Nevada TACSEI is in the process of building a comprehensive early childhood professional development system to create a workforce prepared to support children’s social emotional competence. This professional development system requires a cadre of dedicated trainers and coaches skilled in training and coaching parents and early childhood educators in the Pyramid Model practices.

There are thirteen original Master Cadre members who were trained in the first year and continue to provide Pyramid Model trainings across the state. In some cases Master Cadre members also coach staff in one of our model demonstration sites:

Dawn Brooks – Nevada Early Intervention Services – South – Las Vegas, NV

Teresa Byington – University of Nevada, Reno Cooperative Extension – Las Vegas, NV

Michelle Canning – Nevada Early Intervention Services – Northeast – Elko, NV

Amanda Hearon – Clark County School District – Las Vegas, NV

Cindy Johnson – Office of Early Care & Education – Reno, NV

Robin Kincaid – Nevada PEP- Las Vegas, NV

Keri Meranda – Truckee Meadows Community College – Reno, NV

Cindy Roller – Washoe County School District – Reno, NV

Jill Perlstein – Southern Nevada Health District – Las Vegas, NV

Lori Schoen – Nevada Early Intervention Services – Northwest – Reno, NV

Elizabeth Smith – Division of Child & Family Services/Early Childhood Mental Health – Las Vegas, NV

Sherry Waugh – UNR/CFRC – Reno, NV

Joycelyn Whitworth – Elko County School District – Elko, NV

4 new Nevada TACSEI Trainers/Coaches have been in the Las Vegas area:

Cheryl Brechesien – College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV

Kate Fraiser – Division of Child & Family Services/Early Childhood Mental Health – Las Vegas, NV

Brandi Hearst – Office of Early Care & Information – Las Vegas, NV

Maria Marinakis – The Children’s Cabinet – Las Vegas, NV

Welcome our new Nevada TACSEI Trainers – 2012

Kathryn Brubaker – Division of Child & Family Services/Early Childhood Mental Health- Reno, NV

Michelle Gehlert – University of Nevada, Reno – Family Home Care Network – Reno, NV

Karen Mack – University of Nevada, Reno – Cooperative Extension – Reno, NV

Arielle Parrish – Division of Child & Family Services/Early Childhood Mental Health- Reno, NV

Amanda Prina – Division of Child & Family Services/Early Childhood Mental Health- Reno, NV

Jane Wirth – The Children’s Cabinet – Reno, NV

Tricia Woodliff – Division of Child & Family Services/Early Childhood Mental Health- Reno, NV