Improving the Outcomes of Students in Foster Care:
Spreading Promising Policies and Practice
May 27, 2015
PARTICIPANT LIST
Lauren Alfred
Policy Director
The Kennedy Forum
324 Maryland Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002
317-919-8757
lnalfred@gmail.com
Jamie Bernstein
Staff Attorney
Supreme Court Children's Commission
P.O. Box 12248
Austin, TX 78711
512-463-5393
jamie.bernstein@txcourts.gov
Crystal Allen
Dr. Director, Strategic Consulting
Casey Family Programs
1021 Sunnyside Drive
Hilliard, OH 43026
614-264-4549
CWardAllen@casey.org
Mary Bissell
Partner
ChildFocus
821 Rowen Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910
240-461-5990
mary@childfocuspartners.com
MaryLee Allen
Acting Policy Director; Director of Child
Welfare and Mental Health
Children's Defense Fund
25 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-662-3573
mallen@chlidrensdefense.org
Annie Blackledge
Knowledge Management Advisor
Casey Family Programs
2001 8th Ave, Suite 2700
Seattle, WA 98121
360-870-3952
ablackledge@casey.org
Ilene Berman
Senior Associate
Annie E. Casey Foundation
503 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-547-3621
iberman@aecf.org
Emily Bloomfield
CEO
Monument Academy Public Charter School
2238 Q Street NW
Washington, DC 20008
202-770-6361
emily.bloomfield@monumentacademydc.org
Sarah Bolton
Education Policy Director
Senate HELP Committee
SH632
Washington, DC 20002
202-224-1216
sarah_bolton@help.senate.gov
Marc Cherna
Director
Allegheny County Dept. of Human Services
1 Smithfield Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-350-5705
marc.cherna@alleghenycounty.us
Rahkel Bouchet
Supervising Attorney
Child Welfare Clinic- Howard Law School
2900 Van Ness Street NW
Washington, DC 20008
202-742-6324
rahkel@bouchetlaw.com
Devon Ciampa
Senior Manager, Transitioning Youth
CASA for Children of DC
515 M Street SE
Washington, DC 20007
617-763-9396
dciampa@casadc.org
Kathryn Brown
USC
450 North Washington Street #314
Falls Church, VA 22046
504-275-5951
kathryneganbrown@gmail.com
Lindsey Copeland
Director of Public Policy and Advocacy
Lutheran Services in America
100 Maryland Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-288-7472
lcopeland@lutheranservices.org
Katherine Burdick
Staff Attorney
Juvenile Law Center
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19107
508-259-7987
kburdick@jlc.org
Ashley Bynum
College Coordinator
Washingtonians for Children FEDCAP
300 New Jersey Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-657-4988
ABynum@fedcap.org
Alexandra Cawthorne
Senior Policy Analyst
National Governors Association
444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 267
Washington, DC 20001
202-624-5315
acawthorne@nga.org
Kristi Craig
Senior Director, Public Policy
Casey Family Programs
2001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20006
202-728-2018
kcraig@casey.org
Sandra Cruz
Alumna of the Illinois Department of
Children and Family Services
UCAN
3452 W. Irving Park Road
Chicago, IL 60618
312-721-6412
cruzsandra22@ymail.com
Cedric Davis
Manager
Casey Family Programs
2001 West 8th Avenue, Suite 2700
Seattle, WA 98121
206-270-4938
cdavis@casey.org
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Ann-Marie DeGraffenreidt
Director of Program Development
CT Department of Children and Families
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106
860-560-5040
ann-marie.degraffenreidt@ct.gov
Lynne DeSarbo
Supervising Attorney
Children's Law Center
616 H Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20816
202-467-4900 ext. 579
ldesarbo@childrenslawcenter.org
Megan Dho
Education Supervisor
DC Child and Family Services Agency
200 I Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
202-727-1303
megan.dho@dc.gov
Nicole Dobbins
Executive Director
VFA
1220 L Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-210-8118
voiceforadoption@gmail.com
Peter Edelman
Faculty Director
Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and
Inequality
600 New Jersey Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-662-9074
edelman@law.georgetown.edu
Rebecca Epstein
Executive Director
Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and
Inequality
600 New Jersey Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-661-6692
epsteinr@law.georgetown.edu
Katie Evans
Institutes & Centers Coordinator
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-662-9879
katie.evans@georgetown.edu
Kay Farley
Executive Director, Government Relations
National Center for State Courts
111 2nd Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-684-2622
kfarley@ncsc.org
Allison Federoff
Staff Attorney
Children's Law Center
616 H Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20001
202-467-4900 ext. 608
afederoff@childrenslawcenter.org
Jessica Feierman
Supervising Attorney
Juvenile Law Center
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-625-0551 ext. 116
jfeierman@jlc.org
Adrienne Fernandes Alcantara
Specialist in Social Policy
Congressional Research Service
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20540
202-707-9005
afernandes@crs.loc.gov
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Megan Fletcher
Project Specialist
DC Child and Family Services Agency
200 I Street, SE
Washington, DC 20001
202-727-3664
megan.fletcher@dc.gov
Roque Gerald
Sr Vice President
Fedcap
300 New Jersey Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-657-4988
rrgerald@fedcap.org
Michelle Francois Traiman
Associate Director
Stuart Foundation
500 Washington Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
213-840-0646
mfrancois@stuartfoundation.org
Allison Green
Supervising Attorney
Children's Law Center
616 H Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009
202-230-9128
agreen@childrenslawcenter.org
Garet Fryar
Policy Research Assistant
American Youth Policy Forum
1836 Jefferson Place NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-775-9731
gfryar@aypf.org
Jesse Hahnel
Director, FosterEd
National Center for Youth Law
405 14th Street, 15th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
510-835-8098
jhahnel@youthlaw.org
Natasya Gandana
Program Research Assistance
CSSP
1575 Eye Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-371-1565
natasya.gandana@cssp.org
Kelly Henderson
Executive Director
Formed Families Forward
4031 University Dr., Suite 100
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-539-2904
kelly.henderson@formedfamiliesforward.org
Melaina Gant
Director, Education Services
Indiana Department of Child Services
302 W. Washington Street, E306
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-515-7331
Melaina.gant@dcs.in.gov
Briana Hervet
Director
Ohio Board of Regents
25 S. Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215
614-644-9602
bhervet@regents.state.oh.us
Sandra Gasca-Gonzalez
Director, Jim Casey Youth Opportunities
Initiative
Annie E. Casey Foundation
503 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
316-210-3934
sgasca-gonzalez@aecf.org
Becky Hicks
Foster Care Education Supervisor
Saint Paul Public Schools
7930 230th Street LN N
Forest Lake, MN 55025
612-801-7918
becky.hicks@spps.org
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Jamie Hinsz
Director of Policy
FosterClub
718 7th St NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-681-5420
jamie@fosterclub.com
Elizabeth Jordan
Research Scientist
Child Trends
7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200W
Bethesda, MD 20814
240-223-9316
ejordan@childtrends.org
Robert Hofmann
452nd Judicial District Judge
Texas Supreme Court Children’s Commission
Education Committee
P.O. Box 1580
Mason, TX 76856
325-347-0755
rob.hofmann@txcourts.gov
April Kopp
Psychotherapist
UCAN
2517 N. Mozart Street
Chicago, IL 60647
708-620-0354
april.kopp@ucanchicago.org
Cemere James
Senior Policy Analyst
CLASP
1200 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-906-8012
cjames@clasp.org
Reba James
Deputy Director
Indiana Department of Child Services
3413 Woodfront Place
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-232-0945
reba.james@dcs.in.gov
La Shona Jenkins
Coordinator
Los Angeles Unified School District, Pupil
Services - Foster Youth Achievement
Program
333 S. Beaudry Avenue 29th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213-241-3552
lashona.jenkins@lausd.net
Jaia Lent
Deputy Executive Director
Generations United
25 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-777-0115
jlent@gu.org
Kevin Lindsey
Senior Director, Education Policy
First Focus
1110 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
202-657-0683
kevinl@firstfocus.org
Nancy Martin
Lead Consultant
Youth Transition Funders Group
7136 Carroll Avenue
Takoma park, MD 20912
301-437-1092
nmartin@ytfg.org
Rricha Mathur
Policy Research Associate
First Focus
1110 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
202-615-5534
rricham@firstfocus.org
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Eileen McCaffrey
Executive Director
Foster Care to Success
20131 Gentry Drive
Sterling, VA 20166
571-203-0270
emccaffrey@fc2success.org
William Murray
Ohio Reach Coordinator
Ohio Reach
37 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
614-224-5802
william@pcsao.org
Maura McInerney
Senior Staff Attorney, Education Law Center
Legal Center for Foster Care and Education
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19107
610-331-8125
mmcinerney@elc-pa.org
Alex Nock
Principal
Penn Hill Group
777 6th Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20001
202-618-3900
anock@pennhillgroup.com
Michele McLaughlin
President
Knowledge Alliance
20 F Street NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001
202-507-6278
michele@knowledgeall.net
Deirdre O'Connor
Sr. Program Specialist
NCCD
1601 R Street NW
Washington, DC 20016
301-233-5395
doconnor@nccdglobal.org
Kathleen McNaught
Director, Legal Center for Foster Care and
Education
ABA Center on Children and the Law
1050 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-662-1966
kathleen.mcnaught@americanbar.org
Seetal Parikh
Director of Program Operation
CASA for Children of DC
515 M Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
202-656-1753
sparikh@casadc.org
Rheba Misters
Youth Development Coach
UCAN
6401 S. Ingleside
Chicago, IL 60637
312-813-8915
rheba.misters@ucanchicago.org
Jan Moore
Assistant Director
National Center for Homeless Education
P.O. Box 5367
Greensboro, NC 27435
336-315-7403
jmoore@serve.org
Alyssa Patzoldt
GAL Education Project Manager
Children's Law Center
616 H Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20001
202-467-4900 ext. 532
apatzoldt@childrenslawcenter.org
Patricia Popp
State Coordinator - EHCY
The College of William and Mary
301 Monticello Avenue
Williamsburg, VA 23187
757-221-7776
pxpopp@wm.edu
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Ariana Quinones
Vice President
Otero Strategy Group LLC
6221 2nd Street NW
Washington, DC 20011
202-903-4609
ariana@oterogroup-dc.com
John Sciamanna
Senior Consultant
Child Welfare League of America
1726 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20002
410-533-5857
john.sciamanna962@gmail.com
Nancy Reder
Deputy Executive Director
NASDSE
225 Reinekers Lane
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-519-1506
nancy.reder@nasdse.org
Mercedes Scopetta
Dep. Chief Legal & Advocacy Officer
National Court Appointed Special Advocate
Association
529 14th Street NW, Suite 420
Washington, DC 20045
202-545-3313
Mercedess@casaforchildren.org
Rebecca Robuck
Senior Associate
ChildFocus
4711 JamestownRoad
Bethesda, MD 20816
202-417-1001
rebecca@childfocuspartners.com
Jacob Sack
Senior Portfolio Associate
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
415 Madison Avenue, Floor 10
New York, NY 10017
212-551-9139
JSack@emcf.org
Randi Schmidt
Executive Director
Children's Leadership Council
1200 18th Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
202-640-1077
rschmidt@childrensleadershipcouncil.org
Robert Schwartz
Executive Director
Juvenile Law Center
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-625-0551
RSchwartz@jlc.org
Brenda Shum
Director of Education
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
1401 New York Avenue NW #400
Washington, DC 20005
202-662-8332
bshum@lawyerscommittee.org
Anastasia Skalski
Director of Professional Policy and Practice
National Association of School Psychologists
4340 East West Highway, Suite 402
Bethesda, MD 20814
303-929-3181
sskalski@naspweb.org
Sarah Smalls
Family Resource Coordinator
Formed Families Forward
4031 University Dr., Suite 100
Fairfax, VA 22030
571-318-6964
sarah.smalls@formedfamiliesforward.org
Maria Soto
Confidential Assistant
U.S. Department of Education
550 12 Street SW - 11th Floor
Washington, DC 20202
202-245-6413
isabel.soto@ed.gov
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Stefanie Sprow
Senior Policy Associate, Child Welfare and
Mental Health
Children's Defense Fund
25 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
716-867-2540
ssprow@childrensdefense.org
Debbie Staub
Education Advisor
Casey Family Programs
2001 8th Ave, Suite 2700
Seattle, WA 98102
206-352-4229
dstaub@casey.org
Norah Stephanos
Intern
Voice For Adoption
1812 Stonegate Avenue
Crofton, MD 21114
618-975-6859
norah@stephanos.org
Kele Stewart
Clinical Professor of Law
University of Miami School of Law
1311 Miller Drive, Suite F305
Coral Gables, FL 33146
305-213-3924
kstewart@law.miami.edu
Luciana Terrell
Administrator
Department of Human Services, Education
Support Center
1515 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-683-6577
luciana.terrell@phila.gov
Claudia Thorne
Director
Reserve
3000 Tremont Avenue
Cheverly, MD 20785
202-236-7543
claudiathorne@gmail.com
Erika Torres
Director, Pupil Services
Los Angeles Unified School District
333 S. Beaudry Avenue 29th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213-241-3844
erika.torres@lausd.net
Johan Uvin
Acting Assistant Secretary
U.S. Department of Education
550 12 Street SW - 11th Floor
Washington, DC 20202
202-245-6413
Johan.Uvin@ed.gov
Kimberly Waller
Policy Attorney
Children's Law Center
616 H Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20003
202-750-7534
kwaller@childrenslawcenter.org
Dianna Walters
Program Associate
Annie E. Casey Foundation
503 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
207-689-8421
dwalters@aecf.org
Heather Watson-Kelley
Family Case Manager
Bethlem Center of Charlotte
P.O. Box 38701
Charlotte, NC 28278
704-858-1519
hwatsonkelley@gmail.com
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Millicent Williams
Child Welfare Consultant
Consultant
11409 Nairn Road
Silver Spring, MD 20902
301-649-3572
williamsmgm@gmail.com
Jacqueline Wong
Director, CA, FosterEd
National Center for Youth Law
405 14th Street, 15th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
916-572-9664
jwong@youthlaw.org
Phyllis Willis
Assistant Director
Fedcap
300 New Jersey Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-657-4988
pwillis@fedcap.org
Amy Woolard
Senior Policy Attorney
Voices for Virginia's Children
701 E. Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804-647-3553
amy@vakids.org
Joy Wilson
Director, Health & Human Services Policy
NCSL
444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 515
Washington, DC 20001
202-624-8689
joy.wilson@ncsl.org
Michael Zink
Education Director
New York Foundling
180 Livingston Street, Suite 306
Brooklyn, NY 11201
212-660-1323
michael.zink@nyfoundling.org
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