

Effective July 1, 2010, Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) serves as the Southeast Regional Key (SERK) for its Pennsylvania Early Learning Keys to Quality initiative, a statewide quality improvement program targeting childcare providers. SERK is one of six regional keys working in partnership with the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) to develop and implement an integrated and coordinated system of program quality improvements and professional development supports for early childhood education.
As the Southeast Regional Key, PHMC offers technical assistance and professional development to childcare providers in Philadelphia, Delaware and Montgomery Counties through specialized staff as well as subcontractors. PHMC also evaluates providers to assess their quality levels based on the Keystone STARS system, an initiative of OCDEL to improve, support and recognize the continuous quality improvement efforts of early learning programs in Pennsylvania. Participating providers are ranked on a scale from STARS Level 1 to STARS Level 4, with Level 4 representing the highest level of quality. Providers receive grants or merit awards from SERK for achievement of higher STARS Levels. They also receive higher subsidy rates through the state’s Child Care Subsidy program. Keystone STARS is managed through a partnership among OCDEL and the Pennsylvania and Regional Keys.
For more information on this transition, please contact Amy Friedlander at amyf@phmc.org or call 215.985.2512.
Please see below for updated contact information for SERK staff.
Southeast Regional Key
260 South Broad Street
Suite 1800
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: 267.773.4400
Fax: 267.765.2397
Vanetta Alexander 215.764.2677 |
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant |
Kristin Anderson 215.756.5002 |
Keystone STARS Specialist |
Amanda Atkinson 215.806.9354 |
Grants and Contracts Coordinator |
Ayesha Browning 267.773.4423 |
Professional Development Assistant |
Donna Bobo Carter 215.806.9354 (cell) 267.773.4409 |
Quality Assurance Manager |
Sandra Carter 267.773.4420 |
Grants Specialist |
Erika Castro-Dominguez 267.773.4405 |
Accounts Payable/Collections Clerk |
Zachary Cohen 215.756.7084 |
Trainer/Curriculum Specialist |
Allison Constable 267.443.0291 |
Keystone STARS Specialist |
Chad Doberstein 267.773.4419 |
Data Manager |
Kate Duffy 215.756.7046 |
Keystone STARS Specialist |
Elaine Evans 215.756.7142 |
Keystone STARS Specialist |
Vickie Forker 215.756.5018 |
Keystone STARS Specialist |
Amy Friedlander 215.985.2512 |
Acting Director |
Loyda Guzman 215.756.7249 |
Keystone STARS Specialist |
Lisa Hammond 215.806.9703 (cell) 267.773.4407 |
Keystone STARS Manager |
Terry Hayes 215.756.5465 |
Keystone STARS Designator |
Todd Hopkins 215.764.2002 |
Keystone STARS Specialist |
Carolyn Leak-Mills 267.773.4404 |
Grants Specialist |
Alison Leshan 215.756.5557 |
STARS Specialist |
Bernadette Lewis 215.756.7711 |
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant |
Maryellen Malak Madden 215.498.0076 |
Child Health Consultant |
Katie Meister 215.806.9709 (cell) 267.773.4406 |
Keystone STARS Coordinator |
Robin Mitchell 267.773.4401 |
Operations Assistant |
Luanda Morris 215.764.2993 |
Keystone STARS Specialist |
Susan Moylan Please note name change, 215.756.7328 |
Keystone STARS Specialist |
Antoine Murray 215.806.9110 (cell) 267.773.4410 |
Community Outreach Manager |
Anastasia Nikolopoulos 215.764.7004 |
Keystone STARS Specialist |
Alexandra Patterson 267.443.0290 |
Keystone STARS Specialist |
Sarah Payne 215.518.4749 |
Keystone STARS Specialist |
Barbara Price 267.773.4422 |
Keystone STARS Assistant |
Natalie Renew 267.615.3632 (cell) 267.773.4402 |
Professional Development and Technical Assistance Manager |
Latoshia Sanders 267.773.4421 |
Grants Specialist |
Melissa Stueck 267.773.4408 |
Professional Development and Technical Assistance Coordinator |
Zaira Velez 215.764.0575 |
Keystone STARS Specialist |
Denece Vereen 215.764.0215 |
Keystone STARS Specialist |