Board of Directors

Adrian Pollut, President and Director

Adrian has spent almost 8 years advocating for early childhood care in Lane County. He is the Facilitator for the Child Care Working Group, where he engages a diverse group in productive discussions about expanding early childhood care in the Florence Area. Adrian is also the Parent Representative for the Early Childhood Hub of Lane County Family Leadership Council, where he advocates for countywide resources to be brought to Florence and other rural towns and consults with various community-based organizations around Lane County. He also served as Treasurer of Siuslaw Family Connections. Adrian has a B.S. in sociology and is the proud dad of a Siuslaw Elementary first grader.

Kim Erickson, Director

Kim has a long history of service to the Florence community. She is Secretary of the Peace-Health Peace Harbor Community Health Board and served on the Lane Community College Advisory Board for eight years. Kim has been a Rotary member for 17 years and is a past Rotary President. She served three years on the Executive Team for Rhododendron Court. Kim received the 2022 Florence First Citizen Award. She is a mother of two and worked for over two years to co-found and operate a childcare center in Florence. Kim has 27 years of experience in Finance and is currently employed by Oregon Pacific Bank.

Sally Wantz, Director

Sally moved to her forever home, Florence, in 2003. Her extensive background in human resources landed her a job for the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians and their business enterprise, Three Rivers Casino Resort, for 16 years. During that time, she co-founded Quality Child Care of Florence because she realized employees needed quality care for the infants, toddlers, and pre-kindergarten children. Now in her retirement, she is entering the childcare arena again to help finish what she started years ago:  to bring much-needed childcare services to our community. Sally is proud to serve on the Florence City Council and in leadership positions for the Florence Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Western Lane Community Foundation, and the Rotary Club of Florence.

Sandy Craft, Director

Sandy Craft, Director, has worked in early childhood education for more than 25 years. She began with a three-year stint as an early childhood educator in a private school. Then, she was a childcare provider consultant, conducting on-site visits to childcare centers to support childcare providers pursuing their CDA credentials and to improve program quality. For nearly 10 years, Sandy served as Professional Development Coordinator for the Children’s Service Society of Utah and its Care About Child Care program, where she supervised administrative staff, scheduled instructors, and analyzed and approved quality indicator submissions for childcare providers. She was then promoted to Development Director, where she served for six years, writing grant proposals, grant reporting, donor database management, donor relations, and community outreach.

Justin Ludwig, Director

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