Meet the VCCPA Board!

The VCCPA board is made of up of thirteen volunteer members of the early child care and education community including home child care providers, program administrators, and business consultants. Members of the board support the early child care community through use of their own interests and talents while gaining valuable experience toward their professional goals. Persons interested in becoming board members complete an application and, if approved, are nominated and voted in by the board. 

Executive Board

Cindy has been a VCCPA board member for five years, addressing the issues faced by home providers and promoting quality child care, and a business accountant for many years. Cindy is a Specialist II Northern Lights Instructor. She is a past Board President for VCCICC. Cindy represents our membership with VTECA, CCFAP workgroup, STARS, MATCH, TEACH, and many other committees statewide.  Cindy lives with her husband in Hampton, VA. She has two grown children and two grandsons.
Cindy Daniels, President
​Advocacy and Outreach Chairman
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Lynn has been a VCCPA Board member for four years. She has worked in child care for ten years.  Lynn has a 3-STAR, registered-home program, Toes in the Sand,  in Fairfax and is the Franklin/Grand Isle Starting Points leader.  Lynn lives with her husband, Geoffrey, three children, two kitties and three pups.  Lynn enjoys nature photography, gardening, and learning about herbalism.
Lynn Roberts, Vice President
​Member Communications Committee Chair
Sheila Quenneville, Treasurer
​Finance Committee Chair
Sheila has been a VCCPA Board member for sixteen years. She joined in order to improve professionalism in early care and education and to help to unify early care providers. Sheila is a licensed early educator and has been a home provider for thirty-one years with a 5 STARS rating.  Sheila lives with her husband and enjoys reading, walking, gardening and spending time with her eight-month old grandson.
Trish has been a VCCPA Board member for four years. She joined in order to contribute her skills to the profession through a leadership role.  Trish has been a home child care provider for twenty-three years, as 5 STARS and is NAFCC accredited.  Trish lives with her husband, her pup and kitty. and has two nearly-grown children. She enjoys horses, camping, crafting, spending time with family and friends and watching movies.
Trish Blood, Secretary
​Professional Development Committee Chair

Board Members-at-Large

​Sheila Bedi, Board Member-at-Large
Sheila has been a VCCPA Board member for several years. She joined in order that her experience can be helpful in supporting other providers. She has been the owner/director of Creative Spirit Children's Center in West Fairlee for 15 years. She has been in childcare since 1995. She lives with her husband Jeff and daughter Stella Star. They have a golden retriever named Wilson and two cats, Breezy and Vada.  She enjoys metal detecting, repairing vintage sewing machines, play games with friends and travel.
Emily has been a VCCPA Board member for several years. She joined in order to advocate for early care providers and early education. She has worked in child care for over twenty years and is currently a 5 STARS registered home provider in Bradford. Emily lives with her husband, two, teenage daughters, two golden retrievers and cat. She enjoys photography, travel, hiking, and reading.
Emily Creighton-Pryer, Board Member-at-Large
Lori Gratton, Board Member-at-Large
Lori joined the board during the spring of 2016 in order to contribute to the development of early childhood education.  Lori has has a degree in elementary education and has worked in a variety of daycare, school, and preschool settings for close to 13 years. Lori lives with her three sons, daughter, three dogs and two cats in Milton.
She enjoys garage sales, kayaking, hiking, camping, and motorcycling.
Meri Saladino, Board Member-at-Large
Meri has been a VCCPA Board member for several years. She joined in order to represent providers in the Bradford area. In addition to working with children for the past twenty-eight years and is a 5 STARS provider. Meri works as an adult workshop teacher, and a VCCICC mentor. Meri has an interest in nature, contributing an Eco-Healthy 
page to the VCCPA newsletter, caring for horses, and designing natural playscapes.
Holly Godfrey, Board Member-at-Large



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Holly is the current owner of Creative Spirits Childcare in West Fairlee.