Advisory Council
PNC has convened an Advisory Council of some of the nation’s most highly respected authorities within the early childhood education field. They provide strategic direction and guidance for the PNC Grow Up Great program. Among their many roles, council members stand with PNC to advocate for the issue, help identify opportunities for strategic alliance and work to evaluate the success of various outreach efforts.
- Advisory Council Members:
- Maureen Barber-Carey, Ed.D., Barber National Institute
- barberinstitute.org
- W. Steven Barnett, Ph.D., National Institute for Early Education Research
- nieer.org
- Barbara Bowman, Office of Early Childhood Education, Chicago Public Schools
- ecechicago.org
- Jerlean E. Daniel, Ph.D., National Association for the Education of Young Children
- naeyc.org
- Sharon Darling, National Center for Family Literacy
- famlit.org
- Marcia Egbert, The George Gund Foundation
- gundfdn.org
- Deforia Lane, Ph.D., University Hospitals of Cleveland, Seidman Cancer Center
- musicasmedicine.com
- Michael L. López, Ph.D., National Center for Latino Child & Family Research
- latinochildresearch.org
- Kristen McDonald, The Skillman Foundation
- skillman.org
- Barbara A. Wasik, Ph.D., PNC Chair in Early Childhood Education, Temple University
- temple.edu/education
- Ex-Officio Advisory Council Members:
- Lewis Bernstein, Ph.D., Sesame Workshop
- sesameworkshop.org
- William H. Isler, The Fred Rogers Company
- fredrogers.org
- Christopher Marquis, Ph.D., Harvard Business School
- hbs.edu
- Yasmina S. Vinci, National Head Start Association
- nhsa.org
