BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Committee
Directors
STAFF

Robin Phillips
Chief Executive Officer
Child Care Aware
Amanda Schwartz
Director of Scholarships
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Ashley McLaughlin
Controller
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Beth Ann Lang
Deputy CEO
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Chiala Watkins Reed
Chief of Resource and Referral
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Christine Kelly
Senior Accountant
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Courtney Anselmo
CDA Scholarship Project Senior Coordinator
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Emelyn Smuszkiewicz
Operations and Support Manager
Child Care Aware
Jill Gehner
Scholarship Administrative Assistant
Child Care Aware
Jonni McCaslin
Director of Training
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Katelyn Mayer
Assistant Director of Child Care Keeps Missouri Working
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Lauri Choate
Director of Training
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Paula Wright
Assistant Director of Resource and Referral
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Michael Austrin
Director of Data and Analysis
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Misty O’Keefe
Chief Business Officer
Child Care Aware
Rene Prys
Early Childhood Scholarship Counselor
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Stephanie Smith
Early Childhood Project Coordinator II
Child Care Aware
Susan McNeal
TEACH Missouri Scholarship Coordinator
Child Care Aware