About WAGE$
Educators give WAGE$ a gold star
We have a waitlist of around 200 children. It is really hard to tell those families "No" because we don't have the space or staffing capacity. I feel like WAGE$ is a really great recruitment tool for staff. It also gives them an incentive to continue their education and go forth with those dreams they may not have been able to do on their own.
Kristen Cannon
Executive Director
Knoxville, TN
Wages was important for me because it allowed me to give more to the staff. I’ve got teachers that have their bachelors’, and they get over $2,000. That is a very big thing for them—it always seems to come at a time when they really need it.
Karen Whaley
Director
McDonald, TN
Having this little extra money is the difference of working a second job and having my focus 100% on the kids here and not worrying about supplementing my income by working at multiple different jobs.
Stephanie Kolakowski
Educator
Franklin, TN
Heather Hicks
Chief Officer of Statewide Initiatives; Director, Child Care Resource & Referral Network
Jen Tedder
Director
Alli Tootle
Deputy Director
Erin Wilcox
Administrative Support
Sara Wilson
Educator Support Specialist
Lindsey Thurman
Director of WAGE$ Marketing
Josué Vega
Marketing and Communications Specialist
Marian Ingram
Accountant
Stephanie Willingham
Education Counselor
Kayli Jefferson
Education Counselor
Shelby Quillin
Education Counselor
Jessica Wright
Education Counselor
Jenny Dreggors
Education Counselor
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