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Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America
285 Hungry Hollow Road
Spring Valley, NY 10977
TEL: 845-352-1690
FAX: 845-352-1695
info@waldorfearlychildhood.org
STAFF
WECAN Director
Heather Church, Gores Landing, ONT
647-882-0899
hchurch@waldorfearlychildhood.org
Administrator
Melissa Lyons, Spring Valley, NY
845-352-1690
info@waldorfearlychildhood.org
Administrative Support,
Mia Radysh, Shelburne Falls, MA
adminsupport@waldorfearlychildhood.org
Communications
Lara Radysh, Shelburne Falls, MA
413-230-8570
communications@waldorfearlychildhood.org
Conference Administrator
Mia Radysh, Shelburne Falls, MA
conference@waldorfearlychildhood.org
Gateways Newsletter
Nancy Blanning, Denver, CO
303-534-3462
nblanning@waldorfearlychildhood.org
Anjum Mir, Los Angelos, CA
amir@waldorfearlychildhood.org
Membership Coordinator
Laura Mason, Issaquah, WA
425-837-9192
membership@waldorfearlychildhood.org
Publications
Kate Werwa, Woodstock, NY
publications@waldorfearlychildhood.org
Teacher Education Coordinator
Ruth Ker, Duncan, BC
250-748-7791
teachered@waldorfearlychildhood.org
REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
NORTHEAST/QUEBEC/MARITIME PROVINCES
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
Su Rubinoff
surubinoff@gmail.com
Jess Moore
jess.moore.email@gmail.com
Maritime Provinces, Quebec
Kate Hall-Gauthier
jacqueskate@bell.net
MID-ATLANTIC
Connecticut, Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York
Melody Birdsong-Shubert
wecan.midatlantic@gmail.com
Rie Seo
wecan.midatlantic@gmail.com
SOUTHEAST
Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia
Lisa Pitillo
lmb619@gmail.com
GREAT LAKES
Ontario
Laurie Harper-Burgess
lharperburgess@hotmail.com
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and and Wisconsin
Angela Gladstone
gladstoneangela@gmail.com
TEXAS-MEXICO-SOUTHWEST-ROCKIES
Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico, Texas, and Alberta
Laurie Clark
laurieclark525@comcast.net
Betty Jane Enno
msbettyjane@yahoo.com
Mexico and Puerto Rico
Louise deForest
loudeforest@gmail.com
Gabriela Nuñez Plata
nuplagab@gmail.com
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
British Columbia
Ruth Ker
teachered@waldorfearlychildhood.org
Alaska, Idaho and Washington
Aimee de Ney
birdsongoly@gmail.com
Oregon
Beth Daly
beth.daly@eugenewaldorf.org
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA
Diane David
drdavid521@gmail.com
Dagmar Eisele
dagmar.b.eisele@gmail.com
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND HAWAII
Southern California
Heike Adamsberger
wecan.heike@gmail.com
Hawaii
Allyson Anthony
allyson@hawaiiwaldorf.org
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