Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO SUPPORT HIGH QUALITY EARLY LEARNING AND HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT FOR GEORGIA'S YOUNGEST CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO FIVE, BY CHAMPIONING POLICIES, PROMOTING INNOVATIVE AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES AND BUILDING PUBLIC WILL.
GEEARS: THE GEORGIA EARLY ALLIANCE FOR READY STUDENTS OPERATES TO INSPIRE AND PROVIDE LEADERSHIP FOR A STATEWIDE MOVEMENT ON QUALITY EARLY LEARNING AND HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL CHILDREN AGES BIRTH THROUGH FIVE. GEEARS VISION IS, BY 2020, ALL STUDENTS WILL ENTER KINDERGARTEN PREPARED TO SUCCEED AND ON A PATH TO READ TO LEARN BY THIRD GRADE.THROUGH OUR PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR QUALITY RATED CHILDCARE, GEEARS STRIVES TO CREATE WIDESPREAD PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT TOOLS THAT PARENTS CAN USE TO IDENTIFY HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE PROVIDERS THROUGH PAID AND EARNED TRADITIONAL MEDIA, AND SOCIAL MEDIA.GEEARS LEADS THE MAYOR'S SUMMER READING CLUB WHICH PROVIDES LITERACY ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER IN METRO ATLANTA AND DISTRIBUTES 20,000 BOOKS PER SUMMER SO THAT CHILDREN HAVE BOOKS TO SUPPORT BUILDING THEIR VOCABULARY.GEEARS CONVENED AND FACILIATED THE ATLANTA EARLY EDUCATION LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, COMPRISED OF BUSINESS, CIVIC, EDUCATION AND PHILANTHROPIC LEADERS IN ATLANTA, TO CREATE A SERIES OF HIGH-IMPACT RECOMMENDATIONS TO CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE CITY OF ATLANTA.GEEARS CONTINUED A PROGRAM WITH THINK BABIES GEORGIA TO ADVOCATE AND PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS FOCUSED ON INFANTS AND TODDLERS. THIS INCLUDES THE GEORGIA INFANT AND TODDLER COALITION, STROLLING THUNDER, AND OTHER ADVOCACY WORK.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mindy K Binderman | Executive Dir. | 45 | $157,865 |
| Stephanie Blank | BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Jay Berkelhamer Md | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Berg | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Yolanda Adrean | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Milton Little Jr | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Teya Ryan | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Todd Greene | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Raphael G Warnock | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah-Elizabeth Reed | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy E Rafuse | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jackie Gingrich Cushman | Director | 1 | $0 |
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