The Council is still on the road, so rev up for inspiration and information. We look forward to sharing thoughts with you and the communities you serve. Check out our Spring schedule below and be sure to read CounciLINK next month. We’ll be announcing more stops as the Council continues on the road.
April 28 – May 1: Maryland State Child Care Association Conference by the Sea, Ocean City, MD
Visit us at Booth 20 and meet Sandra Kowalchek, Growth and Business Development Manager. She will share valuable information about special funding for Maryland ECE educators to earn a CDA.
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May 1 – 4: Child Care Aware of America 2022 Symposium, Arlington, VA
Council Presentation: Turning Differences into Strengths: A Systemic Approach on Inclusion and Diversity for CDA® Candidates
Presenters: Vilma Williams, Manager, Multilingual and Special Programs
Katorra Enoch-Longshore, Credentialing Director
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May 2 – 5: National Head Start Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD
Council Presentations:
Telling Our Story: How the Council is Positioned to Support the ECE Workforce
Presenters: Dr. Calvin E. Moore Jr., CEO and Brionnea Williams-McClary, Director of Public Policy
GROWing ECE Teachers: A Coaching Strategy Used by CDA® PD Specialists
Presenters: Chonda Walden, Training and Development Manager
Larrisa Norris, Training and Development Coordinator
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May 16 – 19: World Forum on Early Care and Education, Orlando, FL
Each December, people take stock of the year and think of what is to come in the new year. I am no exception. Working for an organization like the Council for Professional Recognition has been...
The Council for Professional Recognition applauds the House of Representatives on passage of the Build Back Better Act. This historic investment in early care and education will provide critically needed resources by supporting increased access to...
“If you have support and people believing in you, you can do anything,” says Rory Sipp, Senior Vice President of Acelero Learning, the largest provider of Head Start services in Nevada. He saw how true...
The Council for Professional Recognition applauds the critical investments in early care and education included in the Build Back Better Act. This historic move will help children return to stable, developmentally appropriate, high-quality care, and help parents,...
It’s the start of a new school year which means it’s a wonderful time to think about how you engage with your students’ parents. Below are five tips to think about when planning how to...
The morning sun lit a clear, blue sky as America started its day. Highways filled with traffic and railroads rumbled with trains. Planes soared into that cloudless sky, two from Boston, one from Newark and...
The Council for Professional Recognition recently announced plans to reimagine the process for earning its Child Development Associate® (CDA) credential. Dr. Calvin E. Moore, Jr., the Council’s CEO, sat down to discuss what is in store...
The inaugural CounciLIVE season is packed with some of the foremost voices in early childhood education today. Covering trending topics and issues in our field, the live broadcast series debuted this month with a short,...
Clinton Boyd, Jr., Ph.D. is on a mission to empower Black dads. He knows the roadblocks they face because he became a father at the age of 15, is currently co-parenting an infant, and has...
Chief Operations Officer
Andrew Davis serves as Chief Operating Officer at the Council. In this role, Andrew oversees the Programs Division, which includes the following operational functions: credentialing, growth and business development, marketing and communications, public policy and advocacy, research, innovation, and customer relations.
Andrew has over 20 years of experience in the early care and education field. Most recently, Andrew served as Senior Vice President of Partnership and Engagement with Acelero Learning and Shine Early Learning, where he led the expansion of state and community-based partnerships to produce more equitable systems of service delivery, improved programmatic quality, and greater outcomes for communities, children and families. Prior to that, he served as Director of Early Learning at Follett School Solutions.
Andrew earned his MBA from the University of Baltimore and Towson University and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland – University College.
Chief Financial Officer
Jan Bigelow serves as Chief Financial Officer at the Council and has been with the organization since February of 2022.
Jan has more than 30 years in accounting and finance experience, including public accounting, for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. She has held management-level positions with BDO Seidman, Kiplinger Washington Editors, Pew Center for Global Climate Change, Communities In Schools, B’nai B’rith Youth Organization and American Humane. Since 2003, Jan has worked exclusively in the non-profit sector where she has been a passionate advocate in improving business operations in order to further the mission of her employers.
Jan holds a CPA from the State of Virginia and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lycoming College. She resides in Alexandria VA with her husband and dog.
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