The Data Advisory Commission on Early Education and Care was enacted as part of the the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' FY2025 state budget. You can find more specific details about the Data Advisory Commission in Chapter 15D, Section12 of Mass General Laws.
Fiscal Year 2025 Meeting Schedule
- Thursday, April 3 at 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM VIRTUAL Meeting
- Tuesday, July 22 at 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM VIRTUAL Meeting
- Tuesday, October 21 at 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM VIRTUAL Meeting
If you have a language or accessibility need, please contact Eugenia Soiles at eugenia.soiles@mass.gov . We need 48 hours in order to accommodate interpretation.
Group Membership
The Data Advisory Commission member organizations were appointed by the Massachusetts State Legislature in the FY25 budget process.
| Membership | Organization | Member |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Early Education and Care | Department of Early Education and Care | Amy Kershaw, Commissioner (Chair) |
| Executive Office of Education | Executive Office of Education | Dr. Patrick Tutwiler, Secretary of Education Designee: Mark Reilly, Undersecretary & Chief Operating Officer |
| Massachusetts Association for Early Education & Care | Nurtury Early Education | Laura Perille, President and CEO |
| Neighborhood Villages | Neighborhood Villages | Lauren Kennedy, Co-President Designee: Elizabeth Leiwant, Chief of Policy |
| Massachusetts Head Start Association | Head Start & Early Learning Programs Community Action Pioneer Valley | Emmalie Dropkin, Director of Data, Planning, and Evaluation |
| Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership | Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership | Patrick Stanton, Executive Director |
| Common Start Coalition | MassBudget | Adam Jones, Senior Policy Analyst |
| Massachusetts Early Childhood Funder Collaborative | United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley | Ellen Dickenson, Senior Vice President for Research, Analytics and Planning |
| Massachusetts Business Roundtable | Massachusetts Business Roundtable | JD Chesloff, President and CEO |
| Massachusetts Business Coalition for Early Childhood Education | Massachusetts Business Coalition for Early Childhood Education | Tom Weber, Executive Director |
| Jumpstart for Young Children | Jumpstart for Young Children | Kate Warren Barns, Head of MA Strategy & Partnerships |
| Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs | Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs | Kate Marie Roycroft, CEO |
| Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs | Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs | Jennifer Aldworth, Executive Director Designee: Andrea Howard, Vice Chair, Board of Directors |
| Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation | Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation | Victoria Bergeron, Policy Researcher |