CWLA ADVISORY COMMITTEES
CWLA leverages the expertise of individuals and organizations from a variety of fields to inform and support its work.
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE
The CWLA National Commission for Policy and Practice is comprised of individuals responsible for working to support CWLA’s commitment to excellence in child welfare practice and informed public policy. The Commission facilitates member input and leadership to identify the critical issues facing the field and to articulate relevant policies and best practices that underpin quality child welfare practice that advances the safety, permanence and well-being of all children and families in, or at risk of, being involved in the child welfare system. For additional information on Policy contact John Sciamanna or Tim Briceland-Betts, on Practice contact Julie Collins or Donna Petras.
Wheelock College
Philip Acord
Children’s Home-Chambliss Shelter
Kathleen Belanger
Stephen F. Austin State University
Erin Bradley
Children’s League of Massachusetts
Katherine Buchanan
Child Care Association of Illinois
David Caprio
Children’s Friend
Nadia Cayce
National Federation of Families
Nancy Christian
The Florence Crittenton Agency, Inc.
Kathleen Cleary
Consortium for Children
Irene Clements
National Foster Parent Association
Kathy Colbenson
CHRIS Kids, Inc.
Steve Corsi
Wyoming Department of Family Services
Frank Crawford Jr.
Independent Senior Consultant – Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice and Human Services
Georgia Deoudes
Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
William J. Eberwein, II
Choice Services International, Inc.
Jean Fiorito
National Foster Parent Association
Alan-Michael Graves
Children’s Institute, Inc.
Sue Hague
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Children and Families
Susan Hallett
Casey Family Programs
Toni Heinemann
A Home Within
Kathleen Henke
Child Care Association of Illinois
Mike Jackson
Drew Child Development Corporation
Alex Kamberis
Virginia Department of Social Services
Brenda Lawrence
Family Design Resources, Inc.
Donna Lucero
All Faiths Receiving Home
Kevin McGuire
Westchester County Department of Social Services
Ruth McRoy
Boston College Graduate School of Social Work
Mark Mecum
Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies
William Metcalf
PATH
Alex Morales
The Children’s Bureau of Southern California
Adam Pertman
National Center on Adoption and Permanency
Donna Pressma
The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey
James Purcell
Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies
Debbie Russo
Florida Department of Children and Families
Michelle Sanborn
Children’s Alliance
David Simmons
National Indian Child Welfare Association
Todd Sosna
Children’s Institute, Inc.
Linda Spears
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families
Julie Springwater
New England Association of Child Welfare Commissioners and Directors
Julie Swindler
Families First of Palm Beach County
Gerald Wallace
New York State Kinship Navigator
Stephen Yerdon
Devereux Massachusetts
NATIONAL KINSHIP CARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The purpose of CWLA’s National Kinship Care Advisory Committee is to provide CWLA staff with guidance, assistance, and recommendations for addressing the service and support needs of children, relative caregivers, and kinship families. For additional information contact Donna Petras or Charlene Ingram.
Consultant
Carolyn Eberwein
Choice Services International
Madelyn Gordon
Grandparents as Parents
Jacci Graham
Children Service Society
Charlene Ingram, NKCAC Chair
CWLA Senior Fellow
Cate Newbanks
FACES of Virginia Families
Adel Prior
Turning Points for Children
Brenda Rich
Turning Points for Children
Zelma Smith
Consultant
Sylvie deToledo
Grandparents as Parents
Gerard Wallace, Esq.
NYS Kinship Navigator
MENTAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD
The purpose of CWLA’s Mental Health Advisory Board is to provide CWLA staff with guidance, assistance, and recommendations for addressing the mental health care and co-occurring substance abuse needs of children and their families, especially those known to the child welfare system. For additional information contact Julie Collins.
Children’s Institute, Inc.
Joseph Costa
Hillsides
Eileen Elias, MHAB Chair
JBS International, Inc.
Dorothy Gloster
National Foster Care Reform Initiative
Toni Heineman
A Home Within
Alan Korz
Episcopal Center for Children
Leonardo Rodriguez
Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, Inc.
Linda Thomas-Jones
Catholic Community Services of Western Washington
Steven Tremblay
Child Welfare League of Canada
Richard Weisgal
American Institutes for Research
CHILD WELFARE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY PANEL
The International Advisory Panel is a group of leaders in social work education with special interest in child welfare and child protection who have joined with CWLA to disseminate research findings and evidence-informed/based practices in child welfare and child protection globally. Representatives from all regions of the world participate on the panel to identify issues and trends, research, and policy and practice innovations in child welfare and child protection. For additional information contact Donna Petras.
Director, Asian Center for Social Work Research Exchange
Hasegawa Research Institute for Budhist Culture
Shukutoju University
Chiba, Japan
Yasmin Dean, PhD, RSW
Department of Social Work and Disability Studies
Mount Royal University
Calgary, AB, Canada
Louise Harms, PhD
Department of Social Work, School of Health Sciences
The University of Melbourne
Victoria, Australia
Bong Joo Lee
College of Social Sciences
Seoul National University
Seoul, Korea
Prof. Antoinette Lombard
Department of Social Work and Crimonology
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, Republic of South Africa
Anna Metteri, PhD
University of Tampere
Finland
Vishanthie Sewpaul, PhD
University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) &
Association of Schools of Social Work in Africa (ASSWA)
Durban, South Africa
Abye Tasse, PhD
Social Work and Social Development
University of Nouakchott
Mauritania
Dr. Rory G. Truell
International Federation of Social Workers
Bern, Switzerland
Charlotte Williams OBE
CQSW, MA, PhD
School of Global, Urban and Social Studies
Rmit University
Melbourne, Australia
CHILD WELFARE JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARD
Launched in 1921, the Child Welfare Journal, is a scholarly, bimonthly publication keeping individuals abreast of the special problems facing millions of children who are vulnerable. Child Welfare links the latest findings in child welfare and related research with the best practice, policy, and program development into one innovative resource equally indispensable to child welfare and associated professionals. The Child Welfare Journal Editorial Board includes individuals with a range of subject interests from throughout the country who have prestige in the field of child and family services. Editorial board members conduct peer reviews of articles, provide strategic editorial advice, act as ambassadors for the journal, sourcing potential authors and readers and also potential subscribers, and encourage their students and colleagues to read and cite the journal. For additional information contact Rachel Adams.
California State University, Monterey Bay
Gary R. Anderson
Michigan State University
Rosemary Avery
Cornell University
Sam Aymer
Hunter College
Amy Baker
Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection
Mary Bissell
ChildFocus
Wendy Whiting Blome
Catholic University of America
Erma Borskey
Southern University
Crystal Collins-Camargo
University of Louisville
Amy D’Andrade
San Jose State University
Angelique Day
Wayne State University
Alan Detlaff
University of Illinois at Chicago
Martha Dore
The Guidance Center, Inc.
Ilze Earner
Hunter College
Kathleen Coulborn Faller
University of Michigan
Rowena Fong
University of Texas at Austin
Priscilla Gibson
University of Minnesota
James Gleeson
University of Illinois at Chicago
Manny Gonzalez
Hunter College
Sarah B. Greenblatt
Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative
Victor Groza
Case Western Reserve University
Jessica Hagaman
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Neal Halfon
University of California, Los Angeles
Michele Hanna
University of Denver
Mark Hardin
American Bar Association
Rebecca Hegar
University of Texas at Arlington
Corie Hebert
Southeastern Louisiana University
Peg Hess
University of South Carolina
David Hussey
Beech Brook
Ben Kerman
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Bethany Lee
University of Maryland
Mary McCarthy
University at Albany
Brad McKenzie
University of Manitoba
Larry Owens
Western Kentucky University
Eileen Mayers Pasztor
California State University, Long Beach
Joan Pennell
North Carolina State University
Peter Pecora
University of Washington
Diane Purvin
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Jini Roby
Brigham Young University
Mitchell Rosenwald
Barry University
Joseph Ryan
University of Michigan
Gina Miranda Samuels
University of Chicago
Karen Staller
University of Michigan
Richard Sullivan
University of British Columbia
Lorraine Tempel
Hunter College
Elizabeth Tracy
Case Western Reserve University
Ellen Whipple
Michigan State University
Mi Youn Yang
Louisiana State University
NATIONAL FAITH-BASED ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The National Faith-Based Advisory Committee will assist us in identifying and/or developing resources to assure a faith perspective in CWLA conferences, trainings and materials. The Advisory Committee will also give input for conducting research on effective models for engaging faith communities in child welfare services. For additional information contact Zuline Gray Wilkinson.
Jewish Child Care Association of New York
Ms. Maureen Archibald
Harvest of Hope Family Services Network, Inc.
Ms. Alicen Bennett
Arkansas Department of Human Services, DCFS
Bishop Aaron Blake
TX DFPS Advisory Committee on Promoting Adoption of Minority Children
Mr. Charles Chambers
Ms. Beth Dawson
Fostering the SOUL Ministry
Pastor Sean Dogan
Long Branch Baptist Church
Ms. Kara Eusebio
Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children
Mr. Ricardo Franco
Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE)/Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Ms. Yaridis Garcia
Juvenile Welfar Board Children’s Services Council of Pinellas County
Ms. Gail Gonzalez
Texas Department of Family and Protective Servies
Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr.
Amachi/Philadelphia Leadership Foundation
Mr. Bill Hancock
FaithBridge Foster Care
Bishop Joseph Henderson
Bragg Hill Family Life Center/Tower of Deliverance Church
Rev. R.B. Holmes Jr.
Bethel Missionary Baptist Church
Rev. Bernard Keels
Morgan State University
Mr. Philip Kouns
The Children’s Village at Christian City
Dr. Scott Larson
Straight Ahead Ministries
Dr. Mayra B. Lopez
Proyecto Nacer, Inc.
Ms. Denise Lucombe
Richmond Department of Social Services
Dr. Charles Luke
Tarrant County Spiritual Network
Ms. Antoinette Malveaux
Casey Family Programs
Ms. Ellen McKinley
C.D.E.A. (Child Development Education Alliance)
Mr. Herbert Newell
Lifeline Children’s Services
Mr. Donald Pettway
Maryville Academy
Ms. Aimee Poche
Healing Place Serve
Mr. Eric Porter
Assemblies of God
Ms. Rebecca Price
Jewish Child Care Association of New York
Ms. Nancy Rivera-Laboy
Dr. Arie Sailor
One Church One Child of Florida, Inc.
Ms. Angela Sanders
Tennyson Center for Children
Ms. Rhonda Sciortino
Ms. Suzy Sonnier
Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
Mr. Gary Taylor
Orange County Social Services Agency
Mr. Jason Weber
Christian Alliance for Orphans
Dr. Alfonso Wyatt
Designing Futures through Faith & Facts
Ms. Lynn Young
Saddleback Church