Executive Director: Carol Thompson

Carol Thompson has been with the agency for over 20 years. She served as the Fremont Office Manager prior to becoming the Program Director in the Livermore Office. Previously, Carol worked with the State Subsidy Programs and the Federal Food Program. She has been instrumental in the implementation of the ChildCareLinksGAIN/CalWORKs Child Care Programs. Carol has also been active on the GAIN Supportive Services Committee; Centralized Eligibility List Committee; Alameda County Needs Assessment Committee; CalWORKs Work Group and has recently been appointed by the County Board of Supervisors to the

Planning Council Steering Committee beginning in January 2002.Carol also served on the conference committees for California Alternative Payment Program Association and has been involved with the Alameda County Private Industry Council programs (PIC).

In addition, Carol is active with various community based organizations regarding CalWORKs, the Department of Social Services Child Care Work Group, and the Tri Valley Vision Project. Carol also attends Resource and Referral, CAPPA and CalWORKs conferences and works with the cities of Livermore, Pleasanton, and Dublin on city contracts.

In her role as Executive Director these past two years, Carol has maintained
a commitment to the original mission statement of Child Care Links. Quality, safe child care for all children is her number one priority and she works hard to involve herself in legislative issues affecting parents, children and providers which impact the lives of children.

Carol has another passion- the staff at Child Care Links. Carol believes that the agency needs motivated, committed employees in order to advocate for the type of child care system necessary to ensure the proper growth and development of children. She continually strives to ensure that CCL provides a supportive and growth oriented work experience for its employees.

Carol is looking forward to continued collaborations in the community and enhancing child care and nutrition services. Child care issues have come a long way since 1976 and Carol wants Child Care Links to continue to be a force in affecting positive change.

Diane Blanc, Human Resources Director, joined Child Care Links in July 1999. She holds a BS in Organizational Development and an MS in Educational Psychology. Ms. Blanc's background and experience includes 15 years in Human Resource Management and certification in Human Resource Management through California State University, East Bay. Ms. Blanc is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and the University of San Francisco Alumni Association.

Julie Camberg, Human Resources Director, joined Child Care Links in November of 2005. She has a BA degree in Social Welfare from the University of California at Davis. For more than 10 years, she has worked in the Human Resources field. Ms. Camberg has worked for both profit and non-profit organizations and has found that it is much more rewarding to work in the non-profit arena.