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Public Policy and Advocacy

The FFTA Public Policy Committee identifies and monitors policy/legislative issues that are relevant to Treatment Foster Care. Members of the committee represent the FFTA on several national and local child welfare coalitions.

The committee also works in conjunction with the Board of Directors to develop position papers and policy statements on issues pertaining to Treatment Foster Care, children’s mental health and child welfare and related topics. The committee is involved with developing the program for the Annual Public Policy Institute and the Public Policy Track at the FFTA Conference on Treatment Foster Care.

If you are interested in serving on the FFTA Public Policy Committee, which meets monthly by conference call, send an email to: ffta@ffta.org.

Committee Members

Kenneth A. Olson, LCPC Committee Chairperson Regional Director of Foster Care and Family Services KidsPeace National Centers South Portland, ME	Karina Jimenez Lewis, MSW Senior Policy Associate, Policy, Research & Communications Group Center for Effective Family Services & Systems Annie E. Casey Foundation New Haven, CT
Amelia Franck Meyer Committee Vice-Chairperson Executive Director Anu Family Services formerly known as PATH Wisconsin, Inc. Hudson, WI	James Kaufman, C.S.W. Vice President of Youth Programs Family Services of Westchester White Plains, NY
Kristina Allwood, LISW Government Relations & Business Development Coordinator The Village Network Columbus, OH	Jean Kenefick Easter Seals UCP New Bern, NC
Karen Authier, CMSW, LMHP Nebraska Children's Home Society Foundation Omaha, NE	Cha-Tanya Lankford Program Director Pressley Ridge Dover, DE
Robert Basler, LCSW-C Dir., Therapeutic Family Care Kennedy Krieger Family Center TFC Baltimore, MD	Susan Mayer Associate Director, Public Policy and Business Analysis EMQ FamiliesFirst Campbell , CA
Keywana Battles Director New Horizon, Inc., Child Placing Agency Milwaukee, WI	Mark Mecum Associate Director of Government Relations Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies Columbus, OH
Jay Berlin, Ph.D. Committee Vice-Chairperson Executive Director Alternative Family Services San Francisco, CA	Barbara Merrill The MENTOR Network Boston, MA
Scott R. Boileau Executive Director Alliance for Children, Inc. Charleston, WV	Tom Murphy Deputy Director Casey Family Services Bridgeport, CT
Laura Boyd V.P. Business Development Choices for Life Foster Care, Inc. Norman, OK	Viviane Ngwa, MSW, LCSW Executive Director The MENTOR Network Matteson, IL
Irene Clements Vice President of Advocacy, Child and Family Services Lutheran Social Services of the South Austin, TX	David Newell, ACSW Executive Director of Foster Care & Adoptive Services EMQ FamiliesFirst Davis, CA
Becky Connell, MSW, CAPSW Director of Operations Anu Family Services formerly known as PATH Wisconsin, Inc. Hudson, WI	Joan Pine National Services Director Alliance Human Services, Inc. Chicago, IL
Frank H. Crawford, Jr. Executive Director Youth Homes, Inc. Charlotte, NC	Cynthia Ritchie Licensing Coordinator & Family Engagement Specialist Neighbor to Family Daytona Beach , FL
Deborah Evans, LCSW Executive Director For Children's Sake of Virginia Woodbridge, VA	F. Edward Sparks, ACSW Executive Vice President National Youth Advocate Program, Inc. Columbus, OH
Bobbi Geiger Assistant Director of Operations PATH-North Dakota Fargo, ND	Phyllis Stephenson Child Placement Director Easter Seals UCP of North Carolina Gibsonville, NC
Sarah Gerstenzang Executive Director NYS Citizen's Coalition for Children Brooklyn, NY	Denise Thomas TFC Supervisor Pressley Ridge Newark, DE
Consevella James, LCSW, M.S.W. Executive Director Treatment Homes, Inc. Little Rock, AR	Mario Tommasi, Ph.D., ABPP Vice President, Clinical Affairs Community Treatment Solutions Moorestown , NJ