Leadership Team
Brianne Heidke
At 4-C since 2001
Health & Safety Services Manager (Certification, Food Program, Latino Child Care Project, and Pre-Licensing programs)
Brianne enjoys being able to see child care providers succeed in their child care business and thus benefit all the children they care for. In her spare time Brianne enjoys spending time with her family.
Marlo Mielke
At 4-C since 2019
TQIS Manager
Marlo enjoys the opportunity to work with committed early childhood professionals that support, care for and educate the children in our community. In her spare time, Marlo loves spending time with family and friends cooking, playing games, watching movies and sharing lots of laughs.
Rebecca Strome
At 4-C since 2006
Business Manager
Rebecca enjoys supporting 4-C’s amazing staff so they can focus on our mission.
Front Desk Staff
Myra Hernandez
At 4-C since 2016
Front Desk Specialist
In her role as the first point of contact at 4-C, Myra loves to help people! In her spare time she enjoys being outdoors with her family and dog.
Certification Staff
Hana Ehlert
At 4-C since 2021
Certification Specialist/Pre-Licensing Specialist
Hana is passionate about helping providers, families, children, and the community and providing resources to those who in need to help them provide quality care for all children. She loves meeting new people, getting to know them, and helping those who are in need in any way she can. In her spare time, Hana enjoys researching and visiting parks in the community with her two daughters. She recently discovered that she truly enjoys fishing with her husband!
Michelle Moore
At 4-C since 2021
Certification Specialist / Pre-Licensing Technical Consultant / Business Child Care Advocate
Krisia Pagan
At 4-C since 2021
Bilingual Administrative Assistant
Kris likes being able to help those who want to be a part of child care. She loves spending time with her family and treasures quality time with them.
Wanda Rodriguez
At 4-C since 2006
Bilingual Nutrition Specialist/Certification Specialist
Wanda enjoys helping providers succeed. She loves seeing them grow their business into a safe and healthy place for children that also brings in an income for their own families. In her spare time, Wanda loves reading, bike riding and taking long hikes or walks with a friend.
Food Program Staff
Bette Miller
At 4-C since 2001
Food Program Administrative Assistant
Bette enjoys working with child care providers participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program. In her spare time Bette loves to read and watch movies.
Jan Howe
At 4-C since 1991
Nutrition Specialist
Jan visits child care providers participating in the Food Program and makes sure children are getting healthy food and quality care. Jan enjoys working one on one with providers, seeing the children eat healthy food, sharing ideas with providers, and helping children learn about healthy food. In her spare time Jan helps care for her grandchildren, reads, sings for Threshold Choir to patients in Hospice, and likes to dance, and crochet.
Robin Hunter
At 4-C since 1988
Nutrition Specialist
Robin enjoys hearing how providers have encouraged a child to try a new food and like it. She loves to observe children eating, especially infants. In her spare time, Robin likes to read, garden and take nature walks.
Mary Schott
At 4-C since 1996
Nutrition Specialist
Mary enjoys working with family child care providers and enjoys helping them serve healthy meals and snacks to the children in their care. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family especially her grandchildren. She also loves walking, exercising, reading and cooking for friends and family.
Training & Quality Improvement Staff (TQIS)
Jessica Bowden
At 4-C since 2010
Training Coordinator
Jessica enjoys providing encouragement and support to early childhood educators and helping them find ways to make their job easier. In her spare time, she enjoys playing and going on “field trips” with her little guy, baking, playing sports, being outside, hosting get togethers and whipping out some karaoke!!
Amanda Ehlert
At 4-C since 2014
Early Childhood Specialist/YoungStar Coordinator
Amanda provides program consultation services and educator training as well as provides support within the 4-C team of YoungStar consultants. She loves working with colleagues who share the passion for quality early care and education. Most of all she enjoys getting to partner with child care programs in the community to address their individual needs. In her spare time, Amanda loves to be outside and appreciates sunny days. Hiking, camping, and water activities are her favorites. She’s also pretty crafty and often finds herself in the middle of some project or another.
Emily Ewoldt
At 4-C since 2016
Early Childhood Specialist/YoungStar Consultant
Emily works within Youngstar and helps with quality improvement for school age programs, family programs and group centers. She also does trainings and completes ECERS-3 observations for school districts. Emily enjoys meeting new people and working with programs to meet their needs and make improvements to their programs. In her spare time, Emily enjoys spending time with her family and being outside in nature.
Sharon Holtz
At 4-C since 2010
Early Childhood Specialist/YoungStar Consultant
Sharon enjoys having the opportunity to share with child care programs what they are doing well and encouraging them, as they continue to make positive changes. In her spare time, Sharon loves to sing, dance, read and spend time outdoors and with family.
Briana Kurlinkus
At 4-C since 2021
Early Childhood Trainer
Briana has a passion for providing training and professional development to help providers and teachers grow new skills, retain quality staff, and grow future leaders. In her spare time, she enjoys spending quality time with her daughter, being outdoors, campfires, scrapbooking, coffee, and football.
Lisa Jones
At 4-C since 2014
Early Childhood Trainer
Lisa most enjoys connecting with child care providers who are working with children and families on a daily basis. They have the best stories and she learns so much from them each time she facilitates a training event. In her spare time Lisa enjoys motorcycle rides and loves to travel. She is an avid reader and enjoys bingeing shows on Netflix and Hulu.
Francelia Lara
At 4-C since 2021
Bilingual Early Childhood Specialist/YoungStar Consultant
Elisa Martinez
At 4-C since 2017
Bilingual Early Childhood Specialist/YoungStar Consultant
Elisa likes to meet new people, help them achieve their goals and find connections that are able to support them as well. She enjoys the personal connection with child care providers and the staff at 4-C. In her spare time, she enjoys time spent with her family, cooking, cleaning and listening to music. She also enjoys watching Netflix series.
Cassie Valdez
At 4-C since 2019
Early Childhood Specialist/YoungStar Consultant
Cassie loves interacting with the early childhood field and being able to provide resources to continue quality improvement in programs that serve our children. In her spare time, Cassie enjoys being with my family, traveling and taking road trips. She spends much time exploring Wisconsin and its beautiful scenery.
Sara O'Brien
At 4-C since 2019
Early Childhood Specialist/YoungStar Consultant
What Sara enjoys most about her job is working with a group of professionals who are dedicated to children, families and providers. In her spare time she can be found reading, watching/attending sporting events or playing games with her son.
Andrea Riley
At 4-C since 2015
Early Intervention Specialist
Andrea administers Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) developmental screening to ensure young children are reaching age-expected milestones and provides training to service providers working with families to implement the 5 evidence based Protective Factors strategies to prevent child abuse and neglect. Andrea most enjoys connecting with families in various community agencies to talk about child development and help connect families with resources and services within our community. She loves taking long bike rides and walks, knitting, traveling, seeing live music and spending time with her two children.
Caroline Smith
At 4-C since 2011
TQIS Administrative Assistant
Caroline enjoys the variety in her work. She collaborat with YoungStar technical consultants and early childhood trainers to help make their work run smoother. In her spare time Caroline writes fiction, chills with her chickens, takes her greyhound for a walk, or reads with her cats.
Jenny Sweeney
At 4-C since 2016
Early Childhood Specialist/YoungStar Consultant
Jenny enjoys building relationships with providers and programs and becoming a strong support for them, especially in this crazy time. In her spare time, Jenny enjoys gardening, crafting, cooking, baking and reading (for work and pleasure).
Bonnie Winkofsky
At 4-C since 2011
Early Childhood Specialist/YoungStar Consultant
Bonnie works within YoungStar and conducts trainings. She enjoys meeting new people and watching child care programs improve. In her spare time, Bonnie likes to read, bake and watch HGTV.
Community Resource Staff
Kaiti Bohacek
At 4-C since 2022
Family Support Specialist
Kaiti enjoys communicating with and assisting families find a child care solution that best fits their family. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her husband and 2 children, drinking a good cup of coffee, and cheering on the Badgers.
Christie Voigt
At 4-C since 1996
Data/Referral Specialist
Christie enjoys utlizing the child care data we collect to tell the stories of what is happening in the child care industry. In her spare time, when WI weather allows, she enjoys getting outside biking, hiking or going for a run. She also enjoy trying new restaurants, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Nicole Wyss
At 4-C since 2011
Community Resource Specialist
Nicole loves working with the community, going out with the Resource Van and connecting with child care providers. In her spare time, she enjoys hanging out with her family and friends and attending her sons sporting events.
Board of Directors
The role of the 4-C Board of Directors is to set general goals and policies for 4-C. If you are interested in further information on the 4-C Board of Directors please email [email protected].
| Chair: | Ashley Matthys |
| Vice Chair: | Christine Wittleder |
| Treasurer: | Jacob Peters |
| Secretary: | Elizabeth Stinebaugh |
| Bob Davis |
| Paul Lang |
| Kim Mullvain |