Co-Chairs
- Nicholas Ceglarek, Ed.D., Northwest Education Services (Education Chair)
Executive Team
- Brigid Wilson, Munson Medical Center Child Development Program
- Alison Metiva, Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation
- Haley Bennet, Traverse Connect
- Kristin Witt, Great Start to Quality Northwest Resource Center
- Lauren Dake, Great Start Family Liaison
- Lydia Barbash-Riley, Parent Representative of the Family Coalition
- Robin Hornkohl, Great Start Coordinator
- Shannon Phelps, Northwest MI Community Action Agency
- Woody Smith, Community Partner
- Yvonne Donohoe-McCool, Ed.D., Northwest Education Services
Members & Partners
- Avenue ISR
- Bellaire Public Library
- Benzie County Human Services Collaborative
- Benzie/Manistee Department of Health & Human Services
- Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department
- Betsie Valley Elementary School/5toONE Neighborhood Center
- Birch Street Elementary School/5toONE Neighborhood Center
- Borealis Strategic
- Buckley Community Schools GSRP Program/5toONE Neighborhood Center
- Centra Wellness
- Commongrounds
- Consumers Energy
- COGNiTion Science & Discovery Center
- Cunningham-Limp Development Company
- District 10 Health Department
- Early Childhood Investment Corporation
- Elk Rapids School District
- Grand Traverse Baby Pantry
- Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians/Benodjenh Center
- Grand Traverse Bay YMCA
- Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools
- Grand Traverse County Health Department
- Grand Traverse/Leelanau/Kalkaska Department of Human Services
- Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation
- Great Lakes Children’s Museum/5toONE Neighborhood Center
- Great Start to Quality NW Resource Center
- Grow Benzie/5toONE Neighborhood Center
- Health Department of Northwest Michigan
- Healthy Futures
- IFF
- James Rowlett, community member
- Kalkaska County Collaborative
- Kalkaska County Library/5toONE Neighborhood Center
- Lake Ann United Methodist Church/5toONE Neighborhood Center
- Leelanau Children’s Center
- Leelanau County Family Coordinating Council
- Leelanau Early Childhood Development Commission
- Michigan State University Extension
- Munson Health Care
- Networks Northwest
- NorthSky NonProfit
- Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency/Head Start, Early Head Start
- Northwest Education Services
- Northwest Michigan Health Services
- Northwestern Michigan College
- Parenting Communities
- Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital
- PNC Bank
- PoWeR Bookbags
- Rotary Charities of Traverse City
- SEEDS
- Sunrise Rotary of Traverse City/Born to Read
- The Children’s House
- The Honorable Nancy Kida, retired
- Traverse Area District Library
- Traverse Area Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic
- Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center
- Traverse City Area Public Schools
- TraverseCONNECT
- United Way of Northwest Michigan
- Venture North Funding & Development
And Parents Residing in:
- Antrim County
- Benzie County
- Grand Traverse County
- Kalkaska County
- Leelanau County
Member Profile & MOU
Membership in the Great Start Collaborative is extended to all agencies, organizations, businesses and individuals who share our common mission of ensuring that every young child in our region is healthy, thriving, and eager to learn.
