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Jyoti Gupta, Executive Director
As of January 2008, Jyoti Gupta is the new Executive Director of Washtenaw Area Council for Children. Jyoti started her career as a Patent Attorney in India. However, she soon moved to the non –profit arena and worked on a literacy project for social workers to train them on personal laws relating to women. After moving to the US, she worked in Chicago for Amnesty International USA, a human rights organization. Following her passion to work on women and children's issues, she started working for SafeHouse Center in Ann Arbor, a non profit organization dedicated to ending domestic violence and sexual assault in Washtenaw County. Jyoti has been actively involved in this community and has volunteered for a number of causes. She is currently on the Boards of Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation and Sparsh.
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Marcia Dykstra, Program Director
Marcia Dykstra has been with the Washtenaw Area Council for Children for 12 years and currently serves as the agency's Program Director. She has a BFA from the University of Michigan and spent several years prior to her tenure at WACC serving as a volunteer with various child advocacy groups, including with WACC as a board member. As Program Director she is responsible for the design, development, direction and implementation of education materials and programs including our yearly and ; Bubbylonian Encounter performances and teacher in-service trainings and parent informational meetings prior to the performances; Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness trainings; Safe Sleep for Infants Inititative; Internet Safety Program and producing the agency newsletter.
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Amber Moore, Internet Safety Program Coordinator
Amber is the newest member of the WACC team. Amber became the Internet Safety Program Coordinator for the Washtenaw Area Council for Children in February of 2008. She graduated with her Bachelor of Social Work degree from Eastern Michigan University in the summer of 2005. She then went on to complete her Masters in Social Work degree at the University of Michigan in the summer of 2007. She has had a passion for social work and social justice issues for many years and has worked or volunteered with various organizations throughout mid-Michigan. She has had the opportunity to work with a diverse group of people in a variety of settings. She has a strong commitment to the Washtenaw community, including having worked with the Washtenaw Intermediate School District for three years. She enjoys reading, traveling, spending time with her family, and experiencing new things.
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Eileen Pritzker, Administrative Assistant
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