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Head Start Names

Find the names and titles of key people associated with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), and the Office of Head Start (OHS).

Head Start Founders in 1965

  • Jule Sugarman, architect of Head Start program; first director of OHS
  • Dr. Robert Cooke, co-leader, Project Head Start
  • Dr. Edward Zigler, co-leader, Project Head Start

Other Notable Head Start Pioneers

  • T. Berry Brazelton
  • Julius Fritzman
  • Sargent Shriver

HHS/ACF Leadership

OHS Leadership

  • Khari Garvin, director
  • Tala Hooban, deputy director
  • Shawna Pinckney, associate deputy director
  • Heather Wanderski, division director, Program Operations
  • Shannon Griffin, division director, Contracts
  • Jessica Bialecki, director, Planning and Policy Division
  • Kesley Shaw, director, Competitive Grants Division
  • Sharon Yandian, division director, Comprehensive Services Training and Technical Assistance (TTA)
  • Alana Buroff, program specialist and federal project officer, Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC)

OHS Regional Program Managers

  • Marina Winkler, Region I: Boston
  • Carolyn Baker, Region II: New York
  • Brenda Hewitt, Region III: Philadelphia
  • Heather Wanderski, Region IV: Atlanta
  • Karen McNamara, Region V: Chicago
  • Kenneth Gilbert, Region VI: Dallas
  • Clarence Small, Region VII: Kansas City
  • Cheryl Lutz, Region VIII: Denver
  • Cynthia Yao, Region IX: San Francisco
  • Kathy Schuknecht, Region X: Seattle
  • Todd Lertjuntharangool, Region XI: American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN)
  • Sandra Carton, Region XII: Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS)

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