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Leadership
Larry Marx
Chief Executive Officer
585-256-2620 x. 2601
Larry has led The Children’s Agenda since 2011. Larry represents The Children’s Agenda nationally as a Board member of the Partnership for America’s Children. He is an appointed member of the Governor’s Child Care Availability Task Force and the Governor’s Early Childhood Advisory Council. Locally, he represents children’s issues on committees of the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative and ROC the Future.
Policy & Advocacy Team
The Policy & Advocacy Team leads our local, county and state work to create public policies that are good for children. Their work is driven by the voices and leadership of youth and families. They mine data, conduct research and analyze policies based on needs identified by the community. They support grassroots advocacy and advocate directly with elected officials and other leaders. The team puts children at the center of policymaking.
Operations Team
The Operations Team ensures we have the resources, infrastructure and processes necessary to advocate on behalf of children. They represent community needs to foundations and potential donors. They lift up the stories of children and families in the press and on social media. They support our parent leaders, coalitions and staff in making children a priority in public policies.
Brigit Hurley
Chief Program Officer
585-256-2620 x. 2602
Contact Brigit about Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education, Interfaith Collaborative, Monroe County budget, or Rochester City budget
Carmen Torres
Parent Leadership Manager
585-256-2620 x. 2613 Habla espanol
Contact Carmen to get involved with other parents/families and community members who are doing grassroots organizing to advocate for better education and support for children with developmental delays and disabilities
Eamonn Scanlon
Director of Education Policy
585-256-2620 x. 2608
Contact Eamonn about K-12 education, RCSD budget, and restorative practices
Emily Rathbun
Research and Policy Analyst
585-256-2620 x. 2610
Contact Emily about child care data and reports
Isabel Rosa
Parent & Community Advocacy Coordinator
585-256-2620 x. 2604 Habla espanol
Contact Isabel to get involved with other community members who are doing grassroots organizing to advocate for child care, education and children’s health.
Jeff Kaczorowski, MD
Senior Advisor
585-256-2620 x. 2603
Contact Jeff about children’s health including childhood obesity, maternal and child health, and Medicaid
Pete Nabozny
Director of Policy
585-256-2620 x. 2606
Contact Pete about child care, pre-K education, and poverty
Shannon Mullin
Research & Policy Analyst
585-256-2620
Contact Shannon about home visiting and for general data questions
Parent Leaders
585-256-2620 x. 2613 Habla espanol
To get involved with advocating for policies and systems change in Rochester, Monroe County and New York state that support children, reach out to Carmen Torres
Joe Calabrese
Chief Financial Officer
585-256-2620 x. 2609
Contact Joe if you want to make a financial contribution to support the work of The Children’s Agenda or have questions about our funding or operations
Kim Wolfe
Administrative Assistant
585-256-2620 x. 2605
Contact Kim to be added to our mailing list and for scheduling
Michelle Yale
Administrative Director
585-256-2620 x. 2612
Contact Michelle for employment opportunities and invoice/billing questions
Sarah Favro
Grant Writer
585-256-2620 x. 2607
Contact Sarah if your foundation or business would like to support our work financially.
Stephanie Townsend, PhD
Communications Director
585-256-2620 x. 2600
Contact Stephanie for all press/media inquiries and questions or feedback about our social media, website, newsletters, reports, and fact sheets.
