Consultation Group Members
Consultation Group Members
and
Resource Organization Representatives
Consultation Group Members
The Honorable Dennis A. Arakaki
State Representative
Hawaii House of Representatives (District 28)
State Capitol, Room 436
415 S. Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-6050 (808) 586-6051- Fax
reparakaki@Capitol.hawaii.gov
Lynda Arnold
Division Administrator
Division of Children and Family Services
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 25352
2400 N Lincoln
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
(405) 521-6602 (405) 521-4373 - Fax
Linda.Arnold@okdhs.org
Robin Arnold-Williams
Executive Director
Utah Department of Human Services
120 North 200 West, 319
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
(801) 538-4001 (801) 538-4016 - Fax
hsadmin1.rarnold@state.ut.us
Judith Ashton
Executive Director
New York State Citizen's Coalition for Children, Inc.
306 East State Street, #220
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 272-0034 (607) 272-0035 - Fax
jashton@nyscec.org
William Baccaglini, Jr.
Director
Strategic Planning and Policy Development
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
52 Washington Street,
Rensselaer, NY 12144
(518) 473-1776 (518) 473-2410 - Fax
Rosina M. Becerra
Professor
School of Public Policy and Social Research
University of California - Los Angeles
1210 South Orange Grove Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 206-7975 (310) 206-5445 - Fax
rbecerra@ucla.edu
Larry Brown
Strategic Planning and Policy Development
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
52 Washington Street
Rensselaer, NY 12144
(518) 474-7087 (518) 402-3090 - Fax
The Honorable David E. Grossman
Presiding Administration Judge - Retired
Hamilton County Juvenile Court
800 Broadway, 14th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 852-8709
Stephanie R. Harrison
Assistant Director
Department of Public Policy
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal
Employees
1625 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 429-1155 (202) 429-1084 - Fax
Lynne Koga
Director
Utah Governor's Office of Planning and Budget
116 State Capitol
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0611
(801) 538-1562 (801) 538-1547 - Fax
lkoga@gov.st.ut.us
The Honorable Patricia A. Macias
Associate Judge
Children's Court, 65th Judicial District
500 E. San Antonio, #1104
El Paso, TX 79901
(915) 546-2147 (915) 543-3811 - Fax
Leroy Martin
Director
Department of Family and Children's Services
Santa Clara County Social Services Agency
1725 Technology Drive
San Jose, CA 95110-1360
(408) 441-5600 (408) 441-7237 - Fax
martinle@ssa.co.santa-clara.ca.us
Ruth W. Massinga
Chief Executive Officer
The Casey Family Program
1300 Dexter Avenue North, Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98109-3547
(206) 282-7300 ext. 8600 (206) 282-3555 - Fax
rmassinga@casey.org
Richard L. Matt
Deputy Director
Children's Services
Missouri Department of Social Services
615 Howerton Court
Jefferson City, MO 65103
(573) 751-2882 (573) 751-3971 - Fax
Jess McDonald
Director
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
406 East Monroe Street
Springfield, IL 62701-1498
(217) 785-2509 (217) 785-1052 - Fax
cfs9jm@esi.state.il.us
Thomas P. McDonald
Professor
School of Social Welfare
University of Kansas
101 Twente Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045-2510
(785) 864-4720 (785) 864-5277 - Fax
t-mcdonald@ukans.edu
Rosalyn Oreskovich
Assistant Secretary
Children's Administration
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
1115 Washington Street, SE
P.O. Box 45040
Olympia, WA 98504-5040
(360) 902-7820 (360) 902-7848 - Fax
Carlton D. Pendleton
Chief Executive Officer
Sweetser Children's Services
50 Moody Street
Saco, ME 04072
(207) 286-0246 (207) 286-0355 - Fax
cpendleton@sweetser.org
Joan M. Reeves
Commissioner
Department of Human Services
1515 Arch Street, 8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 683-6001 (215) 683-6023 - Fax
Anne R. Sayers
Director
Accountability Group
Wake County Human Services
220 Swinburne Street
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919) 212-0496 (919) 212-7354 - Fax
asayers@co.wake.nc.us
Gary J. Stangler
Director
Missouri Department of Social Services
Broadway State Office Building
221 West High Street
P.O. Box 1527
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-4815 (573) 751-3203 - Fax
gstangler@mail.state.mo.us
The Honorable Elaine Szymoniak
State Senator
Iowa State Senate
2116 44th Street
Des Moines, IA 50310
(515) 279-3115 (515) 279-3115 - Fax
Kathryn J. Way
Director
Division of Family Services
Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their
Families
1825 Faulkland Road
Wilmington, DE 19805
(302) 633-2657 (302) 633-2652 - Fax
kway@state.de.us
Carlis V. Williams
Executive Assistant
Office of the Governor
State House, Room 206
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-6065 (317) 232-3443 - Fax
Linda Woodward
Director
Children, Youth and Family Services
Cherokee Nation
P.O. Box 948
West of Tahlequah on Highway 62
Tahlequah, OK 74465
(918) 456-0671 ext. 2399 (918) 456-6146 - Fax
Resource Organization Representatives
Mary Lee
Allen
Director of Child Welfare
Children's Defense Fund
25 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 628-8787 (202) 662-3550 - Fax
Melissa Baker
Policy Associate
American Public Human Services Association
810 First Street, N.E., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 682-0100 (202) 289-6555 - Fax
mbaker@aphsa
Rebecca Brown
Senior Staff Assistant
National Governors'Association
444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 267
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 624-5367 (202) 624-5313 - Fax
Steve
Christian
Policy Specialist
Children and Families Program
National Conference of State Legislatures
1560 Broadway, Suite 700
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 830-2200 (303) 863-8003 - Fax
steve.christian@ncsl.org
Patrick A.
Curtis
Director of Research
Child Welfare League of America
4440 First Street, NW, Suite 310
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 942-0294 (202) 638-4004 - Fax
pcurtis@cwla.org
Heitzi
Epstein
Director
Child Welfare Project
National Association of Child Advocates
1522 K Street, NW Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 289-0777 (202) 290-0776 - Fax
epstein@childadvocacy.org
Veronica E.
Hemrich
Assistant Director
Child Welfare
ABA Center on Children and the Law
740 15th Street, 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 662-1733 (202) 662-1755 - Fax
hemrichv@staff.abanet.org
Hunter Hurst,
III
Director
National Center for Juvenile Justice
710 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3000
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 227-6950 (412) 227-6955 - Fax
ncjj2@nauticom.net
Gretchen
Krumbiegel
Policy Analyst
National Governors' Association
444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 267
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 624-5361 (202) 624-5313 - Fax
Gkrumbiegel@nga.org
Mary Volpa
Mentaberry
Director
Permanency Planning for Children Department
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
50 West Liberty Street, Suite 800
Reno, NV 89501
(702) 784-4441 (702) 327-5306 - Fax
mentaberry@pppncjfcj.org
Betsy R.
Rosenbaum
Director
Child and Family Services
American Public Human Services Association
810 First Street, NE, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 682-0100 (202) 289-6555 - Fax
Kris
Sahonchik
Director
National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational
Improvement
P.O. Box 15010
400 Congress Street, 5th Floor
Portland, ME 04101-5010
(207) 780-5810 (207) 780-5817 - Fax
kriss@usm.maine.edu
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