RALEIGH ó Stephanie Fanjul, president of The North Carolina Partnership for Children, was elected president of the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s Governing Board.
Founded in 1926, NAEYC has nearly 90,000 members worldwide. The governing board works to raise the quality of early care and education for all young children and ensures the association is well managed in pursuit of this mission.
Fanjul’s four-year term begins June 1, 2009.
In North Carolina, Fanjul was instrumental in creating Smart Start, which is overseen by N.C. Partnership for Children. Now, as the state president, Fanjul supports 78 local partnerships serving all counties in North Carolina.