Advisory Committee

Statement of Purpose

The BrightStars Advisory Committee has members from both the public and private sectors that form a partnership to build a strong foundation for Rhode Island’s Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement System and to support BrightStars’ work with the early care and education programs participating across the state’s quality continuum. 

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Members of the committee guide and assist BrightStars’ on-going work by:

  • Reviewing BrightStars’ participating data and outcomes.
  • Suggesting improvements to BrightStars operations based on shared data.
  • Sharing a voice of the community that BrightStars serves.
  • Spreading  the word that quality matters for children
  • Being an active participant in implementing BrightStars standards.

Leadership

The group is composed of a respected community & early care/education leaders.

Name: Email: Affiliation:
Leanne C. Barrett lbarrett@rikidscount.org Advocate
Sarah Nardolillo Sarah.Nardolillo@dhs.ri.gov State
Ruth Gallucci Ruth.gallucci@ride.ri.gov State
Brenda Potter BPotter@edc.org TA
Khadija Lewis Khan k.lewiskhan@jhcdc.org Provider
Lori Wagner lori.wagner8@gmail.com Provider
Amy Vogel Avogel@drdaycare.com Provider
Dulari Tahbildar dulari.tahbildar@seiuesf.org TA
Mary Varr mvarr@whscda.org Provider
Lauren Bush Lauren.Bush@ppsd.org Provider
Emily Squillante eSquillante@gpymca.org Provider
Theresa Spengler silveiraschool143@gmail.com Provider
Sabrina Uribe Ruggiero suriberuggiero@mcsri.org Provider
Kerry Gallup standrewpreschoolri@gmail.com Provider
Hyunjin Kim hkimed@uri.edu Higher Ed
Carol Patnauade cpatnaude@ccri.edu Higher Ed
Rosemary Raygada rosemaryraygada@yahoo.com Higher Ed
Zoe McGrath Zoe.McGrath@ride.ri.gov State
Lisa Hildebrand Lhildebrand@riaeyc.org TA
Alyson Panzarella apanzarella@riaeyc.org TA
Joyce Laramee joyceLaramee08@gmail.com. Provider
Diane Nelson abckids4@verizon.net Provider
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Previous Meeting Materials

Beginning August 2021, the BrightStars Advisory Committee began soliciting feedback and proposals from child care providers and the general public. Each proposal will be thoroughly reviewed by the BrightStars Steering Committee, and recommendations will be presented to the Advisory Committee. Proposals may be submitted to info@riaeyc.org