Leadership
Council Members
NPEN's leadership consists of a Council and a Guidance Team. The Council consists of 15-25 individuals who meet bi-monthly to carry on the business of developing the field of parenting education. Council members serve for 3-year terms and are eligible to serve two consecutive terms. The Council also holds an annual meeting typically in the Spring. Each Council member also serves on a separate committee (see committees page for more information). All Council members are dues-paying members. The Guidance Team consists of NPEN's officers as well as all committee chairs and meets bi-monthly as well.
If you are interested in participating in a leadership position within NPEN, please consider joining a committee or nominating yourself for a position on the Council. Please indicate your interest via email to info@npen.org.
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Andrew Garland-Forshee, Ph.D, HS-BCP
Secretary Faculty Department Chair, Department of Early Education and Family Studies, Portland Community College, Portland, OR |
YaeBin Kim, Ph.D |
Anne Clarkson, Ph. D |
Pediatrician, San Diego, CA |
Program Specialist, First Things First, Phoenix, AZ |
Sherri Boles-Rogers |
Greg David |
Debbie Farr, Ph.D |
Barbara Harvey |
Harriet Heath, Ph.D | John Jeffers |
Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE |
Lisa Krause, M.A. |
Rebecca Parlakian, M.A. |
Student, Family and Human Services program, Portland Community College, Portland, OR |
 |  Valerie Wajda-Johnston, Ph.D |
Celia Wilson
Founder, Family Empowerment Consultant, Ltd., Cleveland, OH |
Wales Brown |
Advisors
Meg Akabas |
Betty Cooke, Ph.D
Retired Faculty, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN |
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Glen Palm |
Mary Kay Stranik |
Staff Support
Rachel Chrastil, M.Ed | Dale Mullarkey Financial Consultant/ Bookkeeper Retired CFO Independent Schools, North Carolina |
