GOVERNANCE COUNCIL

The Governance Council serves as the governing body of the Early Childhood Hub of Lane County. Membership includes representatives from six key “sectors”, or areas of the community: early care & education, K-12 education, health & human services, housing, business & community leaders, and parents & caregivers.

2024-25 Governance Council Members (formerly known as the Governance Consortium)

  • Joshua Bates, Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services · City of Eugene

  • Heather Brey, Early Childhood CARES

  • Heidi Brown, Crow-Applegate-Lorane School District

  • Kellie DeVore, PacificSource Health Plans

  • Debi Farr, Trillium Community Health Plan

  • Jacob Fox, Homes For Good

  • Todd Hamilton, Springfield Public Schools

  • Cheryl Henderson, Lane Community College

  • Becky Lamoureux, Moss Street Children’s Center, Early Learning Stakeholders Representative

  • John Lively, Oregon State Representative

  • Sara Loveless, 90by30, Early Learning Stakeholders Representative

  • Megan Miller, Parent Representative

  • Heather Murphy, South Lane School District

  • Judy Newman, Strategic Advisor

  • Tony Scurto, Lane Education Service District

  • Kraig Sproles, Bethel School District

  • John Stapleton, PIVOT Architecture

  • Charleen Strauch, Head Start of Lane County

  • Sheila Wegener, Oregon Department of Human Services

  • Chelsea Whitney, Lane County Health & Human Services

Meeting Packets & Agendas

Meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month, from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm. Our meetings are hybrid - in person and over Zoom. The Governance Council does not meet in July and August. 

Governance Council meetings are considered public meetings and therefore are open to the public as required under ORS 192.630. If you are interested in attending a Governance Council meeting, please email education@unitedway.org.

(Note that documents preceding mid-2022 refer to the Early Learning Alliance or LaneKids. This is because of our name change.)