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6 DEAR READER www.ChildCareExchange.com EXCHANGE JULY/AUGUST 2014 Dear Reader, From the first inkling of the idea that became Exchange magazine, a host of mentors has influenced the development of our work, and for each of you we are extremely grateful. In this issue dedicated to the art of mentorship, we would like to thank especially these eight people whose generosity of expertise and spirit helped us find our way to bring the idea to life. Gwen Morgan, our first and longest-term advisor, spent hour after hour tutoring me on the politics and practices of the early childhood field. Then when I found few resources on the management side of child care, she introduced me to a host of organizational consultants from the world of business. And, all along the way, she has been a steadfast cheerleader. Dana Friedman, then at the Day Care and Child Development Council of America, helped me find two stellar directors in all 50 states that became the Exchange Panel of 100. For decades we relied on this Panel to feed us ideas on supervising staff, working with parents, and keeping a child care organization moving forward. Bob Lurie, whom I met in an administrator’s course that Gwen and I organized at Wheelock College, helped us grow the reputation of the fledgling magazine by co-sponsoring a series of Infant/Toddler conferences and was a valuable advisor on business challenges we faced in the early years. David Gleason, whom I met while passing out our first brochure, “What Has 14 Hands,” at an NAEYC conference, has been a trusted advisor for decades, always taking the long-range perspective. He also was one of the founders of the World Forum Foundation. Bob Benson, whom we met when he was CEO of Children’s World, has ever since been our role model for his unparalleled integrity, discipline, and foresight. Carl Staley, at the time director of United Day Care Services in North Carolina, tutored us on the economics of child care, including both traditional and out-of-the box ways of viewing program finances. Jim Greenman trusted the new kids on the block with his precious book, Caring Spaces, Learning Places, and became a great friend, always willing to share some deeply sarcastic advice to keep us in touch with the real world. Nancy Travis and Joe Perreault, who together led the Southern States’ office of Save the Children, impacting the quality of center and family child care throughout the South, selflessly helped us gain visibility and connections, while sharing great fellowship. We are deeply indebted to these early mentors and all the mentors who have followed. Wake up to ExchangeEveryDay, the free daily online newsbrief published by Exchange magazine: www.ChildCareExchange.com/eed Our First Mentors

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Page 1: Dear Reader, - Amazon Web Servicesccie-media.s3.amazonaws.com/dear-reader/dr218.pdf · Dear Reader, From the first inkling of the idea that became Exchange magazine, a host of mentors

6 DEARREADER www.ChildCareExchange.com EXCHANGEJULY/AUGUST2014

DearReader,FromthefirstinklingoftheideathatbecameExchangemagazine,ahostofmentorshasinfluencedthedevelopmentofourwork,andforeachofyouweareextremelygrateful.Inthisissuededicatedtotheartofmentorship,wewouldliketothankespeciallytheseeightpeoplewhosegenerosityofexpertiseandspirithelpedusfindourwaytobringtheideatolife.

Gwen Morgan,ourfirstandlongest-termadvisor,spenthourafterhourtutoringmeonthepoliticsandpracticesoftheearlychildhoodfield.ThenwhenIfoundfewresourcesonthemanagementsideofchildcare,

sheintroducedmetoahostoforganizationalconsultantsfromtheworldofbusiness.And,allalongtheway,shehasbeenasteadfastcheerleader.

Dana Friedman,thenattheDayCareandChildDevelopmentCouncilofAmerica,helpedmefindtwostellardirectorsinall50statesthatbecametheExchangePanelof100.FordecadeswereliedonthisPaneltofeedusideasonsupervisingstaff,workingwithparents,andkeepingachildcareorganizationmovingforward.

Bob Lurie,whomImetinanadministrator’scoursethatGwenandIorganizedatWheelockCollege,helpedusgrowthereputationofthefledglingmagazinebyco-sponsoringaseriesofInfant/Toddlerconferencesandwasavaluableadvisoronbusinesschallengeswefacedintheearlyyears.

David Gleason,whomImetwhilepassingoutourfirstbrochure,“WhatHas14Hands,”atanNAEYCconference,hasbeenatrustedadvisorfordecades,alwaystakingthelong-rangeperspective.HealsowasoneofthefoundersoftheWorldForumFoundation.

Bob Benson,whomwemetwhenhewasCEOofChildren’sWorld,haseversincebeenourrolemodelforhisunparalleledintegrity,discipline,andforesight.

Carl Staley, atthetimedirectorofUnitedDayCareServicesinNorthCarolina,tutoredusontheeconomicsofchildcare,includingbothtraditionalandout-of-theboxwaysofviewingprogramfinances.

Jim Greenmantrustedthenewkidsontheblockwithhispreciousbook,Caring Spaces, Learning Places,andbecameagreatfriend,alwayswillingtosharesomedeeplysarcasticadvicetokeepusintouchwiththerealworld.

Nancy TravisandJoe Perreault,whotogetherledtheSouthernStates’officeofSavetheChildren,impactingthequalityofcenterandfamilychildcarethroughouttheSouth,selflesslyhelpedusgainvisibilityandconnections,whilesharinggreatfellowship.

Wearedeeplyindebtedtotheseearlymentorsandallthementorswhohavefollowed.

Wake up to ExchangeEveryDay, the free daily online newsbrief published by Exchange magazine: www.ChildCareExchange.com/eed

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