Shana Paulson

Member At-Large, Child Care Resource Connection, San Luis Obispo

I am the Director of the Child Care Resource Connection, a program of the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc., overseeing our agency's Resource and Referral, Alternative Payment and Child Care Food Programs. My work in R&R began in 1999 when I was hired as a Specialist to support individuals who received CalWORKs to become licensed family child care providers. I have more than twenty years of experience managing, building, coordinating and advocating for programs designed to increase quality child care options for families in San Luis Obispo County. Currently, I serve as the Chair of our Local Child Care Planning Council and as an active member of a variety of local boards and steering committees. I see investments in the stabilization of our local child care system as key to a healthy economy and vibrant community.