LORI BARRY

Certified Family Educator

I serve families with children prenatal to age 3 in Clayton County. I provide in-home visits with parenting information and activieis to enhance child development. I am a registered nurse and a Certified Child Passenger Safety Instructor/Technician.

BARB FJELSTUL

Dir. Family Education and Support

I work with a team of people devoted to promoting positive parent-child interaction, to providing families with educational tools and support for the challenges of parenting, to increasing family awareness of community resources, and to promoting community collaboration—all which help prevent child abuse and ensure safe, stable and healthy families.

LILLIAN QUAM

Certified Family Educator

I am the Bilingual Family Educator. I provide support to families with prenatal/young children, from birth to age three. I make sure children are meeting important developmental milestones and answer questions new parents have. I do home visits twice a month, providing activities and positive information in how to spend quality time with your child. I also coordinate play groups that connect parents and children with other parents to learn from each other. Most of the time I serve the Hispanic/Latino community and cover four counties in Northeast Iowa, Winneshiek, Allamakee, Howard and Clayton.

HEATHER WARD

Family Educator, Certified Child Life Specialist

I am the Family Educator for Howard and Winneshiek County. I create individualized plans to empower, support and educate caregivers on enhancing maximum child development, birth through age three. As a Certified Child Life Specialist, I use my knowledge of play and child development to support each child in reaching their optimal development in all learning environments. I strive to give caregivers the confidence, resources and educational tools to promote positive parent-child interactions for families; this promotes healthy, safe and successful children starting at birth.

OPEN POSITION

Family Educator