Advisory Groups

Advisory Council

Chair

Amy Zuniga, MA
Parent Educator
Family4EverAfter.com

Council Members

Barbara Einsohn, MS
Early Childhood Specialist
Getting in Touch

Daniel Foyt, MA
Media Production Specialist

Sue Gainer, MS
Retired Vice President
ChildCareGroup

Paula Larsen, JD
Attorney at Law
GoransonBain Ausley, PLLC

Lynn McBee
Chief Executive Officer
Young Women’s Preparatory Network

Patty Miller, MS
Founder & Certified Child Life Specialist
The Power of Nurturing Care

Arnold Picon
VP of Engineering
Brandt Engineering

Monica Pimentel, MS, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Therapy Works Counseling Services

Melanie Rubin, MPA
Director
Dallas Early Education Alliance

Pamela Thanawalla, MA
Chief Operating Officer
Thanawalla Digital

Toosje VanBeveren, PhD
Infant and Child Development Specialist

Ken Venuto, MBA
Retired Healthcare Finance Executive

Legacy Members

• John Castle
• Pagett Gosslee
• Margaret T. Owen
• Norma Stone

Young Professionals Advisory Board

The UT Dallas Center for Children and Families (CCF) Young Professionals Advisory Board is a group of young professionals who support the center through fundraising, volunteerism, marketing and engagement. The Young Professionals Advisory Board’s mission is to increase awareness of CCF’s research, training and outreach initiatives while providing charitable and social opportunities for people ages 21 to 40 years old.

Leadership

Jose Gaytan BS’23
Graduate student applicant

Paola Golemon BS’24
Graduate student in the Human Development and Early Childhood Disorders master’s degree program; former REU student

Nishani Modi BS’18, MS’20, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist

Adriana Portillo BS’17, MSW
Language Access Coordinator with the City of Dallas Office of Welcoming Communities and Immigrant Affairs

Join our Young Professionals group on LinkedIn or CometsCommunity.