María Domínguez
Project Coordinator

As Project Coordinator, María is responsible for the statewide implementation of Project MAX and Bright Beginnings Migrant Education Even Start projects including overall and local management of project sites and direct supervision of Even Start staff. Her duties include:

Supervising project staff based locally in seven sites to include: Family Education Specialists, Adult Instructors, Home Visitors and Data Flow Specialist Developing and expediting an annual plan of action for the identification of MEES-eligible families and coordinating recruitment activities at the seven sites Planning and implementing professional development activities for staff, and Coordinating externally with state and local entities and programs and maintaining interagency relationships with: Migrant Education, Migrant Head Start, Migrant Health, Migrant Workforce Development, and other educational and social services providers.

Prior to working for the Illinois Migrant Council, María spent 11 years working for Seven Oaks Child Development Center, Migrant Head Start. Her positions at Seven Oaks C.D.C. started as Teacher and went to Director. Her duties in these positions included implementation of a bilingual multi-cultural early childhood curriculum, supervision of the early childhood program and staff, development and provision of training for the education staff, preparation of annual grant proposal, management of community and public relations, and coordination of services with the Tiempo de Valor Migrant Even Start Project.

As an independent consultant, María has provided training on the implementation of curricula for the Illinois Migrant Head Start Project. She is fluent in both Spanish and English, and has experience in fiscal and administrative management, as well as staff supervision and development.