Nicole Fetherman
Background:
I am pleased to be working for Northampton Community College’s Center for Early Childhood and School Age Leadership as the Lead Consultant for a grant sponsored program which provides Technical Assistance for Pennsylvania’s Keystone Stars quality initiative (STARS TA). I am serving NCC as an Adjunct Faculty professor for the Early Childhood Dept. and currently teaching an on-line course for the School-Age Child Care Specialized diploma.
I have over 12 years of community-based service experience from my tenure at Catholic Charities in NJ were I served in multiple roles with the Child Care Services Division until 2004. Most recently, I provided leadership to the Child Care Division as Division Director. I also served as a founding member of the agency’s Quality Council. Under the auspices of Catholic Charities, we operated 33 licensed child care centers serving over 2200 per year in a variety of full day/full year settings including infant/toddler, preschool and school age programs. I worked collaboratively with many community organizations, licensing agencies, funding sources, and local school districts. I had responsibility for budget preparation and monitoring ($6 million) and supervised a staff of over 180 employees within the Division. I have vast experience in grant writing and child care program development/expansion.
I have a strong sense of mission and remain very passionate about the field of early childhood education. My daily work allows me to be quality- focused and remain directly impacting the quality of care in the Lehigh Valley. I consider myself an advocate for children and families and fellow professionals in the field.
Education:
M. Ed. Candidate, Reflective Practitioner, Cedar Crest College, PA
B. A. Elementary Education/Psychology, Cedar Crest College, PA
Professional Memberships:
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC);
National Afterschool Association (NAA formerly NSACA)
Association for Supervision of Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Professional Development:
Program Administration Scale Assessor 2005
PA Early Learning Standards Trainer 2005
Leader Training completed in Active Parenting 1997
Proficient in ERS assessments (ITERS, ECERS, SACERS)
Counselor I with Full Privileges 1996
Early Childhood Professional Development Program, University of Wisconsin
Publications:
New Jersey Professional Development Center for Early Care and Education, Core Knowledge and Competency Areas
Professional Standards for Adults Working with Young Children Birth through age eight and In Out-of-School time programs
Contributing Author
Community Leadership:
President Elect- Lehigh and Northampton AEYC chapter
Conference Committee member, LANAEYC
PENNSACC Board Member
Warren County (DHS) Child Care Planning Committee 1998-2003
Recent National Conference Presentations:
NACCRRA 2005 conference Washington, D.C.
NAEYC Professional Development Institute conference Miami Beach, FL.
“Technical Assistance: Evaluation and Accountability from the Ground Up”
Awards Received:
United Who’s Who, 2005
Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals 2000, 2002
Who’s Who in Young American Professionals 1992
Women of the Year, American Biographical Institute 2002
Personal:
Nicole (O’Grodnick) Fetherman was born in Buffalo, NY but was raised primarily in New Jersey.
Nicole lives in Forks Twp. PA with her husband of thirteen years, her son, Tyler and daughter, Madison and a cat ”Jackie”.
She enjoys reading, gardening, travel and entertaining.
Contact information:
Telephone 610-332-8660 or E-mail: nfetherman@northampton.edu.
