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AZHSA Board of Directors

Charity Russell
Representative
Pinal Gila Community Child Services Head Start Program
Charity Russell
 
Deb Schlamann
Representative
Western Arizona Council of Governments Head Start Program
Deb Schlamann
 
Dulce Quevedo
Representative
Parent, Family and Community Engagement Committee Chair
Dulce Quevedo
 
Elizabeth Camu
Representative
Fowler Head Start
Elizabeth Camu
 
Erin Lyons
Representative
Child Parent Centers Head Start Program
Erin Lyons

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Erin Lyons

Erin Lyons

Erin Lyons currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Child-Parent Centers, Inc., the Head Start and Early Head Start grantee for southeastern Arizona. Child-Parent Centers provides Head Start and related services to more than 2,600 children and families in five counties in the state. Erin joined CPC in 2014 after working with First Things First, Arizona's statewide early childhood initiative. She also has established a presence in the non-profit sector in the Tucson community and has work experience both as a direct service provider and senior administrator in the education and child welfare arenas, and has also served in a variety of community volunteer activities. Erin began her career as a teacher and kicked off her classroom experience with preschool students at Marva Collins' Westside Preparatory School on the west side of Chicago. She eventually taught at various grade levels ranging from first grade through high school. As an undergraduate, she attended Yale University and then Northwestern University where she completed a Bachelor of Science in Education. She is also a proud University of Arizona Wildcat and earned her Master of Public Administration at the Eller College. Erin lives with her husband in Tucson and has two adult sons in California and Texas. She relishes the warm desert weather and beautiful sunsets and enjoys traveling, reading, crafts, and quality family time.

 
Janet Zeek
Representative
Deer Valley Head Start
Janet Zeek
 
Malori Wriston
Representative
Interim Early Childhood Development Committee Chair
Malori Wriston
 
Natalie Alvarez
Representative
Greater Phoenix Urban League Head Start Program
Natalie Alvarez