Join our Team!
Children & Youth Partnership is hiring for the following positions:
Parent Educator to support families with young children in our community. This full-time position facilitates Kaleidoscope Play & Learn (Explore to Learn) play groups and delivers the Triple P Positive Parenting Program to help parents and caregivers strengthen positive parenting practices, support children’s early learning and healthy development, and promote school readiness. The role includes providing parent education, resources, and engagement opportunities for families with children from birth to age five.
Early Care & Education Specialist to support quality improvement in child care programs across Dare County. This full-time position provides coaching, technical assistance, and training to help programs strengthen classroom practices, improve assessment scores, and maintain or increase NC Star Rated Licenses. The role includes developing action plans with child care staff, offering on-site and virtual support, and coordinating professional development opportunities.
Benefits Include:
Paid Sick, Vacation, Personal/Child Involvement Leave
Paid Holidays
Retirement Benefits
To learn more about the positions, check out the Job Descriptions below.
Early Care & Education Specialist
To apply, complete the form HERE. Following the submission of this form, please email a COVER LETTER and RESUME to Sara Sampson at ssampson@darekids.org. Your application will not be complete until these documents are received.
Join our team and help strengthen early learning for children, families, and educators in Dare County.
Meetings of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee
Click here for the 2025-26 meeting schedule of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee. All Board of Directors Meetings and Executive Committee Meetings will be held at the Center for CYP in Manteo and via Zoom.
If attending meetings remotely, click on the link here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2524410614; Meeting ID: 252 441 0614
You can also dial in using your phone: (301) 715-8592; Meeting ID: 252 441 0614
2025-2026 Board of Directors
Co-Chairs
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Nandy Stuart
Outer Banks Community Foundation -
Ashley Jackson
Dare County Schools, Social Worker
Treasurer
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Kenny Marshall
First Bank
Secretary
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Michelle Portoukalian
Community Representative -
Sheila Bragg
Parent Representative -
Jennifer Nieman
Surf Pediatrics & Medicine
Immediate Past Chair
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Jamie Koch
Outer Banks Family YMCA
Members
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Sallie Ackley
Heron Pond Montessori School -
Mary Ellon Ballance
Dare County Board of Commissioners -
Nathan Finnin,
St. Andrews By the Sea -
Spencer Gregory
Dare County Public Services -
Chuck Lycett
Dare County Department of Health & Human Services: Division of Social Services -
Jennifer Noell
Parent/Instructional Assistant -
Jennifer Schwartzenberg
Outer Banks Health -
Julie Stewart
Dare County Library -
Tess Judge
Director Emeritus
Staff
Email a staff member by clicking the name below. General inquiries may be sent to cypobx@darekids.org.
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Sara Sampson
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Carla Heppert |
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Angela Owens
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Karen Sawin
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Brenda Davis
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