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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 Executive Director KidsPeace New England at KidsPeace National Centers South Portland, ME	Consevella James, LCSW, M.S.W. Executive Director Treatment Homes, Inc. Little Rock, AR
Amelia Franck Meyer Committee Vice-Chairperson Executive Director Anu Family Services Hudson, WI	Karina Jimenez Lewis, MSW Senior Policy Associate, Policy, Research & Communications Group Center for Effective Family Services & Systems Annie E. Casey Foundation New Haven, CT
Kristina Allwood, LISW Government Relations & Business Development Coordinator The Village Network Columbus, OH	Jean Kenefick Regional Director Easter Seals UCP New Bern, NC
Kellie Armstrong, MSW Vice President of Administrative Services Arrow Child & Family Ministries Spring, TX	Cha-Tanya Lankford Program Director Pressley Ridge Dover, DE
Karen Authier, CMSW, LMHP Executive Director Nebraska Children's Home Society Foundation Omaha, NE	Mark Mecum Policy Analyst Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies Columbus, OH
Robert Basler, LCSW-C Dir., Therapeutic Family Care Kennedy Krieger Family Center TFC Baltimore, MD	Barbara Merrill The MENTOR Network Boston, MA
Ken Bender Executive Director Boys Town North Florida Tallahassee, FL	Viviane Ngwa, MSW, LCSW Executive Director Illinois MENTOR Matteson, IL
Jay Berlin, Ph.D. Executive Director Alternative Family Services San Francisco, CA	Joan Pine National Services Director Alliance Human Services, Inc. Chicago, IL
Scott R. Boileau Executive Director Alliance for Children, Inc. Charleston, WV	F. Edward Sparks, ACSW Executive Vice President National Youth Advocate Program, Inc. Columbus, OH
Laura Boyd FFTA Public Policy & Government Relations Consultant Norman, OK	Phyllis Stephenson Child Placement Director Easter Seals UCP of North Carolina Gibsonville, NC
Becky Connell, MSW, CAPSW Director of Operations Anu Family Services Hudson, WI	Denise Thomas TFC Supervisor Pressley Ridge Newark, DE
Frank H. Crawford, Jr. Executive Director Youth Homes, Inc. Charlotte, NC	Mario Tommasi, Ph.D., ABPP Vice President, Clinical Affairs Community Treatment Solutions Moorestown , NJ
Sarah Gerstenzang Executive Director NYS Citizen's Coalition for Children Brooklyn, NY	Nicole Truhe Government Relations & Public Policy Manager Youth Villages Arlington, VA