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Dear Alliance for Early Childhood educators, friends, and supporters,
We are pleased to announce that Stacey Sunderland will join The Alliance for Early Childhood as our next Executive Director, beginning June 8, 2026. Stacey succeeds Carly Andrews, who has served as our Executive Director since 2022. Under Carly's leadership, The Alliance deepened its reach across the North Shore, strengthened key partnerships, and built an organization that is well-positioned for its next chapter. We are deeply grateful to Carly for her dedicated leadership and the strong foundation she leaves behind.
Stacey brings a deep commitment to our mission along with a unique blend of nonprofit leadership and business development expertise. Many of you already know Stacey through her dedicated service to The Alliance, where she served as Board President from 2020 to 2022. In that role, she led the organization through a period of meaningful transformation, expanding our visibility, strengthening governance, and successfully guiding the organization through the challenges of the pandemic.
Professionally, Stacey’s background distinctly positions her to lead The Alliance into its next chapter. She has a proven track record of driving organizational growth and financial sustainability. Her experience in business development, including work with global organizations, brings a strategic and results-oriented lens that will further strengthen our impact across the the regions we serve. Stacey holds an MBA from Imperial College Business School in London and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas.
Following a thoughtful and competitive search process, Stacey’s proven leadership, strategic mindset, and deep understanding of The Alliance’s work distinguished her as an exceptional choice. We are confident that she will advance our mission and lead the organization during a time when support for early childhood, families, and educators is more important than ever.
Reflecting on her new role, Stacey shared: “I care deeply about The Alliance’s mission and the families and educators we serve. I’m honored to step into this role and build on the strong foundation already in place. I’m especially excited to listen, learn, and work alongside this incredible community as we look to the future together.”
Stacey lives in Kenilworth with her husband and three boys. As an active member of the community with children at the Joseph Sears School, she is personally invested in the success of our network of families and educators. Stacey’s email address will be stacey@theallianceforec.org. We look forward to introducing her to the broader community in the weeks ahead. Please join us in welcoming Stacey to this role.
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