Conference Sponsors:
Visionary Sponsors
Center for Effective Parenting
Arkansas Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board

Co-Sponsors
Arkansas Department of Education
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Services
Head Start Collaborative Project

Contributors
Centers for Youth and Families-Parent Center Program
Arkansas Health Systems Development and Child Care
Grant awarded to the Arkansas Department of Health

Conference Mission
To enhance the skills and
knowledge base of parenting
educators and to promote
networking among individuals
and programs involved in parenting
education throughout the
Sate of Arkansas

Parenting Education Task Force
Conference Planning Committee
Dr. Nicholas Long
Center for Effective Parenting
Sherri Jo McLemore
Arkansas Child Abuse Prevention
Pam Kahler
Center for Effective Parenting
Caroline M. Robinson
Arkansas Child Abuse Prevention
Ida Collier
Center for Effective Parenting
Suzanne Sisson
Arkansas Child Abuse Prevention
Mary K. McKinney
Arkansas Department of Education
Betty Youngman
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Services
Tonya Russell
Head Start Collaborative Project
Melinda Bynum
Family Service Agency
Mark Edwards
Center for Effective Parenting
Shirley Mitchell-Wesley
Arkansas River Education Cooperative
Elaine Davis
Arkansas River Education Cooperative
Bettye Lowe
Metro Head Start, UAMS
Estella Norris
Crittenden Perinatal Parenting Program
Karen Rudd
Quapaw Technical Institute