board of directors

STAFF

Cindy Bishop, Executive Director

Child Care Association of Louisiana

P.O. Box 80053

Baton Rouge, LA 70898-0053

cindy.bishop@checkmate-strategies.com

David Roberson, Assistant Executive Director

david.roberson@checkmate-strategies.com

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Tafta Miller, President 

The Cub House Early Learning Center

Monroe, Louisiana

Tara Emery, Vice-President 

London Bridge Early Learning Center

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Olivette Temple, Immediate Past President

Temple’s Preschool

New Orleans, Louisiana

Jonathan Pearce, Legislative Committee Chairman

Sugar 'N Spice Preschools, Inc.

Lafayette, Louisiana

Donald Young, Treasurer

Young Years Prep

Shreveport, Louisiana 

REGIONAL DIRECTORS 

Acadiana Regional Director

Phyllis Johnson, A+ Daycare & Learning Center

Maurice, Louisiana

Bayou Regional Director

Daisy Alviar, Stella Learning Center

Houma, Louisiana

Central Louisiana Regional Director

Jamie Martin, Munchkinland Child Development Center

Alexandria, Louisiana

Greater Baton Rouge Regional Directors

Bob Lansing, Central Early Learning Center

Elizabeth Andry, Southside Child Development Center

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Greater New Orleans Regional Directors

Stacey Byes-Byarse

It Takes A Village Academy, Gretna 

Pam Marshall, Shiloh Gardens

New Orleans, Louisiana

Northshore Regional Director

Jennifer Kelsay, The Garden of Knowledge

Bogalusa, Louisiana 

Southwest Louisiana Regional Director

Jennifer Vest, Kidz Kuntry Childcare and Learning Center

Iowa, Louisiana

Northwest Louisiana Regional Director 

Alan Young, Legislative Chairman Emeritus

Shreveport, Louisiana

Associate Members

Bryan Fulton

Kaplan Early Learning Company

New Orleans, Louisiana 

Scott Duplechein

Hughes Insurance Services

Gonzales, Louisiana

At-Large Board Members

Ashley Lucas, MD

Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

John Grinton, Esquire

Tailwinds Learning Centers

Baton Rouge, Louisiana