Editorial Committee

Wilma Robles de Melendez, Editor, Ph.D.

Florida

Wilma is a professor of early childhood education at the Fischler Graduate School of Education, Nova Southeastern University, in Miami, FL.

Diane Bales, Ph.D.
Georgia
Diane is a faculty member in the Department of Human Development and Family Science at The University of Georgia, with teaching and research interests focused on early childhood education from birth through age 8.

Beverly Gilbert Boals, Ed.D
Arkansas
Beverly is a professor of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Teacher Education & Leadership at Arkansas State University.

Zlata Stanovic-Ramirez, Ph.D.

South Carolina

Zlata is a professor of early childhood education at the Spadoni College of Education and Social Sciences at Coastal Carolina University, with teaching and research interests focused on components of high-quality early childhood education.

Dina Treff, Committee Chair

Georgia

Dina is the Lead Teacher of the Preschool Program at the Child Development Lab (CDL) at the University of Georgia. In 2017 GAEYC awarded Dina with the first-ever Peggy A. Gallagher Award for Inclusion of Young Children with Special Needs. In April 2018 Dina was one of fifty nationwide recipients to be awarded the 2018 Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children’s TYLENOL® Children’s Zyrtec® National Child Care Teacher Award. She is currently a Board Member for GAEYC, the state affiliate of NAEYC, and represents the ECE professionals of a thirteen county district, as a District Representative. Dina also writes children’s book reviews that are published in Dimensions, SECA’s publication.

Karen Walker, Ed.D.

Texas

Karen is the liaison between the SECA Board of Directors and the Editorial Committee. She has served in many leadership roles, is a published author, and has presented at state, regional, national, and international conference. She is an assistant professor of early childhood education at Texas A&M-Commerce.

Kenya Wolff, Ph.D.

Mississippi

Kenya Wolff is an associate professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Mississippi. Her research utilizes critical qualitative methodologies and focuses on a variety of social contexts as they relate to childhood.