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Mississippi
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Carolyn Read, Youth Program Director, Howard Area Community Center
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Lathan Dennis, GIS Spatial Analyst , Faix County Department of Systems Management - Human Services
Erika Flores, student soon to be teacher, Laredo Community College
Eric Cline, Member Services Coordinator, National Youth Employment Coalition
Elise Goldberg, Coordinator, Childrens Studies, Brooklyn College
Julia Messercola
David Paul Xavier Burch
Gale Clark, Executive Assistant to CEO, Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma
Franklin Delano Williams, Project Manager, The Bobrow-Williams Group, LLC
Sandra Dolak, Grants Manager, Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center
Ann Gulick, retired, OASIS Intergenerational Tutoring volunteer
Thomas Bartley, Success By 6, Family Support Council
Jacob Nieuwsma, Chairman, State of Iowa Youth Advisory Council
Jocelin Eubanks, Receptionist,
Jennifer Luongo, School Counselor, Willow Grove Middle School
Jeffrey Black, Social Work Student, St. Cloud State University
Trent Armitage, Vice-President of Membership, Virginia Young Democrats
Caroline Brady, School Based Mental Health Therapist, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Christian Kunig, Grown Up, School Bus Driver
Jane Ogilvie, Director of Community Youth Development and Student Support Services, Erie 1 BOCES
Truf Truf, Youth Work Executive, Independent Consultant
Caroline Ryan, LPN, SELF
Terry Vasquez, Coordinator, MN CCR&R Network
Robert Apperson
Sarah Bardack, Research Associate, American Institutes for Research
Brenda McChesney, Manager of Business Programs, The Conflict Center
Diama Norris, Senior Fund Development Specialist, Community Action Project of Tulsa County
Nancy Fastenau, Consultant, Fastenau & Associates
Marti Genge, Owner, Pages of Parenting Bookstore and Resources
Janet Forbush, Independent Evaluation Consultant, Self-employed
Carol Bellows, Family
David Cohen, Vice Chairman, Greater Scottsdale Boys and Girls Club
Sara Brissenden-Smith, Founder, Brown Lady Productions
Teri Lock, Assistant Director, OVO Head Start
Christopher Derk, Regional Director, Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.
Steven Guerra, Deputy Chief of Staff, Social Services, Illinois Office of the Governor
Jay Guben, Doctor, I-Lead
Colin Rogers, Volunteer, Boys & Girls Club of Chicago
Jennifer Templeton, Master of Science in Social Work,
Tatiana Auster, Administrator, Goldrb & Fleece
Lauretta Grier, Board member, Calvert County, MD Family Network-LMB and the Citizens Review Board for Children
John Ott, President, John G. Ott & Associates
Wanda McLean, North High School
Cassandra Andersen, Prevention Specialist, LUK
Uma Rao, Coordinator, Sri Sathya Sai Bal Vikas
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Michelle Abe, River City High School West Sacramento California
Utah
Wendy Jeffries, Program Director, Turning the Corner Achievement Program, Living Classrooms Foundation
Maria Riva, Professor, University of Denver
Stephen Welters, Independent Living Coordinator, Lancaster County Children and Youth
Debra Klimczyk, Special Assistant for Youth Services, Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Washington
Amanda Exner, Doctoral student, Georgetown University
Oriana Eversole, Community and Partnership Development Manager, United Way of Tampa Bay
Shelley Henderson, P-16 Coordinator, UNO
New Mexico
Patricia Baumgarner, Executive Director, Columbiana County MHRS Board
Mari Offenbecher, Executive Director, Schools Out Washington
sandra stevenson, Administrative Assistant, Governors Office for Children
Lindsay Petterson, Educational Support Advocate, Lutheran Social Service of MN
Erica Schwartzmann, Neighborhood Program Coordinator, Camp Fire USA the Greater Arizona Council
Deborah Jones, National Board of Trustees, Camp Fire USA
Donna Millar
Tom Cope, Resource Development Officer, Community Services Consortium
Alice Carlson, Executive Director, Alternative Youth Activities Inc.
Bette Erickson, City Councilwoman, City and County of Broomfield, Colorado
Kay Mullen, teacher, retired
Darcie Henegar, Owner, Develoment Company
Melissa Manning, Program Operations Manager, INCA Head Start
Paulette Nagle, Chief Operations Officer, Community Alliances for Drug-Free Youth, Inc.
Tina Raheem, Scholarship Director, Orphan Foundation of America
Patricia Machir, Executive Director, Futures and Options
Cynthia Lucero-Chavez, Community Involvement Specialist, Stafford County Public Schools
Sharon Comerford, School Counselor
Marilee Jackson, Interim Director, Calvary Community Development Center
Diane Campbell, student teacher, North Eugne High School
Faedra Backus, Doctoral Student, Boston College
New Jersey
Bonnie Bazill-Davis, Trainer, Daybreak
Danielle Nardone, Student / Elementary Teacher, Montclair State University
Carolyn Latimer, Insurance Underwriter/Mother of 3 boys, Insurance Corp.
Michelle Adams
Susan Lowery OConnell, Ph.D., Coordinator of Early Childhood Mental Health & Prevention, Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Stark County
Lisa Schwartz, Psychologist, Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Angela Davis, Training Program Assistant, Schools Out Washington
George King, Principal Consultant, California State Assembly
David Lemmel, Phd, Senior Research Associate and Evuation Consultant, The Berc Group
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Felix Jacobs, Rochester City School District
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Judith Green, Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
Joseph Kitchen, Chairman/CEO/Founder, Rev. Joseph Lynn Kitchen Jr. Public Advocacy Foundation
Meghan Matthews, Student/Intern, Northeastern Illinois University
South Carolina
Karen Blumenthal, Policy Advocate, Student Advocacy
Steve McNitt, Program Coordinator, El Dorado County Childrens Mental Health
Mollie McAlpin, Director, Volunteer Engagement, United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley
Judy Trent, Licensed School Counselor, Bent Mountain Elementary
Tara Ronda, Service-Learning Coordinator, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Pam Menendez, Program Administrator, Center for the Advancement of Child Welre Practice
Anthony Gallozzi, Youth Advisory Council Member, Colorado Youth Advisory Council
Sylvia Jackson, Program Coordinator/Comm Outreach & Youth Leadership Coord, MA Dept of Public Health-Youth Violence Prevention Program
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Gary Williams, Cavin Von Gurnov / Author,
Cathy Crocker, Community Liasion, Marion County Department of Children and Families
Susie Brower, Pre-K Teacher, Zellwood Elementary School
Jessie Gildea, Site Manager, Jumpstart for Young Children
Rene Anderson, Human Services Training Specialist, Florida Mental Health Institute
Mattie Weiss, Director, Campus Camp Wellstone, Wellstone Action
Toylee Green-Harris, Student Assistance Resource Specialist, Prevention First
Kentucky
Amanda Block, Camp Togowoods Director, Girl Scouts
Mitchell Dorfman, Director Case Management Services, NYS Office of Mental Health - NYC Field Office
Cecilia Sunday, Student, Mountain View Community College
A. Kathryn Parker, , Students for Sensible Drug Policy
Angela Borges, Student, APA
Haydee Cuza, Student, UCLA
John Surr, advocate for young children, Maryland AEYC
Christy Compton, Program Development Coordinator, Central Virginia Community Services
Karen Reside, Director of Program Development/Grantwriter, Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach
Taichi Ochi, Spasian
Amandria Bart, social worker,
Ryun Anderson, Youth Resource Specialist, Thrive-System of Care
Delaware
Mary Alice Ahlgren, Program Director, Camp Fire USA
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Marie Raymond, Early Literacy Specialist, Scottsdale Public Library
Aaron Thaler, Caseworker, Lutheran Social Services
Roger Hawkins, delware disability navigator, Delaware Department of Labor
Silvana Oderisi, , George Mason University
Mary Moyer, Maine Legislative Youth Advisory Council (Alumni)
Frank Martin, Independent Living Coordinator, State of Connecticut
John Murray, Emeritus Professor of Developmental Psychology, Kansas State University
Jim Vetter, Youth Development Program Director, Cottage Housing, Inc.
Malinda Smith, Director, Epworth Preschool & Kindergarten
Ed OBrien, Executive Director Emeritus, Street Law Inc.
Beverly Mertz, Executive Assistant, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale
Persharon Dixon, Doctor, Coastal Family Health Center
Jake Brewer, Internet Director, Energy Action Coalition
Emily Novick, Child & Adolescent Program Coordinator, NAMI Montgomery County
Sherry Allen, President/CEO, SENetwork of Youth and Family Services
Kim Goll, Concerned citizen,
Kari McDonald, Family Advocate +, Angel Network
April Riordan, Director of Training & Community Partnerships, Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
Kimberly Vargas, Early Intervention Specialist, Montgomery County MD Innt and Toddler Program/Reginald Lourie Center
Mark Cogdill, Case Manager / Group Facilitator, Family Service
Anthony Anikeeff, Board Member, The Corps Network
Elaine Zimmerman, Executive Director, Connecticut Commission on Children
Garry Medford, Jr, Student, youth leader, The College at Southeastern
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Sandra Bishop-Josef, Assistant Director, Yales Edward Zigler Center in Child Development & Social Policy
Tammy Gabel, Superintendent, Black Oak Mine Unified School District
Jayne Fitzgerald, 4-H Youth Development, Un of MD 4-H
Alyson Wissinger, Program Monitor & Foster Care Review Board 6A Chairperson, SC DSS ABC Child Care Program & SC Foster Care Review Program
Vanessa Westley, Police Officer, Chicago Police Department
Diana Prescott, Ph.D., Hampden Psychological Consultation
Thomas Moore, Communications Assistant, Childrens Defense Fund
Sharon Cohen, Project Manager, Early Care & Education, Childrens Services Council of Broward County, FL
Elizabeth Lowrance, member, Foster Care Review Board
New Hampshire
Shelley Lopez, Program Director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley
Eva Baker, Doctor, UCLA/ CRESST
Melanie Oyler, President, Oyler Syndicate, Inc.
Mark Sanborn,
Nayda Rivera-Hernandez, Senior Research Analyst, National Council of La Raza
Leone Silk, Disabililty Services Coordinator for an educational institution, UC
Mary Holt, parent educator, Birth to Kindergarten
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Asa Dean, Sir, Georgia State University
Diane Short, Education and Disabilities Coordinator, FWHS Early Head Start
Sean Philips, Supporter, Boys and Girls Club of Scottsdale
Janice Slaughter, Director of K-12 Programming and Outreach, Marian College
Ryan Medico, Blue Mountain Community College
Laura Espinoza, Social Worker, San Antonio Community Hospital
Denise Smith, Property Manager, Boys & Girls Club Chicago
Scott Samuels, Professor, The University of Montana
Rachel Lettre Lettre, Program Manager, Student Conservation Association
Trudy Chara, Innovation and Programs Manager, Governors Workforce Investment Board
Oregon
Scott Powers, Director of Clinical and Translational Research and Professor of Pediatrics and Psychology, Cincinnati Childrens Hospital and Research Foundation
Angelina Michel
Anita Smith, Chairperson, Childrens Foster Care Review Board
Sarah Boxx, PhD Student, Boston College
Valerie Tobin, PMHNP, Valerie Tobin, PMHNP, LLC
Jennifer Howard-Kelley, Chairperson, Clarendon/Williamsburg Counties, SC Foster Care Review Board
Kimberly Burke, Director, Play N Learn at Pearl Creek
Samantha Harvell, Legislative Fellow, Society for Research on Child Development
Arizona
Cynthia Klein, Director of Community Relations, Compass Behavioral health Care
Ilyssa Silfen, College of Staten Island
Kate Storm, Sibling Pregnancy Prevention Program Planner, Boulder County Public Health
LaTonya Shacklett, Resource Specialist, Governors Office for Children
William Macomber, Psychotherapist, Macomber Counseling Services
Marco Tinio, Analyst, Boys and Girls Club
Camille Brugh, Senior Enrollment and Matching Specialist, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana
Constance Wilt, Senior Placement Caseworker, Lancaster County Children and Youth Social Service Agency
Wendy Perry, Director, School Age Care Programs
Vickie Tinker, FASD Program Coordinator, Frontier Commujnity Services
Stephania Koliarakis, Education Manager, Howard Area Family Center
Martha Lee, Student, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Nancy Meadows, CEO, Camp Fire USA Central Alabama Council
Margaret B. Puckett, Dr. of Education (Professor), retired from Texas Wesleyan University
Jessica Winpigler, State Employee, University of Baltimore
Philip Krause, , DeVry University
Jennifer Conley, Agency Services Representative, Foodshare
Michele Hudgins, Student Family Care Coordinator, Indianapolis Public Schools
Kim Martinez, Program Manager, Voices Advocating for Children
Sarah Sparks, DCS
Stenie Anna, Operations Manager, Goodwill Industries-Suncoast
Dale Person, Program Manager Youth Offenders Program, Goodwill-Industries Suncoast
Maryland
Crystal Washington, Executive Associate III, Department of Juvenile Services
Angela Robinson, Youth Development Coordinator, Public Health/Adolescent Health & Youth Development
Laura Cooper, Co-founder, Open Arms Grandparents/Acting Parents Raising Children Support Group
Katharyn Hildebrand, John H. Pitman High School
Joan Jorgensen, Parent Educator, Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District
Susan Morris, Executive Director, Youth & Family Resource Center, Inc.
Isabel Sena, Professor, Sarah Lawrence College
Anastasiya Kravchuk, Youth, Staples Motley High School
Cesar Balbuena, Owner, For The Good Clothing Company
Catherine Penkert, Project Manager, Youth Engagement, City of Saint Paul, Department of Parks and Recreation
Kaley Smith, NHLYAC Member, New Hampshire Legislative Youth Advisory Council
Jane Feinberg, parent, Mary Lee Burbank Elementary School
Teresa Wendell, Teen Leadership Development Coordinator, Camp Fire USA
Sandy Spellman, private practice social work
Missouri
David Siller, Assistant Instructor, University of Texas-Austin
Lorraine Harrell, Writer, Educator, Author, Poet, Creative Odyssey Enterprises
Caitlin Deliso, Student, Hunter College
Nicholas Read, Research Associate, American Institutes for Research
Cindy Cevette, Executive Director, Child Care Center at Christ Church
Christine Bennett, Student, Pasco-Hernando Community College
Hope Hawkins, Teacher, Retired from Wilmington Friends School
Micah Daigle, Associate Director, Students for Sensible Drug Policy
Merri Sullivan, LGSW,
Ann Godwin, Human Services Program Specialist, 4-H Youth Development
Debra Rukes, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Director, YWCA of Topeka, Kansas
Katie Willse, Director of Youth Services, Folsom Cordova Community Partnership
Chelsey Carmody, Lead Teacher, Head Start
Marcy Floyd, LMSW, YWCA Dallas
Jane Engelsiepen
Sharon Berry, Director of Training, Childrens Hospitals and Clinics of MN
Felicia A. Lorick, Business Manager, Governors Office-Foster Care Review Board-South Carolina
Miriam Banerji, Parent, Walter Johnson High School
Hannah MacLaren, Director, Los Angeles Coalition of Essential Schools
Leah Cho, University of Maryland, College Park
Johanna Rincon
Frank Eckles, Executive Director, Child and Youth Care Work Certification Institute
International
Sarah Patterson, Project Manager - Data, Indiana Youth Institute
Candy Markman, Planning Director, Afterschool Initiatives, Nashville Mayors Office
Patricia Hodkinson, Wife and Mother,
David Romain, Laney College
Geri Ferber, Child psychologist, Private practice
Storm Wyche
Audrey Pabs-Garnon, Director, AIP Child Care Center
Sara Bruce-Hall, Executive Director, Morgan County System of Services, Inc.
M. Elizabeth Tuttle, Clinical Supervisor, Casey Family Programs
Deborah Fisher, Writer/Community Instigator, Fisher/Nyberg & Asscs.
Barbara Jandasek, Dr. (Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Psychology), Brown Medical School / Rhode Island Hospital
Claudia Robert, Social Work Supervisor, Es County Youth Services Commission
Micaela Mercado, PhD Student, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Stacy Williams, Independent Living Specialist, National Resource Center for Youth Services
Martin D Martinez III, Director Social Services, Redwood Valley Rancheria Red Road Program
Richard Gray, Doctor, Hennepin Faculty Associates
David Gagne, Executive Director, Urban Boatbuilders
Troy Hanson, Family Physician, State Advisory Council on Mental Health
Willie Patterson
Pamela Bergren, CASA Trainer, Harmony House/CASA Program of LaPorte County, Inc.
Marcia Liu, Student, Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture
Randi Breager, Youth Development Specialist, Boys & Girls club of Southcentral Alaska
Angela Benke, Program Director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago
Pennsylvania
Courtnie Webb, Site-Director, SHADES of Development
Connie Steele, Prof. Emeritus, Univ. of TN, 1989-1998 - Head, Univ. of TNs Dept. of Child & Family St.
Kathleen Borey, Lakeland Elementary Elk Rapids Michigan
Kristi Gruhn, Family Partner, Thrive
Sharon Lockett
Linda Maldonado, Child Life Specialist, Bristol-Myers Squibb Childrens Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Shelagh Mulvaney, Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University
Ann Kirson Swersky, Doctor, Siah vaSig: The Israel Debating Society,Ramat Hasharon, Israel
Ward Loyd, Chair, Kansas Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice & Del Prevention
Vera Dudley, Trainer for Human Service workers, Self employed --contractor
Carin Godemann, Agnes Scott College
Barbara Hoffman
Nancy Randolph, Manager, Children and Family Services, Manitowoc County Human Services
Katrina Brink, Program Associate, John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities - Stanford University
Celia Heppner, Psychology Doctoral Student, American School of Professional Psychology
M. Rivera-Rogers
Lianne Friedman, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Rehabilitation Experts of Maryland, Inc.
Michelle Seligson, Founder, Director (retired), National Institute on Out-of-School Time
David Contto, Branch Manager, Travis Credit Union
Michael Tomczyszyn, Jefferson High School Daly City, CA
Krystal White, PhD, Madigan Army Medical Center
Mary Cosgrove, Foundation Relations Manager, Youth Challenge
Rosemary Hayward, State Program Specialist, Dept. of Social Services - Child Care Services
Jamie Zembruski, Attorney, Independently Employed
Mary-Diana Pouli, Senior Youth Services Program Coordinator, Amherst Youth Board
Maria Teresa Candamil, Consultant on Children, Families & Communities, Candamil Consulting
Elaine Hildebrand, Teacher in Alternative Education, Ceres Community School
Cori Groth, Board member, President-Elect, Utah Afterschool Network
Sophie Nogue, Student, UC Berkeley
Connie Coutellier, Council Services Executive, Camp Fire USA
Christine Grapes, Associate Marketing Manager - AXE Hair, Unilever
Luis Pinzon, Director of Programs, Hispanic Unity of Florida
JoAnn Heffron-Hannah, Transition Programs Manager, Allegheny County Department of Human Services
Andrea Golden, Special educator, Montgomery County Innts and Toddlers
Denysia Wolfe, Club manager/ LSC Chair, Tilton Boys & Girls Club/School
Kathleen DeCataldo, Executive Director, New York State Permanent Judcial Commission on Justice for Children
Robert Conlon, Youth Program Coordinator, Howard Area Community Center
Linda Haymond, teacher, Olympus Junior High School
Elizabeth Hastedt, Coordinator, Nyack Youth Collaborative
Sarah Reiman, Manager, Governors Office for Children, State of Maryland
Luz Mercado, Parent Advocate, Parent Resource Center of Queens
Candace Campbell
Sal Camarillo, Event Specialist,
Carmina Eliason, Art Teach Facilitator, Mariposas Art
Elizabeth Gaines, Program Director, Forum for Youth Investment
Jaime Kriewaldt, Director of the Out-of-School Time Partnership, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley
Jonathan Brainard, Public School Teacher, APOPKA MIDDLE SCHOOL
Ryan Zavislak, IT
Nicky Danaher, Administrative Assistant, Purdue University
Ohio
Lori Tomlinson, Program Manager, Girls Inc. of Sarasota County
Joan Rycraft, Associate Professor, UT Arlington School of Social Work
Judith Harmony, Director, Harmony Project
Julie Bates
Barbara Zuccarello, Administrative Assistant, WI Council on Children and Families
Robert Wnorowski, Drew University
MIlo Kramer, Citizen
New York
Joanna Miller , Walter Johnson HS
Kay Corbett, Author,
Cindy Maciel-Reyes, Administrative Associate,
Richard Musty, Professor Emeritus, University of Bermont
Gabrielle Stewart, Fund Development/Integrated Marketing Manager, Girls Incorporated of Greater Atlanta
Lola Crawford, Educational Consultant, National Council on Educating Black Children
Marquita Johnson, Youth Leadership Development Coordinator, Americorps Vista with East Point Community Action Team
Sarah Calliha, FCAA
Felicia Roberson, Professional Development Resource Specialist, Prevention First
Dianne Rivers, Program Manager, Camp Fire USA
Diane Diaz, Mgr. Certified Instructor Rescue Education, Care Education, LLC
Robin M. Taylor, Concerned Citizen
Saundra Polk, Youth Advocate, City of Newport News
Carrie Stawski, Mental Health Counselor, Family Counseling Services
Teresa Thrash, Youth Development Coordinator, Kazoo Youth Development Network
Alaska
Kelli Messina, Case Worker, Alabama Department of Human Resources
Lane Russell, Research Associate, Afterschool, National League of Cities
Keri Corey, Director, The Jacksonville Childrens Commission
Marcia Slagle, Executive Director,
Nickole Evans, Western Washington Unviersity
Mary Ellen Prinsen, Manager,Family& Children Section, LaCrosse County Human Services
Julia Tibbs, Director, Operation Excel
Tennessee
Lucia Pugnali, Social Emotional Wellness Coordinator, Early Head Start
North Carolina
Susan Arnold Christian, Outreach Program Coordinator, Kansas State University
Janis Bane, Project Director, Systems of Hope
Nancy S. Lovejoy, Minnechaug Regional School District
Mikel McGee, Special Assistant/GIS Facilitator, Childrens Services Council of Broward County
Sarah Kimmell, OSI
Patrick Burk, President, City of Batavia Board of Education & City of Batavia Youth Board
Carolyn Payton Pinson, Wage and Compensation Manager, Anderson County
Lisa Yohalem, Director of Planning and Development, HealthPoint
Donald T. Floyd, Jr., President and CEO, National 4-H Council
Mylinda Criddell, Owner, Top Notch Merchandise Club
Barbara Wahler, Social Worker, Howard Area Community Center
Gordon Fellman, Professor of Sociology, Brandeis University
Virginia
Molly Silverman, Special Events Officer, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
Tamara Calderon, Transition to Independence Program Director, Vinfen Corporation
Jane Lake, RN, BSN, Wellspring, MTTI
Kari Denissen, Coordinator, Second Shift Initiative (Out-of-School Time), City of Saint Paul - Office of the Mayor
Susan England, Director, SHADES of Development
Sara Worfel, Community Services Supervisor, City of San Antonio, Youth Services Division
Stephen Makle, Youth Coordinator, Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Karen Harris, President, Parent Leadership Group (PSO - Parent Student Organization)
Tricialouise Gurley, Statewide Youth MOVE Coordinator, Youth MOVE MD, Youth MOVE National Inc., Child & Adolescent Mental Health Institute, Innovations Institute
Kathryn Woods, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Carol Haagensen, Social Worker, Committee for Public Counsel Services
Nita Moore, Director Transition and Adult Services, Almansor Center
Amy Engelman, Youth Development Specialist, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Nebraska
Ellen Kyes, Associate Director for Prevention Programs, University of Notre Dame
Evan Brazitis, AmeriCorps Youth Employment Specialist, WorkSource
Canice Tolin, WrapAround Service Coordinator, Stark County Family Council
Janet Lewis Muth, Coordinator, Rice County Growing Up Healthy
Jessica Smith, Homeless Services Case Manager, Rumford Group Homes, Inc.
Shirley Mills-Dower, organizer, BCPSS
Gaye Newport, Board Member, Georgetown Divide Ready by 21 Coalition
Lora Mederos, Executive Director, Hancock County Human Resources Agency
Jon Douglas, post pem technical assistant, SWAN
K Byer, University staff, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Vanessa Jensen, Doctor , Cleveland Clinic Childrens Hospital
Michelee Curtze, Coordinator, HALT! Bully Prevention
Julia Conner, GEAR UP Grant Director, San Diego Unified School District
Bonita Williams, Assistant Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Bonnie Larrimore, Parent & Parent Educator for Children with Special Needs, The Parents Place of Maryland
Stephanie Mitchell, Mentor Coordinator, Big Buddy Program
Karen OBrien-Maynard,MA, LAC, Prevention Educator/Youth Counselor, Family Guidance Center of Warren County NJ
Lauren Johnson, Director of Partnerships, Thrive Foundation for Youth
Debbie Sekel, Before/After Care Coordinator, Tulsa Public Schools
Illinois
Meghan Gajkowski, Outreach Worker, Niagara County Youth Bureau
Jessica Greene, School Adjustment Counselor, Stoneham Public Schools (Massachusetts)
Judith Erickson, Doctor, Retired - Formerly Dir. of Research Services, IN Youth Institute
Ron Hubbard, Early Childhood Coordinator,
Tomeaka Jupiter, Director of Program Development, Abilities Network - Healthy Families
Kathryn Kempf, Independent Living Coordinator, PATH ND Inc
jan bush, art therapist, Miami Dade Schools
Amy Hunt, Chair Elect, Community Youth Development Leadership Council
Wyoming
Michele Rountree, Assistant Professor, Univeristy of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work
Lenetta Colbert, Director, Open Arms Child Development Center, Fairbanks Alaska
Brian Kaufman, Doctor, University of Maine at Farmington, Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network
Ronald Belter, Associate Professor, University of West Florida
Nancy Robinson, Program Manager, Platte County Tobacco Prevention
Brianne Masselli, Youth Coordinator, Thrive System of Care- Maine
Sarah Hibshman, Social Worker, Childrens Choice Inc
Jessica Wilson, Tufts,London, UK
Patti-Sue Brown, Child Advocate, United Services, Inc. Domestic Violence Program
Connie Smith, Assistant Professional Professor, Walsh University
Massachusetts
Jenny Boone, grant writer, Paul Cuffee Charter School
Catherine Butler, teacher, Dallin Elementary Arlington
Cheryl Waller, Advocate for Childrens Rights, National Committee of Grandparents for Childrens Rights
Sarah Buford, Independent Education Consultant, YouthBuild USA
Judith Storandt, Senior Staff Attorney, National Disability Rights Network
Anne Horst Hanby, Grants Specialist, UCAN
Angela Parris, Special Projects Manager, Pasadena Educational Foundation
Paula Goodman, Director, K-12 Programs, Art Center College of Design
Connie Colbert, Administrative Assistant, Governors Office for Children
Antonio Wilson, Board Member ( Youth ) , Youth M.O.V.E. National
Connie Dresie, Council Services Coordinator, Camp Fire USA
Martha Desmond, Executive Director, Operation Aware of Oklahoma, Inc.
Andrew Bundy, Principal, Community Matters
C.Sade Turnipseed, Director, Education & Community Outreach, B.B. King Museum & Delta Interpretive Center
Katherine Martinez, Director of Training & Community Services, Assets for Colorado Youth
Nancy Erbstein, Research and Policy Specialist, UC Davis
Tracey Hurd, Doctor, Brandeis U. Womens Studies Research Center
Janet Shepard, Director, Practical Parenting Partnerships
Yolanda Shields , VP, Youth Life Foundation of Tennessee
Hamilton Simons-Jones, Chief Development Officer, Operation REACH, Inc.
Marie Kuhn, Hudson City Schools
Marilyn Wood, BA, CADC, Youth Shelter Program Coordinator, Youth Services Network
Cymone Bedford, Wells College
Jennifer Jones, MSW, Growing Minds of New York, Inc
Charlotte Dicks, Administrative Assistant !!, University of Maryland
John Turner, MPP, DPA, MAPS, NORML
Nicole Yohalem, Program Director, Forum for Youth Investment
Shane Dunn, Program Assistant, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University
Kate Berry, Student & Former Chair of Washington St. Legislative Youth Advisory Council, Amherst College
Dally Sanchez, YOUTH POWER! Coordinator, Families Together in NYS
Amy Dapsauski, Director of Training and Technical Assistance, Maryland State Family Child Care Association
Cindy Eller, Court Clerk, Pittsburg County Oklahoma
Shaundra Higgins, Youth Development Community Educator, United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona
Cyntra Scott, Educational Consultant, S.T.R.O.N.G.
Christine Flynn, Youth Bureau Administrator, Onondaga County Department of Aging & Youth
Eric Scott, Development Assistant, Centerstone
Catherine Davis, Assoc. Prof. of Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia
Terry Warren
Kiley Bednar, Special Initiatives Manager, Prevention First
Toi James, Senior Researcher, Girl Scouts of the USA
Anthony Capobianco, Youth Policy Action Center Representative
Heather Stickeler, Marketing and Communications Manager , National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts
Julia McNabb, Director of Youth and Education Initiatives, United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area
Marc McCallister
Amir Sultan, after-school program director, sports & arts in schools foundation
Sherri F. Seyfried, Professor of Social Work, Chicago State University
Sabrina Sutton, Special Assistant - Youth And Education, Mayors office - Baltimore, Maryland
Rachel Rodriguez, Prevention Specialist, SEABHS
Murrie Zlotziver, Business Owner, Page after page
Kim Anderson Khan, Clinical Psychologist, Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin
Suzanne Hershey, Facilitator, Ready by 21 Coalition of Austin/Travis County, Texas
Maurine Koranteng, Student, Lehigh Unversity
Roger Weissberg, Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
Linda Clark, Program Director,
Kurt VanEnkevort, student, Michigan Community Foundations Youth Project Committee
Martha Young, Parent Involvement Administrator, FOUNDATIONS, Inc. (Neighborhood SChool Network)
Reona Dyess, Executive Director, The Center: A Drop-In Community Learning and Resource Center, Inc. (Drop-In Learning Center)
Esther Jumbo, Esther Foundation,United Kingdom,
Mike Goorhouse, Program Associate, Community Foundations, Michigan Community Foundations Youth Project
Yolma Torres, Guidance Counselor, Holmes Middle School
Denise Filmore, President, We Matter Too!
Ral Dobrowolski, Organizer, Service Employees International Union, Local 99
Virginia Infinger, Foster Care Review Board Member, Dept. of Social Services
Sylvia P. Richards, , Retired Educator/CASA Volunteer
Margaret Wallace, Program Services Specialist, Childrens Services Council of Broward County
Alison Wells, SKYLAB Youth Development Program COordinator, Cottage Housing Inc., Serna Village
Daniel Quintela, Account Director, Mintel
F. Scott Worman, instructor, University of New Mexico
Stenie Moore, Service-Learning Teacher, Floresville High School
Diana Hiipakka, ,
Janet Lawrence-Hester, Operations Support Specialist, United States Postal Service
Bhikkhu Caylor, Bodhisattva, The Middle Way
Charles Hochberg, A.V.School District B.O.D., ret.
As of December 18, 2008, the letter urging the creation of a White House Office on Children and Youth was signed by the more than 1,000 individuals listed below.
Liz Godwin, teacher, middle-school
Brendan Iglehart, Member, State of Iowa Youth Advisory Council
Candace Blackwood, Community Education Manager, Resource Center for Parents and Children
Dovetta McKee, Director Special Initiatives, Prevention First
Jacqui Hawkins, President, Celebrating Abilities
Jennifer Walten, Program Manager, Cottage Housing
Melody Morales, Research Associate, Center for Applied Research and Technical Assistance, Inc.
Anika Brown, Academy of Art University
Amanda Kucich, Director of Youth Development, United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona
Tamara Matz, Melrose Avenue Elementary
Leila Kumar
Kendra Key, , University of Alabama
Kathryn Hopkins, Student, UCSC
Anjale Welton, Ph.d student, University of Texas at Austin
Zachary Wilson, Educational Services Director, Schools Out Washington
Nicholette Smith-Bligen, Chief of Staff and Vice President of Operations, DC Children & Youth Investment Trust Corporation
Carol Collins
Erica Bettwy, LMSW, School Social Worker, Accotink Academy
Barry Lindstrom, PhD, Psychlogist
Angela Lyles, Prevention Specialist, Oasis Center
Gregory Kampwirth
Sarah Stadler, Ms., Washburn University
South Dakota
Laura Fritz, Student, Montessori Training Center of Minnesota
Ted Morris, Director of Development, Contribution, Peak Performance Lifestyles Foundation
Janet Fienemann, School Social Worker, Nesbit Elementary
Peter Laugharn, Executive Director, Firelight Foundation
Susan Sanderson, TORCH Cooordinator (Tackling Obstacles Raising College Hopes), Northfield Minnesota Middle School
Brian Delaney, Psychologist, American Psychological Association, Society of Pediatric Psychology
Ron Biendseil
Robyn Class, Executive Director, Orange Children & Parents Together, Inc.
Lesley Back, Director of Development, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast
Mary Moses, Educator, Head Start
Bruce Mataczynski
Lana Matthews, Professor, retired
Robin Toblin, Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Injury Center
Jill Pasewalk, National President and CEO, Camp Fire USA
Cheryl Peterson, Public Service Administrator, Illinois DCFS
Johanna Dejesus, chief program officer, grand street settlement
Mercedes Soto, Executive Director, LEAP, INC.
Gabrielle Berube, Student, Maine Democratic Party
Jennifer Underwood, MSW, Licensed Social Worker, private practice
Oklahoma
Kelly Wise, , Maryland Institute College of Art
Walter Grondzik, PE,
Sharon Stolz, Rev., Parents and Concerned Adults (PACA)
Beverly Gant, Parent who raised child without ther,
Michaelle Valbrun - Pope, Aread Director of school Improvements, Broward County School District
Josie Enriquez, Case management Program Coordinator, Yolo Family Resource Center
Maria Orozco, El Tosa, WJUSD
Araceli Hernandez Henry, Montgomery County Public School Employee
Victoria Kay, Mom of 23 yrs.
Khyati Desai, Civic Engagement Manager, Points of Light Institute
Cynthia Chen, Boston College
Kim Kelly-Aaron, Child Welre Specialist, State of Louisiana/Office of Community Services
L.D. Hieber Jr., Rev.
Adam Donaldson
Bonnie Braga, Outreach Specialist, Lifespan Community Health
Virginia Weisz, Lecturer on Childrens Policy, Tufts University
Arkansas
Bobbette M. Morgan, Professor, The University of Texas at Brownsville
Tanya Lampkin, Hanna Ranch Elementry School
Ashley Pratte, Member, New Hampshire Legislative Youth Advisory Council
Jeannette Kinion, Resource Specialist Supervisor/Foster Care Mgr., Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
Melanie Skievaski, Prevention Program Coordinator, Providence Service Corporation
Lea Rivera, Program Officer, LISC
Robert Brader, AmeriCorps Coordinator, Washington Service Corps
Jeriva Traylor, Licensed Professional Counselor,
Nancy Cantor, Ph.D. Psychologist, Primary Childrens Medical Center
Gail Fleur, Individual, Nyack School District
Bryan King, Coordinator/AmeriCorps VISTA, State of Iowa Youth Advisory Council (SIYAC)
Heather Meeker Green, PTO Board Member, Columbus Elementary School
Amber Peoples, Club Director, Camp Fire USA
Jason Melchi, Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis
Lisa Sprague, Program Supervisor, SCO Family of Services
Tracey Williams, Analyst, Mayors Office of Community Service
Tunna Thomas, Strategic Director - Blue Ribbon Commission on Youth Violence, United Way of the Cape Fear Area
Puerto Rico
Harry Zeitlan, Rabbi, Congregation Beth HaAri
Hal Cato, President & CEO, Oasis Center
Karen Pershing, Director, Community Assessment and Planning,
Vera Davis Edelin, Early Childhood Special Educator, Montgomery County Innts and Toddlers Program
Jacinda Moore, Person,
Maureen Monaghan, Ph.D., Childrens National Medical Center
Nevada
Melissa Groves, Associate Professor, California State University, Chico
Gail Strong, volunteer, Big Brothers Big Sisters
Kirsta Millar
Jennifer Woolard, Assistant Professor, Georgetown University
David DeLozier, Health Scientist,
Samantha B Honowitz
Jonathan Butle, Ohio State University
Kris White, Past President, Camp Fire USA
Brian Hellner, Parent member, Newne safety committee
Julie Coffey, Deputy Administrator, Shelby County Office of Early Childhood and Youth
Nadia Sindi, Interpreter/Translator/Community Organizer, AAI/ADC/CAIR/CARE/AIUSA/ACLU
Dennis Landi, Tax Examining Technician, Internal Revenue Service
Della Clavere, Community Liaison, Vision Coalition of El Dorado Hills
Raphael Travis, Assistant Professor, Texas State University - San Marcos School of Social Work
Celeste Froehlich, LMSW, ASU
Judy Freudenthal, Senior Director of Youth Engagement and Action, Oasis Center
Michigan
Deborah Edison, Chief Development Officer, National CASA
Znutas Amanda, Montclair State University
Darryl V. Smith, Site director, Reed Boys & Girls Club of Chicago
Judith Bliss, CEO, MindPlay
Fiona Helsel, Senior Research Analyst, American Institutes for Research
Jay Furtick
Chuck Wattles, Youth Development Consultant, Consultant
Rita Thurber, Director of Student Support Services, Kansas State University
Ken Martinez, Principal Research Analyst, AIR
Rene Carl, Senior Program Manager Policy Initiatives, Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families
Gabriel Kuperminc, Associate Professor of Psychology, Georgia State University
Suzanne Day, Mentor/Coach, Parents As Teachers
Natasha Quiroga, Executive Director, Escuela Bolivia
Jane Witowski, Promoting Resources in Developmental Education Program Coordinator, Greenville Hospital System-Childrens Hospital
Amber Thomas, Assistant Camp Director, Camp Fire USA
Debra Millican, Committee Advisor, Michigan Community Foundations Youth Project
Melina OGrady, Education Consultant, Kefi Consulting
Maine
Terry Lipford, Director, The REACH Program at University School
Sally Williams, Caregiver Advisor, Starting Point, Macon County Health Department
Melissa Simon, Director of Development, Communities In Schools Houston, Inc.
Scott Bloom, Director of School Mental Health, Department of Education
Alexis Lauricella, Graduate student, Georgetown University
Myra Constable, Program Coordinator for Youth Partnership for Change, YouthLaunch
Linda Nelson, Nurse Practitioner, Child Psychiatry, Rochester Mental Health Center
Karen Bogues, Executive Director, Community Youth Development
shelby beck, volunteer services specialist, rappahannock united way
Pamela Babione, Executive Director, Camp Fire USA Buckeye Council
Deborah Chase, Director, Maine AfterSchool Network
Tina Hawley, VAYD Outreach chair/LUYD VP, Virginia Young Democrats/Longwood University
Victor Ochoa, Sayre Language Academy
Clare Herington, Program Director, The NET Program
Joe Dunnigan, Managing Partner, Balance Capital Partners
Dana Schultz, Policy Analyst, RAND
Richard Mistretta, Student, University of Pittsburgh
Deirdre Brogan, Doctoral Candidate, Boston College
Codi Canning, Care Coordinator, Logan Community Services
Chantell Peeples-Brown, Board Member, Westchester County Youth Board
Iorna Williams, Coordinator of Home and Community Based Waiver, St.Dominics Home
Max Snowden, Executive Director, Arkansas Commission on Child Abuse, Rape and Dpmestic Violence
Melinda Maureen, Director of Club Programs, Camp Fire USA Inland Northwest Council
Olga Beltsar, Mobilize.org
Milbrey McLaughlin, David Jacks Professor, Education and Public Policy, Stanford University
Stephanie Stone, Director, Home of the Innocents Therapeutic Loving Foster Care
Katya Roytburd, UNC Chapel Hill - Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Mindy Akers, Specialist/Trainer/Educator, TN Early Childhood Training Alliance
Dr. Marlena Uhrik, Consultant, California Department of Education
Fay Sady, Mental Health Clinician
Vermont
Yvonne Geisel, Childrens Services Specialist II, Office of Childrens Services
Chery Smith, Former PTA President, 48 year old Mother of a 7 yr.old and a 9 yr old,
Natalie Thompson, Senior Program Associate, National Collaboration for Youth
Maria Coutinho, MA, Boston College
Jennifer Teeters, Student, Ball State University
Glen Osborn, Training Director, Schools Out Washington
Marilyn McDonald, PDS Liaison, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Thom Miecznikowski, assistant coordinator, howare area community center computer clubhouse
Joe Bertoletti, Sr. Program Associate, Center For Youth Program Quality
Elizabeth Koenig, Alumni, Luther College
Julie Kudrna, individual, individual
Stephanie Root, Coordinator, Georgetown Divide Ready by 21 Coalition
Susan Morisson, Director, ACT for Youth
Colorado
Hermon Darden, Reverend, First United Methodist Church, Mt. Vernon, NY
Virginia Duplessis, Adolescent Health Analyst, California Adolescent Health Collaborative
Michael Serpe, County Administrator, Door County, Wisconsin
Maria Su, Deputy Director, SF City & County, Dept. of Cildren, Youth and Their Families
Suzanne Flory, Site Coordinator, Camp Fire USA MN Council
Cheryl Guidry, Program Director, IEA-Inspire, Encourage, Achieve
Mark Lanning, Social Worker, Iowa Dept of Human Services - Transition Planning Program
Jenna Harms, State of Iowa Youth Advisory Council
Margo Hirsch, Attorney at Law,
Victoria Jackson, Asst. Professor of Social Work, Loma Linda University
Savana Bradley, HR Technician, Individual Supporter
Gina Egenberger, Childrens Environmental Health Educator, Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department
Nancy File, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Susan Toussaint, Director, AS Child Development Lab, CSU Chico
Martin Scherr, Coordinator, Campaign for US Ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Juana Roman, Youth Specialist,
Jason Youngblood, Homework Help Center Coordinator, Columbus Metropolitan Library
Tammy Lewicki, Child Advocacy 4C of Central MI
Rodrigo Gutierrez, Student, University of Arizona
Ellen Koivisto, Public School Teacher, San Francisco High School of the Arts
Victoria Giarratano, Youth Development/ Workforce Development Program Coordinator,
Geralynn Barney, Licensed Clincal Social Worker, Salt Lake County Division of Youth Services
Beverly Taylor, Reverend, Joybel Fellowship,inc
Elizabeth-Ann Lasley, Community Education Coordinator, Minneapolis Public Schools Special District 1 Community Education
Carmen Flores, Family Advocate, Healthy Start
Lynn Nee, Owner, Brid Development Services
Elizabeth Bruno, Pediatric Psychologist, Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital at Stanford
Anderson Lily, Social Worker, Step-Up Program
Janet Shakuntala Walker, Research Assoc. Prof./Director of Research, Portland State University Regional Research Institute
Minnesota
Kristi Mandt
Jessica Strauss, Independent Consultant, School-Community Partnerships
Paul Zarchin, Owner, Hands of Health
Susan Klein, Program Supervisor, Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Libia Gil, Senior Fellow, American Institutes for Research
Connecticut
Carol Berlin, Volunteer, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate)
Mike Renne, Instructional Technology Consultant, American Hebrew Academy
cindy curran, secretary, northeastern university
Marjorie Silver, Professor, Touro Law Center
Eileen George, Accounts Receivable (Accounting), Crossroads Programs, Inc.
Gina Simar, Board President, Orange County Texas Camp Fire
Richard Thomas, Ph.D., Greater Waterville Area Communities for Children and Youth
Heather Larrabee, Site Director, Camp Fire USA
Jeff Fleming, History Teacher, Edison High School
stefi Rubin, Associate Professor, Child and Family Studies, Wheelock College
Melodee Monson, Program Manager, Human Services Department, University of Alaska Anchorage
Felix Gurley-Rimberg, president, the bottom line
Laura Staudacher, Self-Study Project Coordinator, University of Michigan-Flint
LaVerne Curley, Special Education Advocate for , Baltimore City Public Schools
Louise Reaves
Danielle Ammerman, Student, Child Welre Scholar, St Cloud State University
Kathryn Grogan, Graduate Student, Georgia State University
Laurel Parks, Review Board Chair, Childrens Foster Care Review Board
Richard Tagle, CEO, Higher Achievement
Alia Weiner, Activist,
Rich Batten, Family and Fatherhood Specialist, Colorado Department of Human Services
Richard Strauss, M.D.,
Kaya Swann, Program Manager, Family League of Baltimore City, Inc
Jane Daniel, Foster Care Review Board Member, Foster Care Review Board in SC
Susan Bursztynsky, Attorney, Concerned Citizen
Deena Bayoumi, Doctoral Student in Public Administration & Policy, North Carolina State University
Paula Wolff, Executive Director, Net Results Junior Tennis
Caroline Hopkins, Interim Director, YouthBuild USA
Valarie Anthony, President, Green Visions
Dan DeLucey, Youth Engagment SpecialiIndividuals children youth and women s health servicest, Allegheny County Department of Human Services
Christian Birky, Board Member, Michigan Community Foundations Youth Project
Dave Giles, Project STAY-IN, Regional Office of Education
Amy Frank, Program Director, Camp Fire USA, Council of Greater Arizona
Nancy Ross, Preschool Special Educator and CASA Volunteer, Montgomery County, MD
Duane Collins, citizen
Linda Chaffin, Program Director, The School for Ethical Education
Shelley Morgan
Jeanne Norton, caseworker/mom, Broome Co. Social Services
Cassidy Bommer, Student, Kent Place School
Marie Andrews, President, Calvert Crusade for Children, Inc.
Jeff Rodriguez, Director of Community Outreach, Camp Fire USA First Texas
Zach Komes
Dan Carpita, counselor, Muckleshoot Tribal School
Andrea Elam, Instructor, Antonia Arts
Cori Jackamore, Cluster Manager, Denver Public Library
Pat Schreer, counselor, american atheists
Amy Michaels, Teacher, Somersworth High School
Susan Vasquez, PGCPS
Marisa Hilliard, M.A., Childrens National Medical Center
Diane Welsh, Clinical Consultant, Rocky Mountain Childrens Law Center
Angie Williams, Williams Family
Julie Marthaler, Restorative Justice Coordinator, Yellow Medicine County, MN
Maurice Kemp
Debora Crossley, Student, North Carolina A&T State University
Stephanie Fuerstner Gillis, COO and Senior Analyst, Blueprint Research & Design, Inc.
J. A. Micale
Joseph L. Scott IV, Executive Director, The Inertia Boys & Girls Center, Inc.
Taryn Morrissey, Congressional Fellow, Society for Research in Child Development
Yadav Gowda, Student, Mundelein High School
Deloria Pickell, Parent Educator, Birth to Kindergarten Knox County Schools
Mary Rivkin, Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education, Univ. Md Baltimore County
Heather Rieman, Co-Director, Critical Exposure
Meredith Hubbell, Education Advisor, TERI - Talent Search Program, East Boston High School
Rudolph Novak, Law Student at Rutgers Camden Law, Rutgers Camden Law
Nicole Clint, Assistant Principal, Yturria Elementary
Gregory Chandler Jr., Owner, Imperial Home Restoration and Repair
Cate Bourke, Community Specialist, Connecticut Assets Network
Meagan Drucker, Social Worker,
Elizabeth Hawthorne, Dean, College of Education, Ellis University
Yvonne Simental, ,
Susan Wortman, President, Zonta Foundation of Casa Grande Valley
Alicia Rodgers, Ms, San Jose State University Masters of Public Health
Mary Jouppi, Counselor III, Lake County Health Department
Louisiana
Lisa Long
Rochelle Daugherty, Social Worker, University of Minnesota
Naomi Roudman, School Community Violence prevention Manager/ Clinical School Social Worker, Lee Middle School
Drew Woodall, Director of Educational Services, Black Oak Mine Unified School District
Michelle Crichlow, Social Worker, SLRH Community Services for Children and Families
M.Deborah Bialeschki, Director of Research, American Camp Association
Shayle Hutchison, Ms, Ringstad Park Weed and Seed
Angelina Cooper, Director of Workforce Development, JVS
Nancy Parlin, Doctor, Retired
Alma Apicella, Retired Nurase, Salem YWCA
Mary Hood
Christina Hullum
Marjorie Lawlor, Advocate,
Stacey Smith, Site Supervisor, Child Development Center and Adjunct Faculty, Child Dev. Dept., Long Beach City College
Donna Ward, Childcare Consultant, Garfield County DHS Childcare Program
Ariane Hoy, Senior Program Officer, Bonner Foundation
Teressa Dane, Family Advocate, San Juan Unified School District-White House Counseling Centers
Michelle Quinn-Davidson
Ethel Davis-White, Early Care and Education Specialist/Technical Assistance Coordinator, Child Care Resource and Referral @ Athens
Beverly Gould, Clinic Administrator, Child Center of New York
Pam Carter, Coordiantor, Jefferson County Public Schools, Safe and Drug Free Schools
Sandra DAngelo, Protective Caseworker II, Lancaster County Children and Youth Department
Angel B. Hayes, Social Worker, Casey Family Programs
Vince Meldrum, Partner, Crecer Strategies
Jeanne Stamp, Senior Program Coordinator, Texas Homeless Education Office
Helen Vinson
Idaho
Rhode Island
Niambi Infinger, Permanency Liaison, NJ Department of Children and Families
Mary McAllister Shea, Ed.D., Kids Included Together
Robert Bakke, Education Programs Consultant, California Department of Education
Jeanne Nutter, Supervisor, Adoption Services
Zachary Drake , Muhlenberg College
Monica A. Medina, Clinical Lecturer, Indiana University School of Education - Indianapolis
Amy Lovisek, Waterfront/Program Director, Laconia Parks & Recreation
Michelle Shay, Clinical Social Worker/Psychotherapist, Private Practice - Counseling & Wellness Associates, LLC
Patti Uplinger
Anne Fisher, Retired Social Worker, Board member, Tucson Youth Colliation
Hannah Freed, Executive Assistant, USC
Karen Pittman, Executive Director, Forum for Youth Investment
Amy Paulson, Director, Consortium for Innt & Child Health (CINCH) at Eastern Virginia Medical School
Donald Wertlieb, Professor, Tufts University
Anne Gunby, Realtor, A-Z Realty
Chloe Gibbs, Doctoral Student, University of Chicago
Sarah Molaro, Health Technician, Nevada County Public Health Dept
Jen Barker, Executive Assistant and After-School Program Facilitator, Mariposas Art
Raymond Keeling,, Retired Educator
Pam Kies-Lowe, State Coordinator for Homeless Education, Michigan Dept. of Education
Jean Tepperman, Executive Director, Action Alliance for Children
Glenn Cravez, Board Member, Camp Fire USA
Constance Alexander, Caseworker, Lancaster County Children and Youth Pennsylvania
Joanne Seto, Tufts University
Fawn Wingfield, CEO, A New You Transitional Living
Constance Flanagan, Professor of Youth Civic Development, Penn State University
Amy T. Campbell, Asst. Professor, Center for Bioethics & Humanities, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Jim DeMark, Utilization Management Specialist, Family Services of Metro Orlando
Julie Moran, Owner, Delegate The Details
Clara McCarty, Youth leader, Small business owner & Mother, Church & college
Kari Lyon, Kawerak Child Care Services Program Director, Kawerak, Inc.
Patricia Prado, project coordinator, Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services
Claire Brindis, Dr. P.H., Professor of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco
Donna Shock, Youth Services Coordinator, Anchorages Promise
Margery Coffey, WISR
Dionne Barnes-Proby, Student, University of La Verne
Erin Frati, Administrative Coordinator, Greater Waterville Communities for Children and Youth
Jane K. Muller, College Assistant, CUNY @ Brooklyn College
Alisa Costa, Associate Director of Public Policy and Advocacy, Family PLanning Advocates of New York State
Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Lead Researcher, Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement
Jane Meyer, Vice President, Client Services, JMH Education
Nicole Zevallos, Assistant Development Director, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
Barbara ODonnel, Manager, Evaluations, Texas Education Agency
Monica Parmley, Mental Health Coordinator, Portland Public Schools
Dolores Wisdom, Consultant, Wisdom & Associates
Donna Podrazik, Doctor, Advanced Behavioral Strategies, Inc.
marilyn vanalmen, principal/freshman academy, canton city schools
Kenneth Russell, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Jacob Leos-Urbel, Doctoral Student, NYU
Mollie Mobley, , Friends School
Matthew Hoppe,,Oregon State University
Joseph Merschdorf, School Relations Coordinator, San Francisco School Volunteers
Alexander Moll, Senior Researcher, Center for Voter Deliberation of Northern Virginia
Catherine Palmer, Grant Writer, Sweetser
Lisa Alston, Chair, Jean Childs Young Institute for Youth Leadership, Inc.
Patricica Thayer, Administrative Assistant, Family Life Develoment Center
Melanie Wallis, Board Member, Invest in Education
Naomi Bosch, El Molino High School
Kelly Bentley, Youth Advocate, Georgetown Divide Ready by 21 Coalition
Erin Ferreira, Attorney, Martinez & Hart, P.C.
Lisa Coughlin, Parent/Educator, SAHM
Sandra Singh, Manager, Civic Association
Christina Paul, Program Performance Analyst, Goodwill Industries-Suncoast
Connie Morrow, Research Associate Professor and Licensed Clinical Psychologist, University of Miami, Department of Pediatrics
Terri Noto, Social Work Supervisor, Human Services Department, Santa Cruz, CA
Dena May Rozeski, parent,
Brandon Briery, United States Citizen,
Iowa
Jane Todey, Program Manager, Partnerships in Prevention Science Institute - Iowa State University
Rodney Cruz, Analyst,
John H. Anderson
Amanda Edgar, Community Health Promotion/Substance Abuse Prevention, One Maine One Portland Coaltion (Maine)
Jay Notartomaso, Parents Association President, Wyoming Valley Montessori School
West Virginia
Lynn Sygiel, Director, Y-Press, Inc.
Gilberto Pesqueira, Office Clerk, Youth Policy Action Center on behalf of Amanda Gutierrez
Danielle Hullum
Cheri Hoffman, Fellow, Vanderbilt University
Janine Harkness, Attendance Liaison, Regional Office of Education 27
Carrie Mikkonen, RN Mobile Dental Program Manager , Delta Dental SD
Nancy Galassini, School Guidance Counselor, Carman-Ainsworth High School
Karen Freedman, Executive Director, Lawyers For Children
Matthew Pasco, , Dartmouth College
Dion Smith, Program Specialist, Childrens Services Council of Broward County
Christa Foschio-Bebak, Director of Quality Improvement, Community Connections of New York
Raven Hoopes, Case Manager, Harm Reduction Services
Crystal Rice, Youth Service Director, University of Missouri
Leah Reynolds, Acting Executive Director, Ward Home, Inc.
Rachilla Basista, Administrator, Mahoning County Family and Children First
Ronnie Steine, Councilman At-large, Metro Nashville/Davidson County Government
Blair Hewitt, The Orphanage,Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Daniel Bragaw
Anne Dayanandan, mission co-worker, Presbyterian Church (USA)
Courtney Desautell, Juvenile Probation Officer, State of CT, CSSD
Donna Bradbury, Mental Health Program Specialist, NYS Office of Mental Health
Phimy Truong, Youth Employment Program Coordinator, VYDC
Linda Puoplo, Deputy Director, City of White Plains Youth Bureau
Marilee Tarkett, Program Manager for Waterloo Schools Nursing, Black Hawk County Health Department
Eve P Smith, Doctor, Retired culty, School of Social Work, University of Windsor
Kimberly Fair, Teen Program Coordinator, Camp Fire USA Sunshine Council
Zachary Kolodin, Young People First
Jonathan Sigmon, Student, Maryville College
Cherry Lemonds, Parent Educator, Knox County Schools Birth to Kindergarten program
Cris Crissman, Education Consultant/Adjunct Assistant Professor, NC DPI / USDLC / NC State University
Janet Caldarelli, Board of Directors, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale (AZ)
Cheryl Cooper, 3rd Grade Teacher, Lasselle Elementary School
Angela Plunkett, University of Chicago
Martha Shinners, Youth Services Consultant, Washington State Library, Division of the Secretary of State
Catherine Critz, Survivor, Brain Injury Association of America--Brain Injury Group (BIG) of Peoria, IL
Freddie Jones, President/CEO, Action Youth Outreach
Beth Zeidman, Consultant, Strategy and Youth Development, Consultant
Maryann Morris, Programs Coordinator, The Collaborative
Pauline Russell, Chief Mission to Market Officer, Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida, Inc.
Glenn Eagleson, Director of Policy & Planning, San Francisco Office of Economic & Workforce Development
Nancy Ann Siracusa, Courage and Integrity,
Tracey Hessel, Pediatrician, Marin Community Clinics
Jennifer Carson, Director of Childrens Services, Court Appointed Special Advocate Program of Montgomery County, MD
Ron Hatch, President, United Way of the Southern Tier
Doreen Horn, Social worker, DSHS
Rebecca Markt, Coalition Coordinator, Youth Community Coalition
Donna Van Brocklin, Program Coordinator, Department of Human Services
Chuck Grant, Teacher, Monmouth-Roseville High School
Tom Leversee, Adjunct Professor, University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work
Monica Ortiz
Deborah Havert, Social Emotional/Emotional Intelligence Trainer/Consultant/Coach, Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Network as an independent contractor
Sergio Cuellar, Sr. Program Manager, Central Valley, Youth In Focus
Eva Lester, Early Childhood Policy Advisor, Office of Governor Janet Napolitano
David Barnhouse, Deputy Director, Arizonas Governors Office for Children, Youth and Families
Sarah Rosenberg, Youth Policy Associate, National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth/JBS International, Inc.
Caitlin Stone, Psychology Intern, University of Rochester Medical Center
Regina Rigoroso
Lorien Carter, Lecturer, Washington University in St. Louis: Brown School of Social Work
David Osher, Vice President, American Institutes for Research
Andre Layral, Community Engagement Educator, Association of Alaska School Boards
Judy Pearson, executive director, Pearl Crisis Center
Charisse Brown, Training and Development, MBC
Gregory Hatt, Grand Valley State University
Walter Mitchell, Private Investigator, SC Foster Care Review Board Member
Stephen Keese
Carole Menge, Director Family Education, The Buckeye Ranch
Deborah Stine, Vice President, WAVE, Inc.
Blake Hunter
Janet Williams
Traci McLemore, Sr. Associate for Early Childhood, Montgomery County Collaboration Council For Children, Youth, and Families Inc.
Michael Roberts, Professor, University of Kansas
Marion Branden Lane, President, Branden Lane Consulting
Irene L. Wells, Youth Minister, NJ Catholic Diocease of Camden - Burlington
Sonia Prazak, AmeriCorpsVISTA Leader, The Washington Service Corps
Wisconsin
Karen Airasian, Review Board Coordinator, South Carolina Childrens Foster Care Review Board
Faye Hunt, Visual Arts Educator, New Heights Academy Charter School
Peggy King, Public Health Nurse/Child Care Health Consultant, Kids Northwest/Public Health Department
Susan Sweeney, Executive Director, Support Kids Now
Katie Devine, Doctor, American Psychological Assocchildren youth and women s health serviceiation
Lisa Haberbusch, Director, Specialized Childrens Services, The Counseling Center of Wayne and Holmes Counties (ohio)
Terr Gladstone, Associate Council Director, United Methodist Church Detroit Annual conferencer
Lorraine Lange, Superintendent, Roanoke County Schools
Olivia Kemp, Volunteer, YWCA Battered Women Task Force
Susan Miller, Donnelly Elementary and Payette Lakes Middle School
Sadira Muhammad, Project Coordinator, Columbia College Chicago -Center for Community Arts Partnerships
Maya Aguilar, Director of Communication, CORE: the Coalition for Residential Education
Melissa Nicole Scott, LMSW, Director of Volunteer Services & Training, Positive Impact
Ceil Ciociola, Director of Planning and Grants Administration, Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey
Teri Cravatis, Licensed Social Worker, Beverly Childrens Learning Center
Lisa Coy, Knowledge Manager, Fl Mental Health Inst, Univ of South Fl
Matthew Redmond, Ready by 21
Hallie Dowling-Huppert, Tiverton High School
Susan Morris, Resource Coordinator, Bartow County School System
Patrishya Fitzgerald, Parent, Parent of ABRHS student
Debbie Andrews, school of rock
Sharon Rodine, Director, Youth Initiatives
Angelique Borges-Shah, YWCA
Talisa Hides, Transitional Living Specialist-MT Foster Care Independence Prgm, Child and Family Services Division
Chaka Felder, Executive Director/Founder, Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs, Inc.
Ivonn Ellis-Wiggan, TA Partnership Director of Programs, National Federation of Families for Childrens Mental Health
Diane Whitehead, Acting Executive Director, Association for Childhood Education International
Janet Shalwitz, Senior Advisor, Adolescent Health Working Group
Jennifer Engel, Program Director, Sarah Heinz House
Jordan Klass, Doctor, Green Growers
Elizabeth Devaney, Director of Quality Initiatives, Providence After School Alliance
Pascale Caballero, Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant/LCSW-C (MD/DC), Montgomery County, MD DHHS/Early Childhood Services Agency
Karolyn Gould, Associate Director, Adolescent Services Resource Center @Hunter College School of Social Work
Sandra Gonzalez-Murray, Support Services Coordinator for Education 3 to 12 years old, Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services
Linda Delaney, Vice President, Erie, PA Foster Parent Association
Enid Wetzner, Early Literacy instructor, Lincoln-Eliot Elementary School Newton, Ma
Debra M Duke, Citizen, USA
Mimi McClure, Assistant Program Director, NSF
Tim Blaylock, Chief Professional Officer, Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme
Karen Finn, Senior Fellow, Forum for Youth Investment
martin harnick, Chair-Community Impact Council, Orange County United Way
Catherine Wise, Coordinator of Special Initiatives, Denver Public Schools
Sabrina Austin, Attorney, Individual
Becky Judd, Youth Development Specialist, Division of Behavioral Health
Joey Roberts
Jack Chapman, Assistant Director, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth
Daniel Thompson, Legislative Advocacy Coordinator, Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta
Montana
Sheran Watkins, Extension 4-H Youth Agent, Harrison County 4-H Club
Chryssilla James, Social Worker, Social Services
Deborah Forshaw, Program Manager, Childrens Services Council of Broward County
Judy Romero, Director, Sequoia Teen Resource Center
Tavetta Patterson, Youth Advocate and Community Facilitator, Gary Life Education Initiative
Kevin Nelson, Technician, University of Utah
Lesley Solte, Consultant, JP Center South and Main Sts.
Sandra Terry, Executive Director, Laurel Civic Association, Inc
Charlene Johnson, Chief Professional Officer, Boys & girls Clubs of Loudoun
Kansas
Alex Miller Miller, Mr, University of Nevada, Reno
Janny Kum, Director of Operations, Western Justice Center
Donna Langill, Consultant, Thrusight Consulting
Christine Herron
Nicole Lawrence, BSW student, USF
Lonny Peddycord, , Western Washington University
Felicia Watson, Director, New York State Center for School Safety
Derek Biggers, Vice President, O.H.I.O. Youth Advisory Board
Maureen Sedonaen, President & CEO, Youth Leadership Institute
Egda Morales, Biology Teacher, Gabriela Mistral HS, SJ, Puerto Rico
Linda Tucker, Board Member, Walnut Avenue Womens Center
Katie Robinson, Community College of Baltimore County
Tracey Webb, Founder, The Black Benectors
Steven Kreamer, Community Development Coordinator, Arizona Youth Partnership
Hector Sanchez, Mr, Snchez Consulting
Jacquie Atchison, Board of Directors, Hands For Hope Youth - El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
Eva Telles, Parent Involvement Coordinator, ENLACE
Olga Trevizo
Deborah Wagner, Director of Grants & Special Projects, Ionia County Intermedaite School District
Lauri Leaverton, Guardian ad Litem/CASA Program Coordinator, Yakima County CASA Program
Claudia Martin, Treatment Director, SAFY of Lawton
Charlene Posey, Project Coordinator, Oklahoma Healing ARTS Institute
John Cox
Jennifer Medeiros, School psychologist, Boston Public Schools
Cynthia Blythe Marshall, Baldwin Fellow, Communities In Schools
Lauren Wiedt, Program Manager, Camp Fire USA
Gwendolyn Mastin, President/CEO, New Phoenix Assistance Center
Ann Spindel, Educational Consultuant, Local and county organizations
Cecilia Sunday, Student, Mountain View Community College
Cindy Ward, Business Secretary, Black Oak Mine Unified School District
David Root
Dennis Ledden, President/Owner, LCS
Kimberley Taylor, Youth Advocate, Georgetown School
Naida Miranda-Suarez, Special Assistant, Acting as an individual
Frank X. Kleshinski, , Xavier U.
Beth Barol, Assistant Professor/Consultant, Widener University
Del Niggel, System of Care Coordinator, Special Kids Network
Arlene Prather-OKane, RN Program Manager, Black Hawk County Health Dept.
Rita Martinico, Director of Youth Develoment Services, Walnut Avenue Womens Center
Jennifer OBrien
Rachel Singer, Boston College
Janel Looper, 4th Grade Teacher, Lasselle Elementary School/ VVUSD
Tiffini Flynn Forslund, Literacy Coordinator, Americorp, Prairie Seeds Academy
Nicole Beach, Service Leader, Hands on Atlanta/Benteen Elementary
Karen Gravereaux, Radiologic Technologist, Childrens Hospital Oakland
Ruth Aloras, Kids Kingdom Family Child Care
Sean Joe, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
Mary Detrick
LeWana Britt, Youth Minister, Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Mariellen Anderson, Guardian Ad Litem, private practice
Allison Vincent, Functional Business Analyst, Syracuse University
Louis Levy, Boys and Girls Club of Chicago
Alicia Suski, Doctor, Marin Community Clinics and First 5 Marin
Tracey Messercola
Carla Benway, Vice-President, Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.
Kelita S. Bak, Vice President of Advancement, Camp Fire USA
Alice Beard, Child Advocate and social worker of over 30 years for abused/neglected children, PAANCI
Martha Perez, General Political Activist, General Political Activist
Michael Sobocinski, Assistant Professor of Human Services, University of Alaska Anchorage
Lori Decker, Therapist, Impact Counseling Services
Hank Mattimore, Grandparent at the Childrens Village,Santa Rosa,CA, The Childrens Village of Sonoma County
Reverend Regina Clay, Minister, Bethel AME Church
Doris Edelmann, Aftercare Coordinator, MCJFS-CSD
Lawrence Aber, Professor of Applied Psychology and Public Policy, New York University
Kyle Taylor, Global Spokesperson, Ashokas Youth Venture
Kathleen Ferreira, Assistant in Research, University of South Florida, Florida Mental Health Institute
Karen Lydon, Board Member, Foster Care Review Board
Christopher Zappia, National Board of Trustees, Camp Fire USA
Amanda Keller, Life Coach, McGill University Foster Care Alumni of Ameria
Alicia Williams, Psychologist, Crossroads Programs, Inc.
LeeAnn Rief, Licensed Family Child Care Provider, LeeAnns Family Child Care
Maria Lewan, primary teacher, St Aidana Day School
Rebecca Meyer, Doctor, Retired and rewired educator
Phyllis Levine, Ph.D. Senior Education Researcher, SRI International
Susan Stewart, Parent Center Coordinator, Dumas School District
Jessica Hollman, Pediatrican, Marin Community Clinic
Jim Head, MR, NA
Lori Connors-Tadros, vice president, children and mily services, The Finance Project
Judy Knapp, Director of Education and Training, The Center for Violence-free Relationships
Donna Kinzie, Special Education teacher, Palm Springs Unified
Christine Arnfield, Director, Harriet Tubman Academic Skills center
David Earley, Assistant Director, Treatment Foster Care, The Village Network
Jill Barlond, teacher, retired
Jessica Bynoe, Program Officer, Youth Engagement, Academy for Educational Development
Debra Hinman, Licensed Independant Social Worker, The Childrens Home of Cincinnati
Indiana
Lorne Needle
Clara L. Kirby, Owner, The Original ?
Kristen Tahaney, Program Director, Crossroads Programs
Beverly Smith, Senior Program Director- Youth Development/NFL Grassroots Program, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
LeVar Jones, Founder, Baltimore Urban Youth Leaders Alliance
Anne Ghoram-Orr, President, Angel Ministry
Susan Daddio, Executive Director, CASA of Baltimore County, Inc.
Steve Bewsey, Director of Youth Homelessness, LifeWorks
Ms Jacqueline Gates, Presidential Advisor, The White House
Connie Hall Givens, Director of Coordinated School Heath, TN Departmet of Education
Lucian Stroie, , University of Connecticut
Caroline Stout, Manager, Early Childhood and Youth Development Strategies, United Way of East Central Iowa
Sandy Tesch, Development Manager, UC Berkeley Library
Gretchen Mueller, Interior Designer
Mary Beth Stapleton, MSW, Grants Coordinator
Esther Guardado, Childrens Library Asst., Woodland Public Library
Renee Jones, Liaison For Student Engagement, Hands On Newton
Gwendolyn Harris, Student Advocate TN Dept of Childrens Services, State of Tennessee
Chandra Larsen, Youth Advocate, School Coach, and Graduate Student, Sonoma State University
Russ Brewer, Enterprise Center Coordinator, Southern State Community College
Reuben Snipper, Councilmember, City of Takoma Park, MD
David Engle, Concerned Native American citizen and Viet Nam Veteran, Oklahoman
Zach Lawrence, Education and Career Specialist, Social Advocates for Youth
Rebecca Heimstead, Youth Corps & Volunteer Coordinator, City of Tampa Florida
Lynn Walsh, M.A., Boston College
Ben Kirshner, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado
Patricia Zylius, Editor,
Kesha Lee, Consultant,
Jose Colon-Rivas, Executive Director-, Hartfords Office for Young Children
Brittanee Rolind, Currently in foster Care, ITT Techniqual Institute
marjorie staub, teacher/admissions, The PArk School
Adri-Ann Altizer, AmeriCorps Volunteer, Camp Fire USA Orange County Council
Christopher Messinger, Director, Boston Mobilization
Bridget L Brandon, Center Director, Higher Achievement
Deborah Friedman, Child Psychologist, Massachussetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Susan Suval, Chair, Sunset District Neighborhood Coalition
Paula Mele, Dental Hygienist / Community Advocate,
Mariah Flynn, Project Assistant, Schools of Hope
Aleen Raybin, Youth Advocate, Walnut Avenue Womens Center
Kathleen Curtiss, Student, University of Toledo
Aletha Patton, CCP Program Director, Tarrant County Challenge, Inc
Hillary Hart, Education Analyst, Goodwill - Suncoast Project Bridge
Jacqueline Coachman, Youth Program Specialist, City of Alexandria, Virginia
Lianda Ludwig, Counselor, Fruchthendler Elementary School
Amanda Gutierrez, Administrative Assistant for Adult Basic Education, San Juan College
Jill Manske, Civic Education Project
Evan McCray, AIDS Program Rep. , NYS/DOH AIDS Institute, Adolescent HIV Prevention Sers.
JoAnn Clough, Social Worker
Jeffrey Butts, Research Fellow, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
Diane Russell, State Representative, Maine House of Repressentatives
Tanya Monroe, Teen Outreach program Coordinator, Robeson County Health Department
Maryellen Redish
Phillip Lovell, Vice President, Education Policy, First Focus
Mark Detzer, PhD, Deer Creek Psychological Associates
Nancy Gilder, Director, Positive Youth Development, Mayors Office for Education and Children
John Wade
Mary Anne Hesch, , Teacher - St. Aidans Day School
Jennifer Smith, Foster Home Recruitment Coordinator, ChildNet
Sharrell McKennie, Concerned Citizen
Eleanore A. Shields, President/Director, Freckles and Frills, Inc.
Adrienne Simms, M.A., Illinois State University
Cornelia Spencer
Kathryn Gemmer, Workforce Specialist, Goodwill Industries
Marisha Griffith, Social Worker II, Virginia Beach Court Services Unit
Anita Wainwright, Caseworker, Mahoning County Children Services
Betsey Sarris, Officer, Juvenile Probation Department CT
Judith Runco, CASA
Toni Bullock, Sr. Program Development Asst. to CEO, Girl Scouts of Colorado
Dolores Moreno , Director of Recreation , Denver Parks and Recreation
Paul Loeb, Author, Soul of a Citizen, Author and educator Soul of a Citizen, Generation at the Crossroads
April Woolnough, Graduate Student/Researcher, The Pennsylvania State University
Dudley Campbell
California
Elizabeth Garth, Transition Specialist,
Betty Fisher-James, Executive Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vigo County, Inc.
Mary Ann Uyeno, Youth Development Facilitator, Stanislaus County Office of Education
Michelle Dillard, Clinical Supervisor, LCSW-C, Contemporary Family Services, Inc.
Laura Dodds, Program Director, Techpoint Foundation
Amy Kerr, Project Coordinator, University of Illinois Chicago
Robyn Cabrera, Finance & HR Director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley
Newell Eaton, Change Agent, Facilitating Intentional Change
Texas
Liz Austin
Leticia Aquino, Individual Case Coordinator, SCO Family of Services
Audrey Stang
Gwen Whitson, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Camp Fire USA
Sarah Phillips, Service Director, City Year Rhode Island
Joyce Murphy, Instructor and Supervisor, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Mary Ryan, Youth Program Coordinator, YWCA Greater Milwaukee
Sandra Peterson, mily life and youth development educator, Delaware State University
Elizabeth Umbro, Public policy manager, Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy
Jan Schmidt Marketing Sales Director, SACS
North Dakota
Michele Scott, Coordinator, Calvert County Family Network
Michele Martin, Executive Associate, Maryland Department of Human Resources
Michelle Fadelli, Communications Manager, First 5 Marin Children and Families Commission
Carol Bowar, President and CEO, Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver
Metric Clay, Human Rights Active, Human Rights Watch
Reona Dyess, Executive Director, The Center: A Drop-In Community Learning and Resource Center, Inc. (Drop-In Learning Center)
Judy Lujan
Jaime Lotter, Legislative Manager, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Donna Selquist, health care worker
Delores Capers, President, Advisory Council, Friends of Laura Sims Skate House
Jennifer Piccolo, School Psychology Intern, Baker Victory Services
Eric Schultz, UW-Oshkosh
Madeline DiGrazia, Program Associate, JusticeWorks Community
Margaret Musser, Middle School Nurse/RN, Rural Retreat Middle School
James Molina
Megan Anderson, Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Kim Carter, Director, QED Foundation
Lori Wells, Licensed Specialist in School Psychology, Point Isabel Independent School District
Michelle Miles, CEO, Unlimited Miles Travel and Cruises
Jackie Jainga Hyllseth, Professional Development Director, Schools Out Washington
Ann Ehlers, DSP, Living Innovations
Scott Leonard, Professor, Youngstown State University
Kim Proch, Program Director, Family & Childrens Service of Niagara, Inc.
Sandra Robinson, independent consultant and educator, independent consultant and former educator
Dana Bobalik, Licensed Social Worker, National Youth Advocate Program (Ohio)
Stephanie Spink, Review Board Coordinator, MSW, SC Foster Care Review Board
Christopher Zollo, , Yale University
District of Columbia
Doris Tseng, Assets Services Coordinator, Juma Ventures
Elizabeth Huffman, Childrens Services Director, Cornerstone Family Ministries
Benjamin Goodman, Youth Chair, Maine Legislative Youth Advisory Council
Danita Echols,
LaWana John
Sara Rivero-Conil, Psy.D., Psychology Fellow, Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta
Vic Burton, Retired Head Start Specialist
Rusty Keeler, President, EarthPlay Network
Trishia Creamer, Teens in Action Coordinator, Camp Fire USA
Lindsay Mottley, assistant principal, Hanover County Public Schools
Kathleen Sheehan, Executive Director, Maryland National Capital Homecare Association
Thaddeus Ferber, Program Director, Forum for Youth Investment
Katherine Scott, RN/ Board President, Camp Fire USA- Samish Council
Rosetta Givens Mitchell, Foster Care Review Board Member for the State of South Carolina, Division of Foster Care
Jo-Anne Leventhal, Director of Communications & Development, Our Piece of the Pie
Martin Hanlon, Project Coordinator, Onondaga County NY Department of Aging and Youth
Jennifer Tilton, Assistant Professor, University of Redlands
Mark Kroner, Director of Training, Lighthouse Youth Services Inc.
Caryn Drons, Teacher/Mother, Early Discoveries
Sarah Sugden, Library Director, Waterville Public Library
Florida
Dan Ginsburg
Julia Murphy Klein, Program Associate/Youth Engagement, Perrin Family Foundation
Adam Barnette, MSW, Georgia Department of Family and Children Services
Frank Williams, Executive Director, White Plains Youth Bureau
Jeanette Ferguson, Election Commissioner, Retired Foster Parent, Foster Care Review Board and Gardian Ad Litem
Lauren Murdock
Dante Spetter, Research Advisor & Pediatric Psychologist, Society for Pediatric Psychology, APA
Gaile Carr, home
Teri Hull, Ph.D., Linden Oaks Hospital at Edward
Frederick H. Forschler
Patti-Sue Brown, Child Advocate, United Services, Inc. Domestic Violence Program
Ric Steele, Associate Professor, and Licensed Clinical Psychologist, University of Kansas
Karen Ligas, District Coordinator, Career and Workforce Connections, Des Moines Schools
Shannon Ginn, Communications Project Specialist, Schools Out Washington
Sharon Holmberg, LCSW, Grace Christian Counseling Center
Cathleen Sommer, Mentors Plus Health Educator, Family Connections El Dorado
Christa Hupp, Citizen
DBurch Crossley, Manager, Diplomatic Programs and Programs, Office of U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Julie Ruelas, Professor of Child Development, Los Angeles Mission College
Jeff Cravens, Jr., Student, GSHS
Karla Jenkins, Youth Impact Manager, United Way of Central Maryland
Sachi Yoshii, Program Associate, The Atlantic Philanthropies
Julia White-Hoppe
Sarah Minney, Belchertown High School
Debbie DuConge, Systems Analyst, CDC
Camie Russell, Director, Kansas Attorney General
Brian Smith, Student, University of Central Missouri
Carolyn Barla, Youth Advocate, Georgetown Divide Ready by 21 Coalition
Christopher Creveling, Youth Council Network
Christina Mansfield, Vice President, MICA and Community Support Services, Insitute for Community Living
Georgia