thread Staff
Stephanie Berglund
CEO
Provides leadership, vision, and strategic direction for thread and oversees collaboration with the state and national partners.
Melinda Myers
COO
Oversees all services and projects for the organization, managing all grants and contracted services.
Reme Oliver-Lampon
CFO
Responsible for directing all financial activities at thread. Oversees the finance and human resources departments.
Kert LaBelle
CAO
Leads and manages agency administrative activities including overseeing daily operations for thread such as statewide office management, Information technology, agency wide operations workflow, and staff professional development.
Candice Vialpando
Marketing and Communications Director
Leads and implements thread's marketing and communication strategies, activities, events, and community engagement.
Caroll Rodriguez
Bilingual Professional Development Manager
Provides training, services, and support to early childhood educators with individual career advancement and enhancement of skills. Contacto para información de desarrollo profesional en Español.
Chanel Carrasquillo
Bilingual Professional Development Associate
Provides support for the Professional Development Team. Contacto para información de desarrollo profesional en Español.
Chelsie Venechuk
Professional Development Specialist
Provides training services and support to early childhood educators with individual career advancement and enhancement of skills.
Crystal Aken
Child Care Assistance Provider Specialist
Provides Child Care Assistance grant services for the Northern Interior and Southeast Alaska communities and supports early care and education providers who participate in the Child Care Assistance subsidy program.
Cynthia West
Family Services Manager
Provides supports and supervision to the direction of thread’s statewide Family Services team.
Erica Roy
Office Manager
Provides administrative support for thread's offices statewide.
Evelyn Chu
Professional Development Specialist
Provides training, services, and support to early childhood educators with individual career advancement and enhancement of skills.
Farra Korshin
Executive Assistant
Provides administrative support for thread's CEO, Board of Directors, and management team.
Hayley Anderson
Creative Services Specialist
Supports the design, production, and management of creative assets, tools and initiatives for thread, Learn & Grow, and Alaska SEED.
Illiana Soto
Finance Associate
Contact for information on accounts receivable and accounts payable.
Janene Lovelace
Professional Development Manager
Responsible for supporting thread’s public training calendar, private training needs, and recruiting contract trainers to advance professional development for early childhood educators across the state.
Jen Clark
Professional Development Director
Supports and supervises the direction of thread’s professional development services team.
Joy Garnett-Young
Statewide Systems Coordinator - Alaska SEED
Provides support for the Alaska SEED Registry and Career Ladder.
Juliana Romer
Statewide Systems Coordinator - Alaska SEED/Learn & Grow
Provides administrative support for Alaska SEED and Learn & Grow.
Kayleigh Piscoya
Professional Development Associate
Provides support for the Professional Development Team.
Kelsey DeCamillis
Professional Development Specialist
Provides training, services, and support to early childhood educators with individual career advancement and enhancement of skills. Contact for family child care support.
Kelsey Paveglio
Human Resource Generalist
Handles all HR functions at thread. Contact for employment inquiries and listing early childhood education job openings on the thread website.
Kendra Fires
Professional Development Specialist
Provides training services and support to early childhood educators with individual career advancement and enhancement of skills.
Kristi Davis
Child Care Assistance Manager
Local Administrator for the Child Care Assistance grant servicing the Northern Interior and Southeast Alaska communities and supporting families and early care and education providers eligible to participate in the subsidy program.
Krysta Artibey
Marketing Coordinator
Responsible for supporting thread’s marketing activities, including event marketing, social media strategy, and brand promotional materials.
Mara Alcaraz-Rodriguez
Bilingual Professional Development Specialist
Provides training, services, and support to early childhood educators with individual career advancement and enhancement of skills. Contacto para información de desarrollo profesional en Español.
Megan Martin
Salesforce Administrator
Responsible for overall management and maintenance of thread's Salesforce environment.
Meghan Johnson
Early Childhood Systems Director
Directs and oversees Alaska’s early childhood systems including Learn & Grow and Alaska SEED.
Mildred Parker
Alaska SEED Manager
Supports Alaska SEED programming and staff as well as directs the Alaska SEED Steering Committee and work groups.
Mischellean Smith
Quality Services Manager
Responsible for supporting thread’s statewide program quality improvement efforts to increase access to affordable, quality child care.
Monica Wilkinson
Statewide Systems Coordinator - Alaska SEED
Supports Alaska SEED's Trainer and Training Approval System as well as other Alaska SEED activities.
Nancy Roman
Statewide Systems Coordinator - Alaska SEED
Provides administrative support for Alaska SEED. Contact Nancy for Alaska SEED Registry, Career Ladder and Alaska Early Childhood Administrator Credential support.
Nick Moe
Public Policy Manager
Coordinates public policy strategies and activities to support accessible, affordable high-quality child care in Alaska. Contact for data and information on thread's legislative agenda.
Nilda Holyfield
Child Care Assistance Eligibility Specialist
Provides Child Care Assistance grant services for the Northern Interior and Southeast Alaska communities and supports families in determining eligibility to participate in the Child Care Assistance subsidy program.
Pamela Walker
Professional Development Specialist
Provides training, services and support to early childhood educators with individual career advancement and enhancement of skills. Contact for information about Learn & Grow, ERS, CLASS, and training.
Paulisa Scarlett
Grants and Contracts Coordinator
Provides grants management support.
Renee Munson
Finance Associate
Processes agency payroll and account payables.
Saralyn Theriault
Child Care Assistance Eligibility Specialist
Provides Child Care Assistance grant services for the Northern Interior and Southeast Alaska communities and supports families in determining eligibility to participate in the Child Care Assistance subsidy program.
Tamora Harding-Childs
Early Childhood Specialist
Provides statewide early care & education referral and resource services to families and maintains thread program accounts for early childhood educators. Contact for child care options, regional resources, child development & parenting, and early learning program database assistance.
Toni-Marie Hollister-Lagai
Professional Development Specialist
Provides training, services and support to early childhood educators with individual career advancement and enhancement of skills.
Tracey Adams
Community Services Manager
Support expansion of thread services to increase access to affordable, quality child care statewide.
Tyanna Anderson
Administrative Associate
Serves as the first point of contact for calls and visitors.
Vanessa Plourde-Smith
Professional Development Specialist
Provides training, services, and support to early childhood educators with individual career advancement and enhancement of skills. Contact for family child care support.
Wendy Howard
Bilingual Early Childhood Specialist
Provides statewide early care & education referral and resource services, in Spanish and English, to families and maintains thread program accounts for early childhood educators. Contact for child care options, regional resources, child development & parenting, and early learning program database assistance.