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Governance Council

The Governance Council provides strategic leadership and oversight for the Early Childhood Hub of Lane County. It is composed of members from the following key sectors: early learning and care, K-12 public education, health and human services, housing, business and community leaders, Tribal nations and parents & caregivers.

Governance Council Meetings

Governance Council meetings are open to the public as required under ORS 192.630.

Meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month (excluding July and August).
1:00pm – 2:30pm
3171 Gateway Loop, Springfield, OR 97477

To attend virtually, email education@unitedway.org.

Upcoming Meetings

September 11, 2026

October 9, 2026

November 13, 2026

December 11, 2026

Past Meetings

Interested in documents from prior years? Send an email to education@unitedwaylane.org with your request.

June 12, 2026

May 8, 2026

April 10, 2026

March 13, 2026

Members of the Governance Council

Alma Fumiko Hesus

United Way of Lane County

Charleen Strauch

Head Start of Lane County

Chelsea Whitney

Lane County Health & Human Services

Debi Farr

Trillium Community Health Plan

Heather Brey

Early Childhood CARES

Heather Murphy

South Lane School District

Heidi Brown

Crow-Applegate-Lorane School District

Jacob Fox

Homes For Good

John Lively

Oregon State Representative

John Stapleton

PIVOT Architecture

Joshua Bates

Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services City of Eugene, Co-Chair

Judy Newman

The Early Childhood Hub of Lane County Strategic Advisor

Kelly Jones

Baker Tilly

Kraig Sproles

Bethel School District

Kristen Helton

Lane Community College

Leilani Brewer

Live Healthy Lane, Early Learning Stakeholders Representative

Megan Miller

Parent Representative

Miriam Mickelson

Eugene School District 4J

Sheila Wegener

Oregon Department of Human Services, Co-Chair