Child Care Services Advisory Committee

The Child Care Services Advisory Committee is responsible for reviewing and providing input on the laws, administrative rules, and policies of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to child care licensing. Section 3 of House Bill No. 1119 (2025) provides the committee must include two members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the House Majority Leader, and two members of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Majority Leader.

Membership Information

Membership

Committees

Number Of Members:

Citizen Members

Members

  • Ms Debra Beard, Debra Beard Family Child Care
  • Ms. Kenzie Brown, Coyote Pups Learning Den
  • Ms. Keely Ihry, ChildCare Aware of North Dakota
  • Ms. Verla Jung, ChildCare Aware of North Dakota
  • Ms. Kari Kapp, Mud Pies and Butterflies Child Care
  • Ms. Lorrie Thoemke, Vice President of Learning Centers, YMCA Northern Sky
  • Ms. Kaila Wentz, Linden Grove Preschool