INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM August 16, 2021
TO: Cynthia D. Borrego, President, City Council
FROM: Timothy M. Keller, Mayor
SUBJECT:
title
Mayor's appointment of Ms. Lily Hofstra to the Early Head Start Program Governance Advisory Committee
body
I am submitting for your advice and consent the following name for appointment to the Early
Head Start Program Governance Advisory Committee in accordance with the City of
Albuquerque Ordinance 14-16.
|
APPOINTEE NAME TERM Mrs. Mary A. Becker July 1, 2024 Albuquerque, NM 87122 Mary Becker is a pediatric speech-language pathologist (SLP) and developmental specialist who has dedicated her career to working with Albuquerque's children and families since moving to the community in the 1990s. She started working in daycares, and realized she could help more children by furthering her education. Mary and her husband have a combined family of 6 children, yet she put herself through college at TVI (now CNM) and UNM to become an SLP. Her extraordinary motivation fueled her while juggling the many responsibilities of family, employment, and academia. In 2008, Mary found her calling suppporting families of children from birth to three in early intervention, and never looked back. She has worked with hundreds of families and many community partners in early childhood, including Early Head Start. Mary is a creative thinker, and believes we only need to do what has always been done if it truly works. If not, it is time for thoughtful planning and implementation of new ideas and processes. Mary has recently been promoted to manager of the early intervention progam at LIfeROOTS, and is phasing into the role throughout May, 2021. Mary looks forward to leading the program into the future of our post-pandemic community. If selected for the Early Head Start Program Governance Advisory Committee, Mary would work enthusiastically to support the community and its families in this new and different way. A Non-City Resident, Mrs. Mary A. Becker will serve as the Parent/Community representative on the Committee, her first term will expire July 1, 2024. |
|
|
. |
|
|
The remaining members are: Representing Name Term Representing Name Term 1. Fiscal/Accounting Ms. Sara Brownstein 07/01/2022 2. Early childhood education Mrs. Jennifer Brown 07/01/2023 3. Licensed attorney Vacant 07/01/2021 4. 5. Parent/Community Representative Parent/Community Representative Ms. Mayra A. Acevedo Vacant 07/01/2019 |
|
|
|
Early Head Start Program Governance Advisory Committee
Appointment of Mrs. Mary A. Becker
Page 3
______________________________________ _____/_____/_____
Sarita Nair, Chief Administrative Officer Date