State Board of Directors 2020 – 2021
The following State Board members were elected based on the recent survey to members, conducted in lieu of an in-person vote at the postponed conference. Terms began on June 1, 2020.
Officers (serve for 1 year)
| President | Cynthia Soete |
| 1st Vice President | Angie DeFazio |
| 2nd Vice President | Michele Gregorio |
| Secretary | Melissa Rivera-Serna |
| Treasurer | Daisy Linares (Appointed) |
At Large Members (serve for 2 years)
| Linda Carter | Nicole Garibaldi-DeNude |
| Beverly Lee | Lorri Sullivan |
Example of Parent & Caregiver Engagement Cards
Long time CITE member, Mary Lou Allen, initiated these ‘Building Brains from Birth to 36 Months of Life’ parent & caregiver engagement cards!
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What's New at CITE
Ruth Segura
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Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) COVID-19 Relief Funding
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Elect Our State-wide Board 2021
CITE Members will be voting on May 1st at the start of our annual conference to elect our statewide Board, here is the list of candidates and we... more»
CITE’s Parent & Caregiver Engagement Cards
We are sharing “Building Brains in the First 36 Months of Life” below in English and Spanish, and hope these will help infants build attachments... more»
In Memoriam – June Moss Handler
CITE founder, June Moss Handler, 94, died on November 6, 2017 at her home in Hackensack, NJ. (read more...)