Texas AEYC is pleased to announce that Mark Strama, State Representative and Chair of the Technology, Economic Development & Workforce Committee will be the keynote speaker for the 2010 Public Policy Luncheon. We invite you to attend this luncheon, generously sponsored by Kaplan Early Learning Company, and hear Representative Strama discuss issues that affect children, families and caregivers/educators in our state.
About Mark Strama
Mark Strama, elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2004, is a native Texan who has divided his career between public service and private business, always fighting to empower voters and make government more responsive to every American.
After graduating from Brown University, he worked on Ann Richards’ successful 1990 campaign for governor. He went on to become chief of staff for State Senator Rodney Ellis. During Mark’s tenure, Senator Ellis was named one of the ten best legislators in the state by Texas Monthly. In 1995, Mark left government to become director of programs at Rock the Vote, where he helped register more than a million new voters.
Mark returned to Austin to found the first company to register voters online. Working to bring the economy, efficiency, and convenience of new technology to the democratic process, Mark’s company was acquired by New York-based Election.com in 2000, and helped over 700,000 Americans register to vote online in the 2000 election cycle.
Mark is a member of the Greater Pflugerville Chamber of Commerce and the Pflugerville Council of Neighborhood Associations. He is also a founding member of the Pflugerville ISD MEN in Education program, which places male volunteers in schools and school activities to serve as mentors and role models. Mark has served on the Board of Directors of KidsVoting USA , a national non-profit organization that develops civics education programs for K-12 students. He was a founding board member of Hope Street Group, a non-partisan organization of young business leaders that seeks to achieve equality of opportunity in a high-growth economy.
With a broad range of experience in the business sector, nonprofit sector, and in government, Mark is a voice for independence and integrity in the Texas Legislature. He advocates comprehensive reforms to the political system, so that politicians will place the public interest above special interests to improve our schools, health care, transportation systems, and economy.
About Kaplan Early Learning Company
Your Only Full Service Early Childhood Provider…Products – Services – Training
The philosophy behind Kaplan Early Learning Company is simple – we care about children. Early education prepares children for lifelong learning and we provide products and services that help educators and caregivers lay the foundation for success. As a leader in the field of early care and education, we bring to market innovative curriculums, cutting edge assessments, teacher resource materials and valuable professional development opportunities to early childhood and elementary school educators, caregivers and parents around the world.
With average employee tenure exceeding ten years, your will always find warm and knowledgeable individuals ready to serve your from our corporate headquarters in North Carolina. Our campus includes a 350,000 square foot, state-of-the-art distribution center, a 160,000 square foot warehouse, and two office buildings.
We are pleased to support TAEYC and the children and families they serve. By being the only full service early childhood provider we can provide TAEYC members with products for children birth – 5th Grade, exclusive curriculum and assessment products, playgrounds, delivery and classroom set-up, and professional development training for your staff. We are an authorized SMART™ Table reseller and any SMART™ Table purchased from Kaplan comes with Kaplan Puzzle Maker, Kaplan Letter Hunt, and 8 cross-curricular themed activity sets containing over 100 activities…all developed by leading educators and children!
Thank you for allowing us to serve your early childhood care and education needs. Visit us at www.kaplanco.com.
