skagit Library
Youth Services Specialist
![Gaby Camarena](https://childrenscouncilofskagitcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Gaby-160x197_c.png)
WithinReach
Help Me Grow Skagit
![Lyndie Simmonds](https://childrenscouncilofskagitcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Lyndie-160x197_c.png)
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.