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Executive Office

Walter Gilliam
Kimberly Harper

Kimberly Harper

Associate Executive Director for Operations

Renee Wessels

Renee Wessels

Associate Executive Director for Strategy and External Affairs

Maria Guerrero

Maria Guerrero

Executive Assistant and Business Analyst for Executive Leadership

Directors

Michelle Sarche headshot

Michelle Sarche, Ph.D.

Senior Director of Tribal Research, Policy, and Partnerships

Linda Smith

Linda Smith

Senior Director of Policy

Alexandra Daro
Ally Freeman
Dalhia Lloyd

Dalhia Lloyd, Ph.D.

Director of Digital Education

Amy Schmitke

Amy Schmidtke, Ed.D.

Director of Educational Practice

Communications

Erin Duffy
Rebecca Elder

Rebecca Elder

Creative and Brand Manager

Greta Morris

Greta Morris

Public Outreach Communications Specialist

Erica Sesay

Erica Sesay

Senior Communications Manager for Statewide Engagement

JD Sorys

JD Sorys

CRM Marketing Manager

Headshot of Sam Meisels

Samuel J. Meisels

Founding Executive Director

Meisels is the founding executive director of the Buffett Early Childhood Institute, president emeritus of Erikson Institute, and a professor and research scientist emeritus at the University of Michigan. He retired from the Buffett Institute in 2023, concluding a career that spanned more than a half-century and established him as a leading voice in the field of early childhood education and development. 

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