Early Childhood Development Coalition (ECDC)

The mission of the Mississippi Thrive! Early Childhood Development Coalition (ECDC) is to ensure the implementation of a comprehensive, high-quality early childhood developmental and behavioral health system that fully engages families, providers, and community-based service professionals as partners.

Members of the ECDC as of July 2023:

NAME

ORGANIZATION

NAME

ORGANIZATION

Keri Abernathy

Mitchell Adcock
Chad Allgood

Eileen Beazley
Laure Bell
Devon Brenner
Nicole Briceno
Tami H. Brooks
Bianca Bullie-Thompson
Kelly Butler
LeeEsther Butler
Susan Buttross
Stacy Callender
Daisy Carter
Nadeane Cattrell
Valecia Davis

Tara Dickerson
Oleisha Edwards
Lauren Elliott
Nikki Flippins

Michelle Gaihter

Genevieve Garrett
Cathy Grace
Heather Hanna
Shana Harper

Jillian Harper-Peavy

Biz Harris
Carolyn Harris
Tockie V. Hemphill

Joy Hogge

Gigi Holder

Ettamarie Jackson

Sara Jenkins

 

Mississippi Health Advocacy Program Health Help
Center for Mississippi Health Policy
Mississippi State Department of Human Services

Office of the Governor

MSU SSRC
MSU SSRC
USM Early Childhood Inclusion Center
General Pediatrics at Physicians & Surgeons
Doctor of Nursing Practice

Barksdale Reading Institute
Parent
UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
Mississippi State Dept of Health, Part C
Excel By 5
Mississippi Families for Kids
Mississippi State Department of Health, Title V
MSU Extension, Child Care Resource & Referral
Parent
UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
Families As Allies
MSU SSRC

UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
UM Graduate Center for Study of Early Learning
MSU SSRC
Be Undefeated Therapeutic Solutions, LLC
Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies (MS Dept.of Health)
Mississippi Early Learning Alliance
East MS Community College
MSU SSRC
Families as Allies
UMMC
Heaven’s Angels Academy
Mississippi State Department of Health

Leslie Junkin

Leslie Lavergne
Regina Lewis
Avis L Lloyd
Bradley Long
Lisa Long
Melissa Luckett

Heather Martin
April May
Asia McCoy
Henry Moore
Brittney G Mosley
Nita Norphlet-Thompson
Julie Parker
Ruth Patterson
WaShanda D Patton
Lauren Wilson Phillis
LaTonya Pittman
Callie Poole
Coreaner Price
Andrew Robertson

Dustin Sarver
Kristy Simms
Desiree States
Candice Taylor
Rachel Tyrone
Benjamin Walker
Courtney Walker
Rodney Washington
Stephane Watts
Linda West
Sara Withrow

Mississippi Parent Training & Information Center

USM Institute for Disability Studies
Mississippi Families for Kids
Parent
MSU SSRC
MSU SSRC

MSU SSRC
MSU SSRC
Mississippi Early Learning Alliance
Inst. for the Advancement of Minority Health
Families As Allies
Mississippi State Department of Health
Mississippi Head Start Association
MSU Office of Human Sciences
UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
Parent
Parent
Parent
MSU SSRC
Families as Allies
Pediatric Nursing Medical Student

UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
UMMC Office of the Vice Chancellor
Mississippi Families for Kids
Mississippi Department of Education
UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
UMMC School of Population Health
UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth
Mississippi Families for Kids
New Vineyard Community Development Center
Mississippi Families for Kids
UMMC Center for the Advancement of Youth