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Meet One Of The Governor's Early Childhood Advisors

Kris Perry is part of a growing team of early childhood advisors within the Newsom administration.
Kris Perry is part of a growing team of early childhood advisors within the Newsom administration.
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Meet One Of The Governor's Early Childhood Advisors

Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing unprecedented investments in early childhood and he’s also putting together a veritable army of advisors specializing in early childhood throughout his administration.

His Deputy Secretary of the Health and Human Services Agency, Kris Perry is working to implement the Governor’s early childhood development initiatives. 

Read more at LAist: Governor Gavin Newsom Has An Army Of Early Childhood Advisors. Meet One Of Them.

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