Corning Children’s Center welcomes Paula Detar as the Center’s new Executive Director. Detar brings deep experience in in Early Childhood and Special Education to her new position.

Detar will be joining from Pro Action of Steuben and Yates County Head Start programs where she most recently served as the Birth-5 Education and Staff Development Coordinator. Her previous experience also includes 8 years of administrative experience and 12 years teaching experience in a variety of age levels and settings.

“I had the opportunity to get to know the Corning Children’s Center through my experience leading Excellence in Early Learning Partnership trainings,” explained Detar. “Through that work, I developed a deep regard for the center’s culture, values, and beliefs. I am thrilled to have a part in delivering the high-quality care and education our staff, families, and local community have worked so hard to establish.”

Paula currently resides in Penn Yan and has her M.A. in Early Childhood and Special Education. She joined the Corning Children’s Center Leadership Team on June 10. 

If you are interested in learning how you can help support the work of the Corning Children’s Center, please contact us at development@corningchildrenscenter.com.

Corning Children’s Center welcomes Cindy Lewis-Black as the Center’s new Development Director. Lewis-Black brings deep experience in marketing, communications, event management, volunteer coordination and donor development to her new position.

Lewis-Black joins the Center after six years with Watkins Glen International where she most recently served as the Director of Partnership Management. Her previous experience also includes six years spent as the PR and Development Coordinator at the Chemung County Humane Society and SPCA.

“I am grateful for the opportunity to join the Corning Children’s Center Leadership team,” said Lewis-Black. “As a local resident and admirer of this outstanding program, I look forward to growing this important investment in our community’s future.”

Cindy resides in Corning and has her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from Alfred University. She joined the Corning Children’s Center Leadership Team on April 9. 

If you are interested in learning how you can help support the work of the Corning Children’s Center, please contact Cindy Lewis-Black at development@corningchildrenscenter.com.

Corning Children’s Center Executive Director, Peigi Cook, was presented with the 2016 Early Childhood Professionalism and Leadership Award at Corning Community College’s First Annual Joint Meeting of Academic Program Advisory Boards this morning.

Peigi Cook has set the standard in the early childhood education field since she began her career almost 40 years ago. She relocated to the Corning area to accept the Executive Director position at Corning Children’s Center in 1993. Peigi has been an active leader at the Corning Children’s Center for 23 years, helping it grow from a small organization in a church basement to the state-of-the-art Center it is today.

Corning Community College recently presented Barbara Pickering with the first Early Childhood Professional and Leadership Aware.

The award honors a professional provider in the field of early childhood education who embodies the qualities of professionalism and leadership in daily work settings.

Pickering is a lead teacher at the Corning Children’s Center. The award was presented by Shanna VanPatten, who described Pickering as a rare employee and a mentor and model of best practice.

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