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Executive Director, Linda Smith

Linda K. Smith is the Executive Director of the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) - our nation's leading voice for child care. NACCRRA's mission is to ensure that every child has access to high- quality, affordable child care. As a nonprofit membership association, NACCRRA represents more than 750 state and local Child Care Resource and Referral agencies (CCR&Rs).These agencies serve more than 7 million families each year and train over 500,000 child care workers annually.

Prior to coming to NACCRRA, Ms. Smith served in various positions within the Department of Defense, including serving as the Director of Child Development and Youth Programs and the Director of Family Policy for the Secretary of Defense. During her tenure with the Secretary of Defense, she was the lead staff person responsible for writing policy for the landmark Military Child Care Act of 1989. Before retiring from federal service in 2002, Ms. Smith served as a Legislative Fellow, and subsequently as a Professional Staffer on the Senate Health, Education, Labor Pensions Committee under the Chairmanship of Senator Edward M. Kennedy.

Ms. Smith is a native of Montana and graduate of the University of Montana. She has two grown children and three grandchildren.

Board of Directors

Leadell Ediger, President
Kansas Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies, Salina, KS

Michael Olenick, Vice President
Childcare Resource Center, Chatsworth, CA

Jerry Croan, Secretary
ICF International, Fairfax, VA

Ralph Parrott, Treasurer
Fairfax Station, VA

Tom Rogers
Rising Point, Gaithersburg, MD

Shirley Sagawa
Sagawa/Jospin, Chevy Chase, MD

Marty Elquist
The Children's Cabinet, Reno, NV

Linda Reinicke
North Dakota CCR&R Network, Bismarck, ND

L. Carol Scott
Missouri CCR&R Network, St. Louis, MO