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GACCRRA Staff
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| Molly Casey, Executive Director Molly Casey is the Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (GACCRRA). Starting her career as a social services caseworker for Fulton County DFCS, Molly has dedicated her career to human services. During her fifteen year tenure with the American Red Cross she directed local, state and national health, safety and youth programs. She worked as a senior project manager and team leader on 3 separate committees that developed national curriculum for the American Red Cross and supported the implementation of the new courses as a national faculty member. She worked as an adjunct college professor and incorporated national curriculum into her courses. Casey has managed programs for children and youth aged zero to eighteen including a replication model in Early Childhood Education for G-CAPP. Casey has a proven record in management, planning, finance and administration. She also brings leadership skills including the ability to unite and motivate people with diverse views into a common effort. She achieved a 55 percent increase in programs for the Metro Atlanta Chapter of the American Red Cross and an expansion from 8 to 11 homes for parenting teens for G-CAPP. She participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics as a Medical Administrator. Her team achieved an emergency response rate in two minutes or less. Casey has received volunteer community service awards and continues to provide volunteer service at both program and leadership levels for several non-profits. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from the University of Georgia and holds a Master of Science degree in Human Resources with a specialty in training and development from Georgia State University. |
| Rick Caldwell, Quality Program Manager Rick has over 12 years experience in the field of Early Care and Education. His love of early childhood education began teaching exploratory Spanish to Kindergarteners. A few years later he earned his Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from |
| Charlotte Pelz, Data Manager Charlotte is the Data Manager for GACCRRA. She has spent eight years working in the non-profit sector, in which she has developed skills in counseling, data management, and client services. Her experience includes medical social work, child care resource and referral, and scholarship counseling for early childhood education professionals. Charlotte has been a part of the early care and education field for more than five years. She was the Parent Counselor/Data Manager for Childcare Resources, the CCR&R in Birmingham, AL and later served as a T.E.A.C.H. Scholarship Counselor with the Alabama Partnership for Children where she supported child care professionals in their pursuit of a college degree. Charlotte has also worked as a Wellness Advocate for Health Services, Inc., and a Cancer Information Specialist with the American Cancer Society. She graduated Cum Laud with a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Samford University. |
