Currently enrolled parents are preferred but former parents are welcome too.
Questions? Contact Dawn Ault at dault@headstartva.org
2020-2021 Parent Ambassadors:
Tiffany Callahan – The Children’s Center
Tameka Lawrence – The Children’s Center
Fatmata Jalloh – Northern Virginia Family Service
2019-2020 Parent Ambassadors:
Heather Thomas – Fairfax County Public Schools
Tabatha M Fulton – STEP Inc.
Tasha Wagner – The Children’s Center
Haydee Navarro – The Children’s Center
2018-2019 Parent Ambassadors:
Jessica Hensler – Hampton Roads CAP
Rima Alshawkani – Fairfax County Public Schools
Kirstan Roach – Orange County Head Start
The work of Parent Ambassadors will include:
Take a look at an example of an Parent Ambassador Advocacy Trip
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