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Email all inquiries to coainfo@coanet.org. If you are an accredited or in the proceess of becoming accredited, please be sure to include your organization's ID#.

Phone: (212) 797-3000
FAX: (212) 797-1428
120 Wall Street, 11Floor
New York, NY 10005

In order to direct your call to the correct COA staff member, please note:

  • If you are a new organization interested in applying for accreditation, please dial 263.
  • If you are interested in applying to become a COA Peer Reviewer, please dial 273.
  • If you are interested in attending a COA training, please dial 233.
  • For information on your Pre-Commission Report, please dial 217.
  • For the Commission Unit, please dial 213.
  • For information on COA's Department of Defense Quality Child Care Expansion Project, dial 243.
  • For all other calls, please dial "0" and a COA representative will assist you.

If you want to report a concern about a COA accredited organization, please go to our Report a Concern page.

As of July 29, 2010

Administration & Finance
Richard Klarberg President/ Chief Executive Officer
Michael Schmidt Chief Operating Officer
James Carr Chief Financial Officer
Joseph Seoane Director of Trustee and Client Relations
Kathy Hecthlinger Director of Human Resources
Emily Brush Administrative Coordinator
Rose Chew Data Management Specialist
Nilsa Cintron Accounts Payable Coordinator
James Duffy Government Relations Associate
Zoe Hutchinson Manager of Sponsor & Trustee Relations
Sherry Peng Senior Account
Helen Torres Client Services Associate
Accreditation Commission
Rebecca Knickmeier Accreditation Commission Associate
Accreditation Operations
Shondelle Wills Director of Volunteer Support & Training
Reid Scher Accreditation Operations Manager
Karen Callender Accreditation Project Manager
Tobi Murch Accreditation Project Manager & Canada Liaison
Rebecca Bacheller Administrative Coordinator
Juanita Lasprilla; Accreditation Coordinator
Brandi Ledesma Associate Accreditation Coordinator, Canada
Jason Robles Administrative Coordinator
Lorraine Smikle Associate Accreditation Coordinator
Rebecca Tedesco Senior Accreditation Coordinator
Darlene Wood Intake Process Coordinator
After School Program
Jim Murphy After School Project Manager
Department of Defense Project
Kelly Small Project Coordinator, Department of Defense Quality Childcare Expansion Project
Hague Accreditation
Jayne Schmidt Hague Project Manager
Mei-Lam Rice Associate Accreditation Coordinator, Hague
Information Technology
Wanderli Brone Assistant Director of IT
Jeanmarie Neumeyer Network Administrator
Diane Swensen Senior Coordinator, Systems Development & Web Technologies
Office Services
Rosa Valdes Manager of Publication Sales/Office Services
Raquel Camacho Assistant Manager of Publication Sales/Office Services
Joseph Martinez Office Services Support Assistant
Pre-Commission Review
Carolyn Luciano Senior Pre-Commission Review Specialist
Quality Services Management
Julie Fulmer Director of Quality Services Management
Bria Dunham Data Management Analyst
Susana Guzman MOA & Quality Improvement Assistant Manager
Standards Development
Stephanie Pacinella Director of Standards Development
Kathy Connelly Administrative Coordinator
Melissa Dury Standards Associate
Joe Frisino Training & Standards Technical Assistance Consultant
Emily Gibson Research Assistant
Susan Russell-Smith Senior Standards Associate
Natalie Webb Commission Technical Assistant Manager
Training & Capacity Development
Timothy Stockert Director of Training & IT
Tina Celano Training Assistant
Danielle Cook Training and HR Coordinator
Brenda Hill Director of Training Services
Volunteer Services
Caroline Louissaint Assistant Director of Volunteer Services
Flynn Bowen Volunteer Services Coordinator
Corrine Cooper Volunteer Services Coordinator
Mike Providence Administrative Coordinator
Phil Vazquez Volunteer Services Coordinator

 

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