Our Board of Directors

Chantel Tonkinson ladybugcrossingcc@gmail.com

Dawn Mollenkopf mollenkopfdl@unk.edu

Robin Kolumban rkolumban@sarpyheadstart.org

Jennifer L. Miller Jleeper2@unl.edu

Betsy Tonniges btonniges@primrosewildernesshills.com

Quentin Brown quentin.brown@educarelincoln.org

Jenny Wallinger jwallinger@familyservicelincoln.org

Cama Charlet ccharlet@nebraska.edu

Kimberle Hall Kimberle.hall@cooperfoundation.org

Tracy Gordon tgordon@nebraskaaeyc.org

Officers:

• Chantel Tonkinson - President, Ladybug Crossing Early Childhood Center, North Platte

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Members:

• Dawn Mollenkopf - University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney
• Robin Kolumban - Sarpy County Cooperative Head Start, Papillion
• Jennifer Miller - University of NE - Kearney 
• Betsy Tonniges - Primrose School of Lincoln 
• Quentin Brown - Educare of Lincoln, Lincoln
• Jenny Wallinger - Family Service of Lincoln, Lincoln
• Cama Charlet - Buffett Early Childhood Institute, Omaha
• Kimberle Hall- Cooper Foundation, Lincoln
• Jeff Pippitt- Pinnacle Bank, Lincoln
• Tracy Gordon- NEAEYC
• Rietta Glesmann - Omaha*
• Melissa LaRue - Lincoln*

*Chapter Representatives 

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