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Workforce Education Unit

Contact Information

Contact for questions about...

Heather Marler, Manager
Workforce Education Unit
(919) 814-0161
[email protected]
  • Unit Oversight: Workforce Education Unit Policy, Requirements, Evaluations and qualification information for licensed nonpublic and public early childhood education (child care) programs.

Tiffani Lockley, Lead Education Evaluator
Workforce Education Unit
(919) 814-0174
[email protected]
  • Evaluation Assistance
  • Educational assessments of post-secondary education completed by the child care workforce through determination of countable semester credit hours/degrees based on course content/descriptions
  • Determination of educational qualifications for requested child care position(s) as specified by DCDEE/Section/Unit law, rule, policy and procedures.
  • Issuance of status letters/certificates/return letters

Claudette Allsbrook, Education Evaluator
Workforce Education Unit
(919) 814-0159
[email protected]

Catherin LaGattuta, Education Evaluator
Workforce Education Unit
(919) 814-0160
[email protected]

Valerie Royal, Support Staff Supervisor
Workforce Education Unit
(919) 814-0163
[email protected]
  • Provides supervision for the Education Processing Assistants

Kawon Wood, Lead Support Processing Assistant
Workforce Education Unit
(919) 814-0162
[email protected]
  • Initial data entry
  • Data Entry
  • Expedites
  • EEC Documentation
  • Bonus Reports
  • DCDEE WORKS Customer Service / Technical Support
  • DCDEE WORKS Registration verification / processing

Shaquanna Henderson, Processing Assistant
Workforce Education Unit
(919) 814-0166
[email protected]

Christopher McCray, DCDEE WORKS Technical Assistant
Workforce Education Unit
(919) 814-0157
[email protected]
 

 

 

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