Mission:
The Mississippi Early Childhood Development Coalition (ECDC) provides a platform where families and other stakeholders in early childhood service provision can share resources and expertise to co-create solutions that promote healthy early childhood growth and development.
What We Do:
The Mississippi Early Childhood Development Coalition (ECDC) is a diverse network of people with a vested interest in the well-being of young children. We share resources and information and help inform policies related to early childhood development. Join today and become a part of the ECDC community!
Note: ECDC members are already on the mailing list.
Find data related to Mississippi's early childhood system here!
The ECDC meets the 2nd Thursday of each month, alternating times between 9:00 AM and 5:30 PM.
Below are dates of upcoming ECDC meetings.
December 12, 9:00 am – Click here to join the meeting!
Meeting ID: 824 3182 5241
Passcode: 266322
January 9, 5:30 pm – Click here to join the meeting!
Meeting ID: 882 7227 6946
Passcode: 313909
Are you interested in becoming part of the Early Childhood Development Coalition (ECDC)? If so, click here to access the membership form.
Members of the ECDC as of October 2024
Current co-chairs: Nadeane Cattrell and Lauren Elliott
Mississippi Early Childhood Development Coalition (ECDC) Member Representation
This map indicates where ECDC members live and work.
Some ECDC members’ work may extend to multiple counties, and 31 members have indicated that their work is statewide.
Are you interested in being a part of the ECDC? Click your county to join!
NAME & ORGANIZATION
NAME & ORGANIZATION
- Keri Abernathy, Mississippi Health Advocacy Program Health Help
- Mitchell Adcock , Center for Mississippi Health Policy
- Chad Allgood , MDHS Division of Early Childhood Care & Development
- Shelia Anthony, MS Dept of Health
- Cindy Baker, MSDH Community Health Education
- Meaghan Baxendale, MS Early Childhood Inclusion Center Resource & Referral Center
- Eileen Beazley , Office of the Governor
- Laure Bell* , MSU SSRC
- Christine Bellew, Foster Parent, Early Interventionist
- Carrie Bode, Mississippi Department of Mental Health
- Ruby Brenner , MSU SSRC
- Nicole Briceno , Mississippi Early Childhood Inclusion Center
- Tami H. Brooks , General Pediatrics at Physicians & Surgeons
- Rikki Broom , Kids Bright Clinic, LLC
- Bianca Bullie-Thompson , Doctor of Nursing Practice
- LeeEsther Butler, Parent
- Susan Buttross* , UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
- Daisy Carter , Excel By 5
- Nadeane Cattrell* , Mississippi Families for Kids
- Connie Clay, Graduate Center for the Study of Early Learning
- Michele Connelly, United Way of West Central MS
- Valecia Davis , Mississippi State Department of Health, Title V
- Cindy DeFrances, Lynn Meadows Discovery Center
- Cheryl Dexter, Children’s Foundation of Mississippi
- Tara Dickerson , MSU Extension, Child Care Resource & Referral
- Joy Duncan, MDHS Division of Early Childhood Care & Development
- Lauren Elliott* , UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
- Michelle Gaither , MSU SSRC
- Genevieve Garrett , UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
- Cathy Grace , UM Graduate Center for Study of Early Learning
- Patricia Hampshire, Professor of Special Education at MSU
- Heather Hanna* , MSU SSRC
- John Dillon Harris, Center for Mississippi Health Policy
- Shana Harper , Be Undefeated Therapeutic Solutions, LLC
- Biz Harris , Mississippi Early Learning Alliance
- Carolyn Harris , East MS Community College
- Tockie V. Hemphill , MSU SSRC
- Alissa Hobart, Campaign for Grade-level Reading
- Joy Hogge* , Families as Allies
- Gigi Holder , UMMC
- Ettamarie Jackson, Heaven’s Angels Academy
- Mary Jones, early educator
• Leslie Junkin, Mississippi Parent Training & Information Center
• Regina Lewis , Restoring Hope
• Avis L Lloyd, Parent
• Bradley Long* , MSU SSRC
• Lisa Long , MSU SSRC
• Melissa Luckett* , MSU SSRC
• Heather Martin , MSU SSRC
• April May , Mississippi Early Learning Alliance
• Jasmine Mclaurin, Families as Allies
• Joann Mickens , Parents for Public Schools
• Mary Hannah Mills , MSU Extension/Nurturing Homes Initiative
• Henry Moore , Families As Allies
• Nita Norphlet-Thompson , Mississippi Head Start Association
• Julie Parker , MSU Office of Human Sciences
• Ruth Patterson* , UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
• LaTonya Pittman , Parent
• Callie Poole* , MSU SSRC
• Coreaner Price* , Families as Allies
• Capucine Robinson, Madison County Schools
• Torrey Robinson, UMMC School of Population Health Science
• Dustin Sarver , UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
• Jayme Sather, mother, caregiver
• Katerina Sergi , MSU SSRC
• Kristy Simms , UMMC Office of the Vice Chancellor
• Samantha Smith, Mississippi Early Childhood Inclusion Center
• Desiree States* , Mississippi Families for Kids
• Candice Taylor , Mississippi Department of Education
• Jacquelynn Taylor, Families as Allies
• Lorinda Tomlinson, United Healthcare/Optum
• Rachel Tyrone , UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
• Nell Valentine, MSU SSRC
• Amy Walker , UMMC- Center for Advancement of Youth
• Benjamin Walker , UMMC School of Population Health
• Courtney Walker , UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
• Kelsey Walker, UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
• Rodney Washington* , Mississippi Families for Kids
• Stephane Watts , New Vineyard Community Development Center
• Linda West , Mississippi Families for Kids
• Sara Withrow* , UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
• Ashley Wolff, MS Dept of Health
*Members of the ECDC Planning Team
