Board of Directors

Location/Hours

CCC Staff

CCC History

Child Care Connection Staff

Candace Winkler
Chief Executive Officer
cwinkler@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line

(907) 563-1977

Stephanie Berglund
Program Manager
sberglund@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line

(907) 563-2924

Michele Jaeger
Program Director
mjaeger@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line

(907) 563-1957

Melinda Myers
SB6 Director and Best Beginnings Senior Manager
mmyers@akhf.org

Direct Line

(907) 563-1923
and (907) 563-2976

Valerie O’Hare
Program Director
vohare@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line

(907) 563-1958

Erica Rowe
Finance Director
erowe@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line

(907) 563-2970

Kathy Hall
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant
khall@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line

(907) 563-1995

Mayra Ruiz
Bilingual Early Childhood Specialist
mruiz@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line

(907) 563-1939

Stefanie O'Brien
Early Childhood Specialist
sobrien@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line

(907) 563-2992

Kathy Tate
Early Childhood Specialist
ktate@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line

(907) 563-2989

Betsy Harris
Early Childhood Development Specialist
bharris@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line

(907) 563-2954

Leigh Ann Courville
Early Childhood Development Specialist
lcourville@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line

(907) 563-2920

Jessica Menkens
Outreach Coordinator
jmenkens@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line  

(907) 563-2913

Jen Munson
Program Coordinator
jmunson@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line  

(907) 563-1933

Wendy Howard
Provider Support Associate
whoward@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line

(907) 563-2995

Angie Taylor
Program Associate
ataylor@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line

(907) 563-1978

Judy Moore
Finance Assistant
jmoore@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line

(907) 563-2915

Rennea Goff
The Children's Place – Lead Teacher
rgoff@childcareconnection.org

Classroom
Desk

(907) 269-1079
(907) 269-1084

Ashley Germann
The Children's Place – Assistant Teacher
agermann@childcareconnection.org

Classroom
Desk

(907) 269-1079
(907) 269-1084

Carmin Sponseller
Administrative Coordinator
csponseller@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line

(907) 563-2942

Cassie Hulse
Early Childhood Specialist
chulse@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line

(907) 563-2942

Direct Line

(907) 563-1979

Anchorage
Wasilla

(907) 563-1976
(907) 373-5024

Rural Outreach Support Specialists

Jane Petrich
Kodiak Rural Specialist jpetrich@childcareconnection.org

Sadie Updike
Kenai Rural Specialist
supdike@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line

(907) 398-1750

Chris Kupczyk
Valdez Rural Specialist
ckupczyk@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line

(907) 835-5160

Ronnie Leach
Homer Rural Specialist
rleach@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line

(907) 399-7150

Sarah Andrew
Dillingham Rural Specialist sandrew@childcareconnection.org

Direct Line

(907) 528-3438

Position Currently Open
Seward Rural Specialist