Meet our Team

Our Staff

Shelly Masur

Director of Partnerships and Capacity Building

Shelly Masur

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Pamela Campos

Policy & Program Officer

Pamela Campos

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Esmeralda Martin-Singh

Partnerships & Policy Manager
Early Care and Education

Esmeralda Martin-Singh

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Georgia Gillan

Build Up California Summer Research Fellow

Georgia Gillan

Build Up California Summer Research Fellow

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Advisory Board

Our Advisory Board help inform the ongoing engagement and research efforts of Build Up CA, ensuring the work is responsive and relevant to practitioners and thought-leaders focused on improving the child care system.

Angie Garling

Vice President of Early Care and Education, LIIF

Angie Garling

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Christine Padilla

Director, Build Up San Mateo County

Christine Padilla

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Eilieen Monahan

Consultant

Eilieen Monahan

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Ellen Dektar

Senior Administrator | ECE Facilities
Early Care & Education
First 5 Alameda County

Ellen Dektar

Senior Administrator | ECE Facilities
Early Care & Education
First 5 Alameda County

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Elsa Jacobsen

Consultant

Elsa Jacobsen

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Erich Nakano

Executive Director,
Little Tokyo Service Center

Erich Nakano

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Ericka Erickson

Director of Strategic Administration and Equity

Ericka Erickson

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Jameelah Hanif

President of Solano Family Child Care Association | FCC Owner, Director, & Educator at Watch Me Grow Inc.

Jameelah Hanif

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Jennifer Allen

Executive Director,
Long Beach Day Nursery

Jennifer Allen

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Joanne Brion

Consultant,
Brion Economics

Joanne Brion

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Kim Nall

Executive Director
Tribal Child Care Association of California

Kristen Anderson

Child Care Planner and Consultant

Kristen Anderson

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Laura Kohn

Senior Director of Care and Education, Mission Driven Finance

Laura Kohn

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Laurie Furstenfeld

Co-Director of Legal & Legislative Advocacy,
Child Care Law Center

Laurie Furstenfeld

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Leanne Drogin

Senior Program Analyst,
Office for the Advancement of ECE at LA County Department
of Public Health

Leanne Drogin

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Liz Winograd

Team Leader of SF Early Care and Education, LIIF

Liz Winograd

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Matthew Tinsley, Ph.D.

Director – Strong Start
Office of the Superintendent
Santa Clara County
Office of Education

Matthew Tinsley, Ph.D.

Director: Strong Start
Office of the Superintendent
Santa Clara County
Office of Education

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Monica Walters

Chief Executive Officer,
Wu Yee Children’s Services

Monica Walters

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Miren Algorri

Family Child Care Owner, Director & Educator
Little Blossoms

Miren Algorri

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Monique Guidry

FCC Owner, Director, & Educator at Guidry's Early Child Care
& Education Program

Monique Guidry

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Penny Garton

Loan Officer
CDC Small Business Finance

Penny Garton

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Yessika Magdaleno

Founder, Child Care Business Institute

Yessika Magdaleno

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Former Members

Kim DiGiacomo

National Program Director of Early Care and Education, LIIF

Kim DiGiacomo

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Rodrigo Antonio

Parent Leader, Parent Voices California

Rodrigo Antonio

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Other languages: Spanish

Van Scott

Director of Development,
Bridge Housing Los Angeles

Van Scott

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