Who We are

Dr. Shauna Adams
Associate Professor of Early Childhood
Executive Director, Center for Early Learning
University of Dayton
sadams1@udayton.edu

Dr. Diane Brogan-Adams
Project Director
East End Community Services
dbadams@east-end.org


Joy Comingore
Curriculum and Field Specialist
Clinical Instructor of Early Childhood
University of Dayton
jcomingore1@udayton.edu

Hope Cypryla
Quality & Program Outcomes Coordinator
Miami Valley Child Development Centers, Inc
hcypryla@mvcdc.org


Caroline Davis
Special Projects Coordinator
Preschool Teacher
Bombeck Family Learning Center
University of Dayton
cdavis1@udayton.edu

Diane Drummer
Professor of Early Childhood
Sinclair Community College
diane.drummer@sinclair.edu



Susan Ferguson
Director, Center for Catholic Education
University of Dayton
sferguson1@udayton.edu



Gayle Fowler
Family Services Specialist
Family Works
gfowler@elizabethnewlife.org


Dr. Mary Fuhs
Assistant Professor of Psychology
University of Dayton
mfuhs1@udayton.edu

Dr.Tracey Hoffman
Assistant Professor of Early Childhood
Miami University
hoffmath@miamioh.edu


​Leah Lauver
Special Projects Coordinator
Preschool Teacher
Bombeck Family Learning Center
University of Dayton
llauver1@udayton.edu

Ashley Marshall
Director, Bombeck Family Learning Center
University of Dayton
asmith2@udayton.edu


Rhonda Mercs
Director, Urban Child Development Resource Center
University of Dayton
rmercs1@udayton.edu
 

Dr. William Mosier
Associate Professor of Early Childhood and Educational Psychology
Wright State University
william.mosier@wright.edu
 

Dr. Swapna Purandare
Assistant Professor of Early Childhood
Sinclair Community College
swapna.purandare@sinclair.edu


Scott Seigfried
Director of Quality and Program Impacts 
Miami Valley Child Development Centers, Inc.
ssiegfried@mvcdc.org




Dr. Roberta Weaver
Professor Emeritus
University of Dayton
Consultant