Chana Wynne-swan
Sacramento
Summary
HUMAN CENTERED DATA DRIVEN & RESULTS ORIENTED PASSION & COMMITMENT INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Program Administrator
Child Care Licensing
01.2019 - Current
- Provides program and operational direction to staff, and responsible for overseeing the Child Care Program Office by planning, organizing, directing, and managing activities for over 4 bureaus and 80+ staff. Represents Division and Program regarding licensing, regulatory enforcement and compliance, preventative measures and policy and legislation issues before partners and interest groups. Directs the daily Child Care Licensing Program Office’s operation plans, activities, and involvement in implementation of legislation, training to licensing staff, partner/stakeholder engagement, and guidance for compliance and enforcement of regulations in child care facilities statewide. Reviews state regulations and statutory mandates, provides Leadership and direction in program evaluation, strategic planning, policy legislation and development, interpretation, implementation of established policies and practices and organizational change management. Serves as Acting Assistant Deputy Director and Program Administrator as needed.
Child Development Consultant
First 5 California
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Responsible for providing technical assistance and consultation to First 5 Commissions Including the review of their action plans, progress reports, and budgets to ensure grant compliance. Also, developed and managed several contracts; worked across multiple projects with heavy stakeholder engagement as lead for statewide initiatives such as the Dual Language Learner Pilot, Transforming the Workforce Birth to Eight, Curriculum Alignment Project, Internal Equity plans, and Quality Counts California statewide.
Associate Governmental Program Analyst
Child Care Program
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Performed complex analytical duties that included researching current and past child care trends, emerging trends, preparing White Papers and legislative bill analysis. Work included developing a statewide county visiting monitoring tool for the County Welfare Departments; also, the beginning work for the development of the Family Engagement Home Visiting Pilot in CalWORKs.
- (Known as Family Engagement and Empowerment Division)
Education
Bachelor of Art - Child Development
National University
Master of Art - Human Behavior
National University
01.2015
Skills
- ACTIVE LISTENER
- ADAPTABLE
- COLLABORATOR
- DECISIVE
- EMPATHETIC
- FLEXIBLE
CAREER LADDER
- 2007-2019
- HOME VISITOR IN EARLY HEAD START & HEAD START
- SITE DIRECTOR IN HEAD START
- ADJUNCT FACULTY AT SIERRA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Timeline
Assistant Program Administrator
Child Care Licensing
01.2019 - Current
Child Development Consultant
First 5 California
01.2016 - 01.2019
Associate Governmental Program Analyst
Child Care Program
01.2015 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Art - Child Development
National University
Master of Art - Human Behavior
National University