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, on Practice contact Julie Collins or Donna Petras.
Wheelock College of Education and Human Development – Boston University
Philip Acord
Children’s Home-Chambliss Shelter
Nina Aliprandi
Maryville Academy
Karen Andrade-Mims
UIH Family Partners
Kathleen Belanger
Stephen F. Austin State University
David Caprio
Children’s Friend
Nancy Christian
The Florence Crittenton Agency, Inc.
Irene Clements
National Foster Parent Association
Kim Clifton
HALOS
Kathy Colbenson
CHRIS 180
Steve Corsi
Missouri Department of Social Services
Frank Crawford Jr.
Independent Senior Consultant – Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice and Human Services
Mike Duggar
Lutheran Family adn Children’s Services of Missouri
Jean Fiorito
Independent Consultant – Foster Care and Adoption
Alan-Michael Graves
Children’s Institute, Inc.
Sue Hage
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Children and Families
Mike Jackson
Drew Child Development Corporation
Lydia Killos
Nova Southeastern, Psychology Department
Jeremy Kohomban
The Children’s Village
Joel Levine
Harris County Protective Services for Children and Adults
Donna Lucero
All Faiths
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 North Dakota
Alex Morales
Children’s Bureau (retired)
Beverly Nomberg
La Familia – Namaste
Donna Pressma
The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey
James Purcell
Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies
Cheryl Rathbun
Saint Francis Community Services
Debbie Russo
Florida Department of Children and Families
Michelle Sanborn
Children’s Alliance
Juanita Stedman
Together Georgia
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
Stan Waddell
Cenpatico Behavioral Health LLC
Gerald Wallace
New York State Kinship Navigator
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.
Joseph Costa
Hillsides
Eileen Elias
JBS International, Inc.
Lynda Gargan
National Federation of Children’s Mental Health
Dorothy Gloster
National Foster Care Reform Initiative
Mollie Greene
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
Kathleen Guarino
American Institute of Research
Thom Hart
Anthem
Lisa Kretz
New Editions
Linda Thomas-Jones
Catholic Community Services of Western Washington
Alan Vietze
Mental Health Advisory Board Chair, CWLA Senior Fellow, Consultant
Doug Wait
The Children’s Village
Richard Weisgal
Consultant
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 Christine James-Brown.
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
THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL ON ENGAGING AND INVOLVING FATHERS IN ADVANCING CHILD WELL-BEING
The National Leadership Council on Engaging and Involving Fathers in Advancing Child Well-Being will provide advice and support to us as we advance the National Blueprint for Excellence in Child Welfare and its commitment to engaging fathers in advancing the well-being of their children. The Council will work with us to develop possible policy, practice, training materials, and publications on issues related to engaging and involving fathers. For additional information contact Marcus Stallworth.
Leadership Group
Dr. Rufus Sylvester Lynch, ACSW
The Strong Families Commission Incorporated
Alan-Michael Graves
Children’s Institute, Inc.
Karen Andrade-Mims, MPA
UIH Family Partners/Operation Fatherhood
Joseph D. Kenner
Greyston
James Murray
HHS/ACF – Office of Child Support Enforcement, Division of Program Innovation
Reginald Lockhart
Westchester County Department of Social Services
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS COMMITTEE
The Young Professionals Committee is part of CWLA’s initiative to support the development of young professionals that are part of our member agencies and their involvement with CWLA. As the current generation of leaders moves into the retirement phase of their life, it is critical that we help the development of the next generation of leaders for the field. The Young Professionals Committee has a key role in this initiative. The aim of the committee is to advise CWLA related to strengthening the engagement of young professionals that are part of member agencies between the ages of 20 and 45. Young professionals who are part of the committee are committed to making children and families a national priority and to help CWLA with its goal of building new bridges for connecting and supporting the growth of the young professionals. The Committee will also provide opportunities for young professionals to build relationships, enhance their skills, and advance their career while advancing excellence in practice and policy. For additional information contact Shaquita Ogletree.
Lydia Bailiff
Lena Pope
Charity Brallier
Family Design Resources, Inc.
April Curtis
Foster Care Alumni of America
Frank Green
Richmond Department of Social Services
Bacall Hincks
Children’s Service Society
CWLA NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON EQUITY
The CWLA National Committee on Equity will provide guidance and advice on efforts to advance a more equitable, just child welfare system. A guiding principle of the Committee’s work will be to leverage the ideas and aspirations of youth and families and the expertise in the child welfare field to support existing and new programs and projects. The Committee will review CWLA’s National Blueprint for Excellence in Child Welfare to ensure that it more intentionally advances equity. The committee also will participate in a variety of listening sessions with families, youth in care, and key individuals from member organizations to learn about and support the work happening in our communities. For additional information contact Christine James-Brown.
Lenette Azzi-Lessing
Boston University School of Social Work
Prudence Beidler Carr
ABA Center on Children and the Law
Kathleen Belanger
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Katharine Briar-Lawson
University at Albany
Harold Briggs
University of Georgia School of Social Work
Joe Costa
Hillsides
Alan Dettlaff
University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work
Brenda Donald
District of Columbia Child & Family Services Agency
Leslie Ellis-Lang
CARF, International
Ernestine S. Gray
Orleans Parish Juvenile Court
Pat Hunt
FREDLA
Sarah L. Kastelic
National Indian Child Welfare Association
Victoria Kelly
Director, Delaware Dept. of Services for Children, Youth and Families (retired)
Jeremy Kohomban
The Children’s Village
Alisa A. Lee
Utah Division of Child and Family Services
Keith Liederman
Kingsley House, Inc.
Darcey H. Merritt
NYU Silver School of Social Work
Robert M. Ortega
University of Michigan
Katherine Park
NCCD
Donna C. Pressma
The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey
Maria L. Quintanilla
Latino Family Institute
Ronald E. Richter
JCCA
Dana Burdnell Wilson
Morgan State University School of Social Work
