Leadership

Leading with Knowledge, Experience and Passion

CHILD's Board of Directors is comprised of early childhood education professionals that are dedicated to promoting optimal child, family and practitioner development. Collectively, the board has more than 150 years of knowledge and experience, which helps guide the organization's strategies and activities to make the biggest impact for early childhood educators in our community.

Greg Robers
President

A retired international petroleum attorney, Greg has lived and worked around the world. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Engineering and Stanford University Business and Law Schools. Dedicated to early childhood education, he is the founder of the Cathedral House Montessori School, President of the Center for Early Childhood Education, President of Metropolitan Montessori Schools, and a sponsor of the Center in Houston for Infant Learning and Development.

Aaron Carrara
Vice President

Aaron has more than twenty-five years of experience in the early childhood education field and holds leadership positions in numerous professional and industry-related organizations. He is a Past President of the Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children (HAAEYC), Past President and Board Chair of the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children (TAEYC) and is the current President of the Greater Houston Chapter of the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children.  Aaron is a certified Touchpoints Trainer through Brazelton Touchpoints Center. 

Teri Jackson
Vice President

Teri has served as Administrator of Cathedral House Episcopal School, an NAEYC Accredited early learning program in downtown Houston, since 1994. A certified Montessori teacher and trainer, she has worked in the early childhood education field for over forty years. Teri is a Past President of the Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children (HAAEYC). Additionally she is a certified infant/toddler and primary teacher, a certified Touchpoints Trainer through the Brazelton Touchpoints Center and a board member of the Montessori Administrators Network.

Karen Gatten
Secretary

Karen has more than forty years of experience in the early childhood education field. She is a mentor and field consultant for the American Montessori Society and is a Certified Montessori Teacher through the National Center for Montessori Education (NCME). Karen is skilled in the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Accreditation process and is a former board member with the Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children (HAAEYC). Karen currently serves as administrator of the Rice Children’s Campus, an NAEYC Accredited program which serves the faculty, staff and students of Rice University.