GAEYC Technical Assistance Specialist of the Year
The GAEYC Technical Assistance Specialist of the Year award is given to an outstanding individual who works individually with child care centers and/or family child care homes to help them improve the quality of their care.
Award Criteria
Recipients of the GAEYC Technical Assistance Specialist of the Year award must meet the following criteria:
Outstanding work with child care centers and/or family child care providers to assist them in improving the quality of their child care program
Well versed and up-to-date on child care rules and regulations, developmentally appropriate practices, NAEYC accreditation standards and criteria, and available quality improvement designations, such as but not limited to, NAEYC Accreditation, Quality Rated, and other accreditations
Relates well to a variety of people, demonstrates sensitivity to cultural differences, and customizes technical assistance to meet the individual improvement needs of each program
Provides technical assistance that enables the child care program to understand best practices and make decisions on their own to sustain quality improvement changes after the TA has ended
Recipients of the GAEYC Technical Assistance Specialist of the Year award
2022: Leticia Arrazola-Kinslow
2021: Tynesha Terrell-Rowland
2020: Rebecca Lehto
2019: Monica Natoli
2018: Victoria Lynn Long-Coleman
2017: Amanda Blizard
2016: Emily Meadows
2015: Andrea McFarland
2014: Allegra Jackson
2013: Allison Setterlind
2012: Tameka Cummings
2011: Beth Holland
2010: Heather Allen
2009: Joquetta Taylor
2008: Benita Adejube-Mullins
2007: Devanie Schay
2006: Ruby Phillips