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.

Vanetta Alexander valexander@phmc.org 215.764.2677	Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant
Kristin Anderson kanderson@phmc.org 215.756.5002	Keystone STARS Specialist
Amanda Atkinson aatkinson@phmc.org 215.806.9354	Grants and Contracts Coordinator
Ayesha Browning abrowning@phmc.org 267.773.4423	Professional Development Assistant
Donna Bobo Carter dbobocarte@phmc.org 215.806.9354 (cell) 267.773.4409	Quality Assurance Manager
Sandra Carter scarter@phmc.org 267.773.4420	Grants Specialist
Erika Castro-Dominguez ecastrodom@phmc.org 267.773.4405	Accounts Payable/Collections Clerk
Zachary Cohen zcohen@phmc.org 215.756.7084	Trainer/Curriculum Specialist
Allison Constable aconstable@phmc.org 267.443.0291	Keystone STARS Specialist
Chad Doberstein cdoberstei@phmc.org 267.773.4419	Data Manager
Kate Duffy kduffy@phmc.org 215.756.7046	Keystone STARS Specialist
Elaine Evans eevans@phmc.org 215.756.7142	Keystone STARS Specialist
Vickie Forker vforker@phmc.org 215.756.5018	Keystone STARS Specialist
Amy Friedlander amyf@phmc.org 215.985.2512	Acting Director
Loyda Guzman lguzman@phmc.org 215.756.7249	Keystone STARS Specialist
Lisa Hammond lhammond@phmc.org 215.806.9703 (cell) 267.773.4407	Keystone STARS Manager
Terry Hayes thayes@phmc.org 215.756.5465	Keystone STARS Designator
Todd Hopkins thopkins@phmc.org 215.764.2002	Keystone STARS Specialist
Carolyn Leak-Mills cleakmills@phmc.org 267.773.4404	Grants Specialist
Alison Leshan aleshan@phmc.org 215.756.5557	STARS Specialist
Bernadette Lewis blewis@phmc.org 215.756.7711	Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant
Maryellen Malak Madden mmadden@phmc.org 215.498.0076	Child Health Consultant
Katie Meister kmeister@phmc.org 215.806.9709 (cell) 267.773.4406	Keystone STARS Coordinator
Robin Mitchell rmitchell@phmc.org 267.773.4401	Operations Assistant
Luanda Morris lumorris@phmc.org 215.764.2993	Keystone STARS Specialist
Susan Moylan Please note name change, formerly Susan Annacone sannacone@phmc.org 215.756.7328	Keystone STARS Specialist
Antoine Murray anmurray@phmc.org 215.806.9110 (cell) 267.773.4410	Community Outreach Manager
Anastasia Nikolopoulos anikolopou@phmc.org 215.764.7004	Keystone STARS Specialist
Alexandra Patterson apatterson@phmc.org 267.443.0290	Keystone STARS Specialist
Sarah Payne spayne@phmc.org 215.518.4749	Keystone STARS Specialist
Barbara Price bprice@phmc.org 267.773.4422	Keystone STARS Assistant
Natalie Renew nrenew@phmc.org 267.615.3632 (cell) 267.773.4402	Professional Development and Technical Assistance Manager
Latoshia Sanders lasanders@phmc.org 267.773.4421	Grants Specialist
Melissa Stueck mstueck@phmc.org 267.773.4408	Professional Development and Technical Assistance Coordinator
Zaira Velez zvelez@phmc.org 215.764.0575	Keystone STARS Specialist
Denece Vereen dvereen@phmc.org 215.764.0215	Keystone STARS Specialist