Meet Our 2023 Executive Board
The Elgin Partnership for Early Learning Executive Board are representatives from organizations in the community with children and families at the center of their work. The board meets monthly to jointly supervise and oversee agreements, operations, partnerships, committees and build a consensus on initiatives.
Fran Teti-Teal
Chamberlain Educational Associates
Patricia Chamberlain
Executive Board Chair Karina Nava
Jennifer Bueche
Michael Isaacson
Dr. Jennifer Schening
Katie Cox
Felicia Ellis
Irma Figueroa
Executive Board Co-Chair Kris Young
Joy D’Amico
JV Consultancy
Jaclyn Vasquez
Meet Our Community Partners
Elgin Partnership is strengthened by cross-sector partners committed to helping support and prepare children five and under to succeed in school and life. EPEL’s community partners share resources, services, and in-kind donations.
Partners collaborate to support early learning initiatives, volunteer time, and expertise. We appreciate our partners’ time, expertise, and efforts to bring action to the early childhood movement in a child’s first 2,000 Days of Life from Birth to Kindergarten.
- Advocate Sherman Hospital
- Alignment Collaborative for Education
- AOK (All Our Kids Network)
- Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital
- Associates and Pediatrics, S.C.
- Aunt Martha’s Health Network Home Visiting
- Bartlett Park District Preschool
- Bartlett Public Library
- Bethlehem Child Development Center
- Birth to Five Illinois
- Blue Kangaroo Laundry
- Boys and Girls Club of Elgin
- Boys and Girls Club of South Elgin
- Building Families Together
- Caravel of Autism Health
- Centre Preschool
- Centro de Información
- Children of America Childcare
- City of Elgin
- City of Elgin Police Department
- Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI)
- Community Crisis Center
- Corbella Clinic
- DayOnePACT
- DCFS (Department of Children and Family Services)
- Dr. Mason, Faith, and Hoscheit Dentistry **
- Easter Seals DuPage & Fox Valley
- Elgin Academy
- Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce
- Elgin Community College
- Elgin Community College Early Childhood Lab School
- Elgin Dental Associates
- Elgin Hispanic Network
- Elgin History Museum
- Elgin Math and Science Academy
- Elgin Police Department
- Elgin Public Museum
- Elgin Township **
- Erikson Institute
- Explore Elgin Area
- Familia Dental
- Family Focus Healthy Families
- Family Services Association
- First United Methdist Church Highland Avenue
- Fit4Mom Greater Northwest Chicago
- Food For Greater Elgin
- Friendship Corner Childcare-Bartlett
- Gail Borden Public Library – Elgin
- Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois
- Goddard School – Elgin
- Grand Victoria Foundation **
- Greater Family Health
- Greenbrook Montessori-Hanover Park
- Hamilton Wings
- Hanover Park Park District
- Hanover Township
- Harvest Christian Academy Preschool Elgin
- Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren
- Highland Christian Academy Preschool
- Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
- Housing Authority of Elgin
- iGrow – Illinois
- Illinois Action for Children
- Illinois Department of Human Services
- Illinois Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development
- Ivy Early Learning Academy
- Jerri Hoffman Center/Children’s Home and Aid
- JetXpress Laundry
- Kane County Health Department
- Kane County Regional Office of Education
- Kids Above All
- Kids First Pediatric Dentistry
- KinderCare Childcare Bowes Road
- KinderCare Childcare Brewster-Bartlett
- KinderCare Childcare Main Lane
- KinderCare Childcare South Street
- KinderCare Childcare Spring Street
- Kiwanis Club of Elgin*
- Kripa Montessori Childcare– Bartlett
- Law Office of Steffen & Kelly, P.C.
- Learning Experience Child Care
- Learning Tree East Child Care
- Learning Tree West Child Care
- Literacy Connection
- Little Bear Academy Child Care
- Little Royals Preschool at Larkin High School
- Mini Maroon Preschool at Elgin High School
- Mini Steps Child Care Hanover Park
- My Recess Therapy
- Next Generation Pediatrics
- Northern Illinois Food Bank
- One Hope United Elgin Child Care and Family Resource Center
- Office of Representative Anna Moeller
- Office of Senator Cristina Castro
- Poplar Creek Public Library – Streamwood
- Precious Angels Child Care– Schaumburg
- Precious Tots Preschool Program– Bartlett
- Primrose School of South Elgin
- Rivers Landing Apartments
- Salvation Army Elgin
- SCARCE (School and Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education)
- Schick’s Crossing Preschool– Bartlett
- School District U-46 (Parents As Teachers, Early Learning Programs)
- Second Baptist Church
- Seigle Foundation *
- Side Street Studio Arts
- South Elgin Parks & Recreation Preschool Pals– South Elgin
- St. John the Evangelist Preschool– Streamwood
- St. Paul’s United Chuch of Christ
- Streamwood Parks and Rec
- Streamwood Park District Preschool
- Summit Early Learning
- Two Rivers Head Start
- U-46 Parents as Teacher
- United Way Metro Chicago **
- VNA Healthcare
- VNA Healthy Families
- Well Child Center
- Women on the Brink
- YMCA Taylor Branch (Head Start Child Care)
- YWCA Elgin
- YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
If you are interested in partnering to support EPEL’s vision of All Children are Happy, Healthy and Ready for Kindergarten, please contact amberpeters@elginpartnership.org
Denotes Funder **