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MEET THE VALLEY EVEN START STAFF
 
Michele Holovach, Director, has been an educator for 30 years and has been the Director of Valley Even Start since its inception in 2000. She began her career teaching 5th and 6th graders in Orange, resigning after 9 years to raise her family. Michele returned to teaching part time at Valley Regional Adult Education in Shelton. She began by teaching ESL classes and then worked to create the ABE/GED Learning Lab. She also taught the ABE/GED Learning Lab and parenting classes at the Tinney Community Center in Ansonia. She is a trained workplace auditor and taught workplace ESL classes at Derby Cellular and Schick. Michele is a nationally certified Parents As Teachers Parent Educator prenatal through kindergarten and has provided the Derby School Readiness program with parenting workshops for the last five years. She serves on many councils and committees including the Valley Council of Health and Human Services; the School Readiness Councils of Ansonia, Derby, and Shelton; TEAM, Inc. Policy Council; and the Graustein Discovery Committees for Ansonia (co-chair), Derby and Shelton.


Barbara Bradley, Family Advocate, holds a Sociology/Psychology degree from Sacred Heart University, Fairfield. She has over 25 years of small business management experience and an extensive community volunteering background in religious and sports education programs. She is a nationally certified Parents As Teachers Parent Education prenatal through kindergarten. Barbara is also a certified trainer in the Motheread/Fatheread Program and holds a current certificate in child CPR from the American Red Cross.



 
   
   
 
   
 
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