Resource & Referral Staff
Angela Barbee, Resource and Referral Specialist, Bartlesville
Email
Angela Barbee | 918.337.6511
My name is Angie Barbee, and I am a Resource and Referral Specialists for Delaware Child Development in Bartlesville. Our office serves Washington, Osage and Nowata counties. I have been a stay at home mom for nearly eight years, and am excited to join DCD to serve parents, providers and the community. I previously was a parent educator with Parents as Teachers and worked as a Psych Tech at Children’s Medical Center.
I have a Bachelors degree in Psychology from Langston University.
I believe that every child should have access to child care in a nurturing, safe and stimulating environment. I look forward to assisting providers and parents to utilize resources available to them to meet these goals.
Pamela Davis, Resource and Referral Specialist, Stillwater
Email Pamela Davis | 918.337.6522
My name is Pam Davis and I am a Resource and Referral Specialist for Delaware Child Development. From my office in Stillwater, I provide resource and referral services to families and providers in Payne, Lincoln and Logan Counties. I am a seasoned early childhood professional with a Bachelor of Science degree from Oklahoma State University in Family Relations & Child Development specializing in Early Childhood Education. I began working with Delaware Child Development in May 2007.
Throughout my early childhood education career, I have enjoyed working with providers and community members in many capacities, coming along-side families to nurture their children. I began as a Head Start Teacher in 1992 which prompted me to return to college and obtain my early childhood degree. My experience ranges from infants and toddlers in an Early Head Start setting to school age children in Air Force Youth Programs and public schools.
My husband, Kevin and I were married in 2002 and now have an energetic little girl who is the light of our lives. As a family, we enjoy camping, traveling, reading, and raising small animals on our hobby farm. In my spare time, I enjoy cooking, sewing, reading, gardening and consignment shopping. As a professional, I enjoy training early childhood professionals and working with families to assist them in obtaining the resources necessary to advocate for themselves and their children.
Debra Gibson, Resource and Referral Coordinator, Ponca City
Email Debra Gibson | 918.337.6524
My name is Debra Gibson and I am a Resource and Referral Coordinator for Delaware Child Development. From my office in Ponca City, I supervise Specialists in a nine county region encompassing North Central Oklahoma. I am a licensed professional counselor (LPC) through the State of Oklahoma with a Master's of Behavioral Science degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. I began working with Delaware Child Development as an R&R Specialist in September of 2006 and moved to the Coordinator position in April of 2007.
I have enjoyed working with clients, providers, community members and staff to enhance the quality of child care in the state of Oklahoma. Although my background is in counseling, I have found that the basis of the work remains the same ... helping improve the lives of children and their caregivers. There is truly nothing as rewarding as working to improve the quality of life for our children. I am a strong advocate for preventative mental health and believe that the earlier issues are identified and dealt with, the greater the probability of a positive outcome. I believe that the key to healthy well-adapted adults is stability and nurturing in early childhood and that educating and assisting parents and providers is a crucial link in this process. In addition, community awareness, advocacy and education serve as an ideal avenue to promote quality of life for children.
My previous work includes six years of individual and family homebased therapy and case management. I am co-founder of Raindrops, Inc., a non-profit organization which provides support, training and resources to families and professionals affected by pregnancy and child loss, and continue this work on a volunteer basis. I worked as a bereavement counselor for Hospice of Ponca City for five years as well. I currently serve on the Kay County Community Crisis Response Team and as a rotating teacher of Co-Parenting Through Divorce classes.
I am a bereaved parent and the parent of two surviving birth children and two adopted children. I enjoy photography, spending time with my children, walking, reading, and singing in my church and the community. I believe that life is a precious gift and that we can share our gift by working to help improve the quality of life for others.
Janet Lewis, Resource and Referral Specialist
Email Janet Lewis | 918.337.6520
I am the Resource and Referral Specialist for Delaware Child Development/Washington County Child Care Foundation at the Ponca City satellite office.
I have a CDA in Infant/Toddler—a Certificate of Mastery and Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education from Redlands Community College in El Reno, OK.
I have been involved in the care of children in several different capacities since 1990. I have worked in several centers in the Nowata, Washington, and Kay County area; I have been a foster parent for Craig, Nowata, and Washington County DHS; and actively involved with the Nowata area C.A.R.D. Head start program and Cherokee Nation Head start program.
Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6