board of directors

STAFF

Cindy Bishop, Executive Director

Child Care Association of Louisiana

P.O. Box 80053

Baton Rouge, LA 70898-0053

225 933-5435

cindy.bishop@checkmate-strategies.com

David Roberson, Assistant Executive Director

Child Care Association of Louisiana

david.roberson@checkmate-strategies.com

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Tara Emery, President 

London Bridge Early Learning Center

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Stacey Byes-Byarse, Vice-President

It Takes a Village Academy, New Orleans

Geaux Academy, Slidell, Louisiana 

Tafta Miller, Immediate Past President

The Cub House Early Learning Center

Monroe, Louisiana

Jonathan Pearce

Chairman, CCAL Legislative Committee

Sugar 'N Spice Academy

Lafayette, Louisiana

Jennifer Stevenson, Secretary

The Garden of Knowledge

Bogalusa, Louisiana

Donald Young, Treasurer

Young Years Prep

Shreveport, Louisiana 

REGIONAL DIRECTORS 

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

Central, Louisiana

John Grinton, Esquire

Tailwinds Learning Centers

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Greater New Orleans Regional Directors:

Stacey Byes-Byarse

It Takes A Village Academy

Gretna, Louisiana

Pamela Marshall

Shiloh Gardens

New Orleans, Louisiana

Northshore Regional Director:

Jennifer Stevenson

The Garden of Knowledge

Bogalusa, Louisiana 

Southwest Louisiana Regional Director:

Jennifer Vest

Kidz Kuntry Childcare and Learning Center

Iowa, Louisiana

Associate Members:

Bryan Fulton

Kaplan Early Learning Company

New Orleans, Louisiana 

Scott Duplechein

Hughes Insurance Services

Gonzales, Louisiana