Readying the Next Generation of Working Virginians

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Virginia is facing serious business and workforce challenges in the years ahead, in the form of fierce TM competition that threatens Virginia’s standing as one of the best places in the world to do business. These challenges are coming come from places Virginia Early Childhood Foundation like India and China, which are graduating more honor students each year than the United States has in total high school graduates. In these countries, high-performing graduates are receiving advanced degrees in mathematics, engineering, technology, and science. These nations are gaining a competitive edge that is already taking jobs overseas.

The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF) serves as a public–private partner with state government and the business community to make certain that Virginia has a homegrown workforce that is capable of maintaining the Commonwealth’s competitive edge. We focus investments and strategies where they have the greatest positive impact—at the beginning of the workforce pipeline. It is proven that high quality activities which Readying The Next Generation spark the curiosity of young minds will plant the seeds of lifelong learning, success, and innovation. of Working Virginians The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation believes The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF) serves as a conduit to support the next generation that doing right by our children is what will build the of working Virginians. Our purpose is to bring proven strategies, innovations, and efficiencies foundation for Virginia’s continued economic to the myriad of early childhood programs and services that span the Commonwealth. This is prosperity. We invite your growing support to achieved through our partnership with state government, and through the network of local face the challenges and win the competitive edge— Smart Beginnings partners that we support across Virginia. Our partnerships are aligned with for our children, our families, our businesses, and economic and workforce development initiatives, because investments in young children are our Commonwealth. human capital investments that build the infrastructure for tomorrow’s business success.

The VECF receives a modest annual appropriation from the General Assembly. With those funds as an anchor, additional resources are leveraged that are typically 3 - 4 times greater than public investments. These funds, along with technical assistance, are provided to Smart Beginnings partners. Together, we work to maximize investments in young children in ways that build their capacity to become bright, capable, and productive citizens who will strengthen our communities, businesses, and nation for years to come. *Retired on June 30, 2011 “Verizon has partnered with the VECF to engage business Thomas N. Chewning Scott L. Hippert Chairman of the Board President leaders across the Commonwealth around matters of school readiness. We do this because it is critical that Virginia has skilled and committed workers for the jobs of tomorrow. Verizon recognizes that today’s young

children are tomorrow’s workforce.” B. Keith Fulton Vice President, Virginia Verizon Communications, Inc.

OUR MISSION OUR VISION To provide collaborative leadership to foster Smart Beginnings for all young All children in Virginia enter kindergarten children in Virginia, and through them, a vital future for the Commonwealth. healthy and ready to succeed in school and life.

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THE CASE FOR SCHOOL READINESS • 75% of young Americans are ineligible for military service due to failure to graduate high school, a lack of physical or mental fitness, or a criminal A mounting body of evidence proves that early childhood experiences— conviction;5 those taking place between birth and age five—dramatically impact an • If American students had experienced the same educational success of individual’s ability to experience lifelong success. higher-performing nations during the 80’s and 90’s, the 2008 U.S. GDP could have been $1.3 – 2.3 trillion higher. 6 The recently released Chicago Longitudinal Study tracked attendees of the Chicago Parent-Child Centers, a program designed to provide high quality experiences from pre-k through 3rd grade in the inner SOLUTIONS WITH HIGH RETURNS city’s public schools. Twenty-five years later, In 2003, Art Rolnick and Rob Grunewald of the Minneapolis Federal at age 28, these attendees achieved the Reserve Bank studied the data from the well-known HighScope following positive outcomes as Perry Preschool Program from an economic opposed to those who did viewpoint. They determined that pre-k for not receive similar experiences:1 at-risk children may yield a return of up to 7 9% more completed high school 16%. These findings clearly demonstrate a 19% more carried some level of health powerful financial incentive for increased insurance coverage investments in early childhood development. 20% more achieved moderate or higher level of socioeconomic status RISING TO THE 28% fewer had been incarcerated OCCASION 28% fewer abused drugs and alcohol Over the course of 2010-11, the Virginia Early Childhood RECOGNIZING THE OPPORTUNITY Foundation made great progress in moving Virginia’s youngest citizens towards American children are falling behind their peers at an alarming pace and workplace and life achievement. Despite the nation’s the long-term consequences could be economically devastating. Through economic downturn, the VECF continued to leverage public and private Smart Beginnings, the VECF is seizing a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to resources and to invest in the capacity of our Smart Beginnings partners change the current trajectory, focusing the Commonwealth’s investments to improve the school readiness of young children in their communities. on human capital, at a time of life when there is the greatest potential.

1School-Based Early Childhood Education and Age-28 Well-Being: Effects by Timing, Dosage, and Subgroups. Staggering statistics prove the need for increased school readiness: Arthur J. Reynolds, Judy A. Temple, Suh-Ruu Ou, Irma A. Arteaga, and Barry A. B. White • 1 in 7 children enters kindergarten without the basic skills needed Science 9 June 2011. 2The Annie E. Casey Foundation: KIDS COUNT Data Center. (2010). PALS-K Scores. 2 to succeed in school; 3Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2009). PISA 2009 at a Glance. • In a recent examination of 15-year-olds in 65 countries, the U.S. ranked 4Randall, P. P. (2010). Preschool Education in Virginia and the Resulting Academic Effects for Third- and Fifth-Grade At-Risk Students. 15th in reading, 23rd in science, and 31st in math; 3 5Mission: Readiness. (2009). Ready, Willing and Unable to Serve. • Approximately 10,000 K-3 students in Virginia repeat a grade each year, 6McKinsey & Company. (2009). The Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap in America’s Schools. costing $80 million; 4 7Rolnick, A., & Grunewald, R. (2003). Early Childhood Development with a High Public Return.

VIRGINIA: SMART BEGINNINGS THE BEST PLACE INVESTMENTS SINCE 2006 TO DO BUSINESS 1 (APPROXIMATE) Other Funds raised by Foundation and Vigorous economy. Bright minds. Healthy citizens. Local Initiatives High-quality of life. Minimal social ills. These are Public Funds $27,658,000 hallmarks of a fertile business environment, and $9,200,000* the end goals of the VECF’s efforts.

Our philosophy is simple: Maximize investments in the youngest Virginians so that businesses continue to make investments in Virginia.

1 CNBC’s 2011 ranking of the most business-friendly states

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Developing a future-ready child—much less an entire workforce—is not as simple as ABCs and 123s. That’s why the VECF works to increase access to transformative early childhood resources for families across Virginia. Local Smart Beginnings coalitions are the core of these efforts within a region. Key stakeholders in the regions’ future come together to support evidence-based practices that focus on strong parenting, high quality early childhood programs, increased literacy and the individual healthy development of young children, socially, emotionally and intellectually. These strategies help groom Virginia’s next generation of well-educated citizens and leaders.

SMART BEGINNINGS: INFRASTRUCTURE,Planning Grants RELATIONSHIPS, Getting Ready Grants Partnership GrantsRESULTS Sustaining Grants Through regional Smart Beginnings initiatives, the VECF is building a unified system of high quality school readiness delivery systems. The Foundation Smart Beginnings Communities Sustaining Partners provides financial resources and technical assistance to Smart Beginnings as they progress towards self sustainability. With 5 new coalitions in 2010-11, this network covers 87% of Virginia’s population, with 28 coalitions serving 93 Commonwealth localities.

Planning Grantees Smart Beginnings Southwest Smart Beginnings Greater Roanoke Smart Beginnings Crater Dickenson, Buchanan Roanoke City & County, Botetourt, Craig, Salem, Vinton Emporia, Dinwiddie, Greensville and Sussex Note: ChangedSmart January Beginnings 2011 New River Valley Smart Beginnings Wythe Bland Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Radford Smart Beginnings Charlottesville Albemarle Charlottesville, Albemarle Wythe, Bland Smart Beginnings Danville Pittsylvania Smart Beginnings Twin Counties Pittsylvania, Danville Smart Beginnings Greater Richmond Richmond, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, Petersburg Grayson, Carroll, Galax Smart Beginnings Virginia Peninsula Smart Beginnings Virginia Highlands Hampton, Newport News Sustaining Partners Russell, Washington, Bristol Smart Beginnings Rappahannock Area Smart Beginnings Southside Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Caroline, Smart Beginnings Historic Triangle Halifax, Mecklenburg, Brunswick King George James City County, Williamsburg, York County Smart Beginnings Northumberland Lancaster Smart Beginnings Hopewell Prince George Fairfax County Office for Children Northumberland, Lancaster Hopewell, Prince George, Ft. Lee Fairfax Smart Beginnings Franklin Patrick Smart Beginnings Alexandria Arlington Smart Beginnings South Hampton Roads Franklin County, Patrick Alexandria, Arlington Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach Smart Beginnings Smyth Tazewell Smyth, Tazewell Sustaining Grantees Smart Beginnings Communities* Smart Beginnings Central Virginia Getting Ready Grantees Bedford City & County, Lynchburg, Amherst, Smart Beginnings Fluvanna Appomattox, Campbell Fluvanna Smart Beginnings Shenandoah Valley Staunton, Waynesboro, Shenandoah, Augusta Smart Beginnings Martinsville Henry County Smart Beginnings Heartland Page, Rockingham, Harrisonburg Martinsville, Henry Amelia, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward Smart Beginnings Appalachia Smart Beginnings Western Tidewater Lee, Scott, Wise, Norton City of Franklin, Southampton, Isle of Wight * SB initiatives continue, but are not currently funded by VECF SMART BEGINNINGS INVESTMENTS SINCE 2006 WAYS SMART BEGINNINGS IS WORKING TO PREPARE TOMORROW’S WORKFORCE: Strong Region, Strong Economy: Smart Beginnings Greater Richmond partners with the Capital Region Collaborative in an innovative effort to build a stronger regional economy through future workforce development. The VECF is working with other Planning Districts across Virginia to build additional partnerships that focus on the cradle to career workforce pipeline.

Effective Parenting: Smart Beginnings Martinsville Henry County saw a 190% increase in the number of parents attending evidence-based parenting classes using the nationally recognized Triple P model. This program involves six regional partner organizations that share costs, coordination and outreach. The results include highly effective parents, healthy and literate children, and young learners ready to take on the challenges of education and future success.

Strengthening Small Business: Roanoke area childcare centers and classrooms that participated in the Virginia Star Quality Initiative (VSQI) saw an overwhelming 76% improvement rate in their learning environments. Child care businesses are among the largest number of small business in Virginia. The VSQI is helping them become better businesses, and produce greater results with young children.

Visit www.smartbeginnings.org to learn more about each coalition’s achievements and progress.

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Virginia Early Childhood Foundation Collaboration: Partnering for Virginia’s Future

VIRGINIA’S The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation is at the core of LEVERAGED BUSINESS RESOURCES advancing Virginia’s early childhood development efforts. COMMUNITY As a public-private partnership with strong ties to business, state government and the military, we utilize private sector solutions SMART VIRGINIA and efficiencies to ensure school readiness for Virginia’s youngest BEGINNINGS STAR QUALITY citizens. Our innovative collaborations evolved over the last year PARTNERSHIPS INITIATIVE in ways that strengthen Virginia’s capacity to shape tomorrow’s EARLY CHILDHOOD job-ready workforce. ADVISORY COUNCIL

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Operating as a public-private partnership with state government, and by appointment of the Governor, the VECF co-leads Virginia’s Early Childhood Advisory Council, a strategic alliance of government and private leaders, designed to move early childhood initiatives forward. Foundation President Scott Hippert, with Secretary of Education Gerard Robinson, brought leaders together for the Council’s first meetings.

The Foundation works with the Office of Early Childhood Development to co-lead the Virginia Star Quality Initiative (VSQI), the state’s quality ratings and improvement system. The VSQI improves the quality of classroom-based programs and family child care through rating, mentoring, and SCHOOL READINESS IMPACTS professional development. Expanding access to quality early care is a NATIONAL SECURITY win for everyone— children, working parents, and businesses. The fundamental link between school readiness and a future-ready military The VSQI grew significantly in 2010-11. Some impressive is clear. Over the past year, VECF has worked with Mission: Readiness, an results include: organization comprised of military leaders who share a deep concern for the Over 8,600 Virginia children are enrolled in childcare and future of America’s military preparedness. Together, we have worked to preschool settings that are actively working to improve connect the dots and spread our common message: enhanced school their quality; readiness efforts are critical to both a strong, capable military as well as a competitive, next-generation workforce. A total of 336 classroom-based programs have been rated, including 147 new programs rated this year— a 47% “ I believe that the American increase over 2009-10; education system and the An innovative pilot project to rate and improve the armed forces have an quality of family child care day homes has been completed, creating a promising new model. During essential, but sometimes 2010-11, 74 homes in 6 Virginia localities were rated unrecognized, partnership… and received mentoring during the pilot project; our national security in the Strategic evaluation plans have been developed to year 2030 is absolutely build the infrastructure for a fully implemented VSQI. dependent on what’s going The long-term result will be higher quality childcare and on in pre-kindergarten today.” pre-k options for families across Virginia, resulting in many more young children prepared to succeed in Jamie Barnett, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Ret). Mission: Readiness school and beyond. Speaking at a Smart Beginnings Business Leader Summit For more information on the benefits of VSQI and for locations of rated centers, visit www.smartbeginnings.org.

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INVESTING IN THE COMMONWEALTH’S DANVILLE REGIONAL FUTURE WORKFORCE: THE ULTIMATE FOUNDATION INVESTS IN CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY LOCAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE SOUTHSIDE Future workforce development is an absolute economic imperative— and at the heart of VECF efforts. The Foundation mobilized the business community in support The VECF and United Way of Danville and Pittsylvania of these efforts through the VA Job One initiative. With seed funding from the County worked closely with Smart Beginnings Danville PEW Center for the States, VA Job One engaged more than 700 business leaders Pittsylvania to secure an extraordinary $5.4 million investment as champions of school readiness. from the Danville Regional Foundation.

“ Virginia businesses are critically This 5-year grant builds on investments from the Virginia concerned about maintaining a Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization high quality workforce into the Commission to transform the region’s ability to have school- future. The Virginia Chamber of ready children for future world-class jobs. The ultimate goal is to replicate this remarkable success throughout Commerce and the Virginia Early Virginia. This initiative has worked hard to establish a Childhood Foundation are working successful model for rural communities that dramatically together to ensure strategies that moves the school readiness needle. support the beginning stages of workforce development.

Developing the potential of young children maximizes PNC ADDS STEAM TO Virginia’s investments in workforce capacity and strengthens SMART BEGINNINGS IN NOVA businesses for decades into the future.” The economic engine of Northern Virginia will continue Barry DuVal President & CEO to be fueled by high functioning young children who Virginia Chamber of Commerce will be tomorrow’s workforce. With generous support from the PNC Foundation, the VECF Board approved the addition of Smart Beginnings Prince William County at its REGIONAL MOMENTUM IS KEY TO SMART annual meeting on June 15th. They join a growing Smart BEGINNINGS SUCCESS Beginnings effort in the region, that currently includes Fairfax, Alexandria/Arlington, and Rappahannock area. As of this printing, the VECF is building a partnership with the Northern Virginia Regional Commission to help promote, grow and support Smart Beginnings throughout the region. “ The Northern Virginia Regional DOMINION FOUNDATION Commission works closely with BOOSTS SOUTHWEST SMART the Virginia Early Childhood BEGINNINGS

Foundation to make certain our Recognizing the link between the young children in their “ I believe that the American region has a strong and capable communities and the future prosperity of the whole of education system and the workforce for the future. As we southwestern Virginia, the Dominion Foundation granted armed forces have an focus on economic and workforce $100,000 to Smart Beginnings coalitions in the region. essential, but sometimes development, it is critical that we “Dominion is pleased to help fund the unrecognized, partnership… invest in the very beginning of outstanding efforts of the Virginia Early our national security in the this pipeline. The NVRC and the VECF have a common Childhood Foundation. year 2030 is absolutely objective— to maintain the economic engine of Northern The key to a robust future for the dependent on what’s going Virginia.” G. Mark Gibb Commonwealth lies in the education our on in pre-kindergarten today.” Executive Director Northern Virginia Regional Commission children are receiving today.” Virginia M. Board, President Dominion Foundation

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“Averett University and the Virginia “Wells Fargo is committed to Early Childhood Foundation have Virginia and the communities a common purpose: To provide where we offer financial services. Virginia with intelligent and We can make no greater productive leaders for the future. commitment than to our Through the Smart Beginnings youngest children. They are the initiative, the VECF invests in future of our communities and children who become our future Virginia’s economic strength. students. They not only provide Wells Fargo supports the Virginia seed funding to support this work, they provide for the Early Childhood Foundation, and our local branches are seeds of lifelong learning. We appreciate the investments increasingly active in Smart Beginnings. We believe that of the VECF in Southside Virginia.” young children are serious business.” Dr. Tiffany Franks Tim Butturini President Regional President Averett University Wells Fargo

“Health is both a building block and an outcome of successful development. Good health is necessary for raising resilient students and citizens; toxic psychosocial stressors induce biochemical changes in DNA, which can be correlated to adverse health outcomes. The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation supports communities whose services mitigate the effects of toxic stress and improve the probability of a healthy, successful future for young children.”

Colleen A. Kraft, M.D., FAAP Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute Transitional Year Program Director, Carilion Clinic

“As one of Virginia’s largest corporations, Norfolk Southern is depending on a capable and talented workforce to grow our business into the future. But with so many young people not graduating, or performing below standards, we are concerned about the prospects of Virginia being able to deliver. We are grateful to the VECF for their work to strengthen young children, the future keys to business opportunity. We are pleased to support the work of the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation and Smart Beginnings.”

Jim Hixon Executive Vice President, Law and Corporate Relations Norfolk Southern Corporation

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Smart Beginnings successfully engaged communities throughout the Commonwealth this year to secure matching funds to maximize VECF’s investments. This generous support positively impacted young children and their families in all regions across Virginia. We are grateful to the following supporters for their commitment to advancing school readiness as the primary means of ensuring Virginia’s future economic vitality:

A Better World Foundation Hopkins House United Way Thomas Jefferson Area Albemarle County Department of Social Services Isle of Wight County Verizon Alexandria Department of Human Services J.T. – Minnie Maude Charitable Trust Verizon Foundation Alexandria Health Department James City County Virginia Department of Education Region 5 Alternatives, Inc. James City County Department of Social Services Training and Technical Assistance Center Amherst County Department of Social Services John Randolph Foundation Virginia Department of Housing and Community Appalachian Regional Commission Kaiser Foundation Development Apple Spice Junction Kids Central Inc. Virginia Department of Social Services Appomattox County Schools Kings Dominion Virginia Department of Social Services- Office of Early Childhood Development Appomattox Literacy Intervention Program Kiwanis Club of Williamsburg Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth Arc of the Piedmont Kroger Virginia Head Start Association Arlington Department of Human Services Lacey Foundation Virginia Housing Development Authority Bank of America Landford Brothers Co. Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance Bedford County Schools LexisNexis W. W. Sale Foundation Birdsong Peanuts Lynchburg City Schools Wardle Family Foundation Bland County Martinsville Henry County Coalition Waynesboro Public Schools Bland County Department of Social Services for Health and Wellness Wiley Foundation Bland County Public Schools Max Meadows Head Start Williamsburg Community Health Foundation Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Mount Rogers Community Services Board Williamsburg Regional Library Blue Ridge PBS National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition Wordsprint, Inc. Cameron Foundation New Kent Department of Social Services Wythe County Community Hospital Capital One New River Valley Chapter of the Society Wythe County Department of Social Services Carilion Clinic for Human Resource Management Wythe County Public Schools Casa de Amistad at Basic United Methodist Church Norfolk Southern Foundation Wytheville Community College Ceres Foundation Obici Healthcare Foundation York- Poquoson Department of Social Services Chesterfield Department of Social Services One Beacon Chick-fil-A Panera Board and Individual Support: Child and Family Connection Patrick County Public Schools Shirley & Cabell Brand Child Development Resources Piedmont Community Services Candace Coffin Childcare Connection Pizza Hut Steven Croneymeyer Children, Youth and Family Services, Inc. of PNC Bank Charlottesville, VA Preschool Partners of the Virginia Peninsula Herb Degroft Children’s Museum of Richmond Radio Disney Janel Donohue Children’s Trust Rainbow Riders Childcare Center William Flege City of Charlottesville Community Development Block Rappahannock Area YMCA, Inc. Eric Fletcher Grant Rappahannock United Way Herb Kaler City of Franklin Ready by 21 Emily Noonan City of Lynchburg Community Development Roanoke City Department of Social Services Melissa Parker Block Grant Roanoke County Department of Social Services Amy Pendleton City of Richmond Roanoke Women’s Foundation Frank Slavin City of Roanoke Division of Human Services Robins Foundation Smart Beginnings South Hampton Roads Board Clinch Valley Community Action Shenandoah Community Foundation United Way of Central Virginia Donors Communications Consortium Media Center United Way of Greater Richmond Simventins, Inc. Community Foundation of the New River Valley & Petersburg Donors Southampton County Cox Charities Southside Virginia Community College Danville Regional Foundation Southwest Virginia Association for the Education Daughters of Penelope of Young Children Discovery Island Preschool Spotsylvania County Department of Social Services INVESTMENTS NEEDED! Dominion Power (QI Funds through The Childcare Network) Fairfax County Stafford County Department of Social Services The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation Ferrum College (QI Funds through The Childcare Network) seeks corporations, foundations as well First Bank and Trust State Farm First Baptist Church of Ridgeway Staunton City Schools as individuals to invest in the Smart First Book STEP, Inc. Beginnings strategy for Virginia’s future. Forest Hills Presbyterian Church STIHL Your contributions have the potential Foundation for Excellence, Inc. SunTrust Bank for a significant return on investment. Foundation for Roanoke Valley The Children’s Center Franklin County Schools The Community Foundation serving Richmond Online investments: Franklin-Southampton Charities & Central Virginia GEICO The PNC Foundation www.smartbeginnings.org Grace Episcopal Church The Roanoke Times/ Landmark Foundation Greater Lynchburg Community Trust United Way of Central Virginia Mail: Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce United Way of Danville-Pittsylvania County Virginia Early Childhood Foundation United Way of Franklin County Hampton Roads Community Foundation 8001 Franklin Farms Drive, Suite 116 Hampton Roads Community Foundation United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg Henry County Schools United Way of Greater Williamsburg Richmond, VA 23229 HOPE, Inc. United Way of Roanoke Valley Phone: (804) 358-8323 Hopewell Public Schools SPONSORED CONTENT SPONSORED CONTENT VIRGINIA EARLY CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION The Impact of 2010-2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Thomas N. Chewning, Chair The Honorable William A. Hazel, Jr., M.D. Executive Vice President & CFO, Dominion Resources, Inc (ret). Secretary of Health and Human Resources Leveraging Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Paul O. Hirschbiel, Jr., Immediate Past Chair James A. Hixon The VECF leverages the Commonwealth’s generous support President, Eden Capital Executive Vice President Norfolk Southern Corporation and secures investments from the private sector. We Virginia Beach, Virginia Karin Addison Norfolk, Virginia are especially grateful to the Governor and the General Special Advisor, Children’s Transformation The Honorable R. Edward Houck Assembly for validating the impact of the Virginia Early Health & Human Resources, Office of the Governor Senate of Virginia Richmond, Virginia Spotsylvania, Virginia Childhood Foundation by restoring previous funding levels The Honorable Mamye E. BaCote Maurice A. Jones* to our 2011-12 operating budget. Virginia House of Delegates Publisher, The Virginian-Pilot Newport News, Virginia Norfolk, Virginia Sincere appreciation is extended to the following supporters Peter A. Blake, Treasurer Reginald N. Jones, Esq. Interim Director, State Council of Attorney, Williams Mullen for their 2010-11 contributions: Higher Education for Virginia Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Glenn E. Kinard, Vice Chair Government Support Rutherfoord & Katherine Ferguson* Zelda Boyd President, PNC Bank-Fredericksburg American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Procter & Emily Fishburne* Director, Office of Early Childhood Development Fredericksburg, Virginia Virginia Cooperative Extension Jeffery & Jodi Gidley Richmond, Virginia Colleen A. Kraft, M.D., FAAP Virginia Department of Education Dr. Mark A. Ginsberg & Katherine E. Busser Associate Professor of Pediatrics, VA Tech Carilion Executive Vice President, Capital One School of Medicine & Research Institute Virginia Department of Health Dr. Elaine A. Anderson Richmond, Virginia Program Director, Carilion Clinic Virginia Department of Social Services Kathy Glazer Tim Butturini Roanoke, Virginia Virginia Early Childhood Advisory Council Sarah G. Green Executive VP & Regional President, Greater VA Angelica D. Light, Secretary Tim & Dawn Greggs* Virginia General Assembly Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company President & CEO, The Norfolk Foundation Virginia Tobacco Indemnification & Jason & Autumn Harbour* Richmond, Virginia Norfolk, Virginia Community Revitalization Commission Scott L. Hippert The Honorable James S. Cheng The Honorable L. Scott Lingamfelter Paul & Susan Hirschbiel Secretary of Commerce and Trade Virginia House of Delegates Richmond, Virginia Corporations and Foundations Mr. James A. Hixon Woodbridge, Virginia AGL Resources/Virginia Natural Gas Jon & Katy Hottinger* Stephan F. Clementi Dr. Virginia L. McLaughlin Director, External Affairs, Verizon Communications Dean, School of Education, College of William and Mary Alpha Natural Resources Senator & Mrs. Edd Houck Richmond, Virginia Williamsburg, Virginia Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. Rodney & Stephanie Jefferson* Ben J. Davenport, Jr. Capital One Services, LLC Lori M. Morris Maurice Jones, Lisa Smith Chairman, First Piedmont Corporation President, Bruhn-Morris Family Foundation Columbia Gas of Virginia & Michela Jones Chatham, Virginia Alexandria, Virginia Crutchfield Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Reginald N. Jones Brigadier General John W. Douglass Dr. Thomas R. Morris Danville Regional Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Glenn E. Kinard US Air Force, Former Secretary of the Navy (Retired) President Dominion Resources Colleen A. Kraft, M.D. President & CEO, Douglass Aerospace Group Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges Alexandria, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. Dr. Robert P. Leber Robert H. Dugger, Ph.D. Hilldrup Moving & Storage Angelica D. Light The Honorable Charles D. Poindexter Chairman, Partnership for America’s Economic Success Virginia House of Delegates K-VA-T Foods/Food City Cathryn O’Connell Lowe Alexandria, Virginia Glade Hill, Virginia Dr. Virginia L. McLaughlin MeadWestvaco Foundation Dr. Mark E. Emblidge The Honorable Frederick M. Quayle Norfolk Southern Foundation Richard & Cassandra Meagher* Director, The Literacy Institute, VCU Senate of Virginia Pew Center on the States, Lori M. Morris, Bruhn-Morris Richmond, Virginia Suffolk, Virginia a division of The Pew Charitable Trusts Family Foundation T. Rutherfoord Ferguson The Honorable Gerard Robinson PNC Foundation Dr. Thomas R. Morris Regional Sales Consultant Secretary of Education RiverFront Investment Group Richmond, Virginia RiverFront Investment Group, LLC Jon Nafziger Richmond, Virginia Robins Foundation Bryan & Margaret Norfleet* Pamela J. Royal, M.D. Mark R. Ginsberg, Ph. D. President Mr. & Mrs. George G. Phillips III* SunTrust Mid-Atlantic Foundation Dean, College of Education & Human Development Royal Dermatology & Aesthetic Skin Care, Inc. Verizon Foundation Chearis & Sarah Porter* George Mason University Richmond, Virginia Fairfax, Virginia The Wells Fargo Foundation Gordon & Amy Quinby* Dr. Novella J. Ruffin Bill & Gale Roberts Kathy Glazer Asst. Professor & Child Development Specialist Director of State Service, Build Initiative Board and Individual Support Matt & Carrie Robeson* Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia State University Richmond, Virginia Petersburg, Virginia Peter A. Blake & Mary Blanchard Dr. Pamela J. Royal Sarah G. Green Churchill & Karin Bowles* Dr. Novella J. Ruffin Chief Operating Officer Kit & Turner Bredrup* Miriam Rushfinn Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond *Retired on June 30, 2011 Maria Brown Susan Bailey & Sidney Buford Scott Richmond, Virginia Katherine E. Busser Endowment Trust Tim & Grace Butturini Drew & Julee Spitzer* Sarah King & Lyles Carr Charitable Fund Mr. E. Ford Stephens (as of August 15, 2011) Thomas N. & Nancy J. Chewning Fitz & Deb Totten* STAFF Mr. & Mrs. William R. Walker III* Stephan & Debra Clementi Scott L. Hippert Stacey Collier Mylinda Moore Mr. & Mrs. Ben J. Davenport Eddie and Lyne Williams President Finance Manager Senior Program Officer Chris & Nell Davis* In-Kind Karin Bowles Heather Farber Stephanie O’Neill Allison Cryor DiNardo Assistant Director of Development Administrative Support Coordinator Executive Administrator Neathawk Dubuque & Packett Brigadier General John W. Douglass, (ret.) and Government Affairs Number One Design Betty Garrett Janora Parker Robert H. Dugger, Ph.D.* Markella Budesky VSQI Specialist VSQI Assistant Mr. & Mrs. Rand DuPriest* * Founding Member of Virginia KidsNow! 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