Kids Count director
Barlow new director of Kids Count; Schooley to retire from position
11:43 a.m., Dec. 8, 2011--Janice Barlow, policy analyst and assistant policy scientist for the University of Delaware Center for Community Research and Service (CCRS), has been named director of Kids Count in Delaware, an organization that tracks data indicators on the health and well-being of children and families in the state. She will be replacing Teresa (Terry) Schooley, who has held the position for 15 years.
Schooley, who will retire from her position on Jan. 31, 2012, will continue to serve as state representative for the 23rd District, which encompasses western Newark.
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“Terry has this wonderful ability to bring people together to work cooperatively to improve the health and well-being of children in our state,” says Donna Curtis, chair of the Kids Count in Delaware advisory board. “We’ll miss her dearly, but we know that her good work on behalf of Delaware’s children will continue as she carries out her duties as state legislator and very active member of the Kids Caucus in the Delaware legislature.”
CCRS Director Steven Peuquet echoed such sentiments, stating, “Terry has done a wonderful job and will be a hard act to follow.”
He added that he has “utmost confidence in the ability of Janice Barlow to provide the leadership needed for the continued success of Kids Count.”
Barlow, who was recommended unanimously by the Kids Count in Delaware advisory board, has worked as a policy analyst for the program for the past four years.
“She has played a vital role in every aspect of the work at Kids Count and is perfectly poised to lead the organization into the future,” said Curtis.
Schooley commended the Center for Community Research and Service and the Kids Count board for recognizing Barlow’s “enormous talent and passion for helping kids and families.”
“I am thrilled to be leaving the program in such capable hands,” she added.
Barlow called Schooley a “wonderful mentor.”
“I look forward to working hard to move Kids Count forward, and building on the great foundation that’s been established by Terry and the wonderful support provided by the advisory board and the Center for Community Research and Service,” she said.
The University is in the initial stages of a search to fill the policy analyst position previously held by Barlow.