Providing Resources that 
Strengthen and Support 
Children and their Families
 

Executive Team

Executive Director: Carol Thompson

Carol Thompson has been with Child Care Links (CCL) for over 27 years.  Initially, Carol worked with State Subsidy Programs and the Federal Food Program.  She went on to serve as the Fremont Office Manager prior to becoming the Program Director in the Livermore Office.  She has been instrumental in the implementation of the GAIN and CalWORKs Child Care Programs at CCL.  Carol has been active on many committees including the GAIN Supportive Services Committee, Centralized Eligibility List Committee, Alameda County Needs Assessment Committee, CalWORKs Work Group.  She has served on conference committees for the California Alternative Payment Program Association (CAPPA) and has also been involved with the Alameda County Private Industry Council Programs (PIC). She is currently co-chairing the LPC Public Policy Committee and is a member of the CAPPA Children’s Foundation Board of Directors.  

In addition to the many committees, Carol is active with various community based organizations regarding CalWORKs, the Department of Social Services Child Care Work Group, and the Tri-Valley Vision Project.  She also attends Resource and Referral, CAPPA and CalWORKs conferences and works with the cities of Livermore, Pleasanton and Dublin on city contracts.  She is an active member of CAEYC, NAEYC and NACCRRA.

In her role as Executive Director, Carol has maintained a commitment to the original mission statement of Child Care Links; To provide resources that strengthen and support children and their families.  Quality, safe child care for all children is her number one priority.  She works hard to involve herself in legislative issues affecting parents, child and providers.

Carol has another passion – the staff at Child Care Links.  Carol believes that the agency needs motivated, committed employees in order to advocate for the type of child care system necessary to ensure the proper growth and development of children.  She continually strives to ensure that CCL provides a supportive and growth oriented work experience for its employees.

Support for child care related issues have come a long way since 1976 and Carol is passionate about Child Care Links continuing to be a force in affecting positive change in this field.

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Julie Camberg, Human Resources Director, joined Child Care Links in November of 2005.  She has a BA degree in Social Welfare from the University of California at Davis.  For more than 10 years, she has worked in the Human Resources field.  Ms. Camberg has worked for both profit and non-profit organizations and has found that it is much more rewarding to work in the non-profit arena. 

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