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Kathy Kappenman
Doris Vanek
Sheila Harris
Beth Carlton
Debbie Buczinski
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Doris Vanek 

        

Food Program Specialists
Debbie Buczinski       Beth Carlton       Kathy Kappenman

Administrative Assistant
Sheila Harris 

Food Program Specialist

Debbie has been with us since October of 1998.  She is involved with training child care providers in nutrition and child care related topics. She also helps with evaluating menus and encouraging providers to keep accurate records for the Child & Adult Care Food Program, developing workshops, compiling the CACFP newsletter and performing home visits to participants on the Food Program.  Debbie's creative talents bring excitement and energy to the food program trainings.

In Deb's free time, she is actively involved with her children, her church, and her 3 Springer Spaniels, Halo, Holly, & Hunter.

Food Program Specialist

Beth has been with Child Care Links since April 2005.  She was a day care professional for 7 years.  During that time, she was fortunate enough to have over 25 children on a part time and as needed basis.

She is involved with training child care providers in nutrition and child care related topics. She also helps with evaluating menus and encouraging providers to keep accurate records for the Child & Adult Care Food Program, developing workshops, compiling the CACFP newsletter and performing home visits to participants on the Food Program. 

Beth is married and has two daughters.

Food Program Specialist

Kathy has been a child care provider over 20 years.  She realized the benefits of the Child Care Food Program for the children, their parents and herself from the beginning of her child care business.

Kathy and her husband Ralph, have two grown sons.  She also is a CDA advisor for child care providers striving for their Child Development Associates through Smart Start of Reno County. 

Administrative Assistant

Sheila is the cheerful assistant that greets you when you call or visit our office. She joined Child Care Links in 2007 to provide assistance to the CACFP Specialists and Director.

She has three grown children and seven grandchildren she'd love to tell you about.

Executive Director

Doris has been the Executive Director of Child Care Links since 1985.  Doris is responsible for the administration of all Link's programs. 

She enjoys assisting the staff and child care providers by developing forms and computer programs to make their jobs easier.  She developed computerized CACFP claim forms for providers to use in their home and submit by e-mailed to Child Care Links.

Doris recognizes the efforts of early childhood professionals in child care homes and centers to offer quality child care and has led Child Care Links in programs to assist this effort.

When she isn't working, she enjoys golf and traveling with her husband, Ray.

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