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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	Consevella James, LCSW, M.S.W. Executive Director Treatment Homes, Inc. Little Rock, AR
Amelia Franck Meyer Committee Vice-Chairperson Executive Director PATH Wisconsin, Inc. Hudson, WI	Karina Jimenez Lewis Senior Policy Associate Casey Family Services Headquarters New Haven, CT
Kristina Allwood, LISW Government Relations & Business Development Coordinator The Village Network Columbus, OH	James Kaufman, C.S.W. Vice President of Youth Programs Family Services of Westchester White Plains, NY
Teri Augustus Treatment Family Care Specialist United Methodist Youthville Wichita, KS	Jean Kenefick Easter Seals UCP New Bern, NC
Karen Authier, CMSW, LMHP Nebraska Children's Home Society Foundation Omaha, NE	Allison Lewis Foster Parent Training Coordinator The Woodbourne Center Baltimore, MD
Robert Basler, LCSW-C Dir., Therapeutic Family Care Kennedy Krieger Family Center TFC Baltimore, MD	Lisa G. Martin, BA, MA Treatment Director Children's Sanctuary Ironton, OH
Jay Berlin, Ph.D. Committee Vice-Chairperson Executive Director Alternative Family Services San Francisco, CA	Mark Mecum Policy Analyst Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies Columbus, OH
Laura Boyd V.P. Business Development Choices for Life Foster Care, Inc. Norman, OK	David Newell, ACSW Executive Director of Foster Care & Adoptive Services FamiliesFirst Davis, CA
Cathleen Clements, Esq. Dir., Office of Public Policy and Client Advocacy The Children's Aid Society New York, NY	Joan Pine National Services Director Alliance Human Services, Inc. Chicago, IL
Irene Clements Vice President of Advocacy, Child and Family Services Lutheran Social Services of the South Austin, TX	Phyllis Stephenson Child Placement Director Easter Seals UCP of North Carolina Gibsonville, NC
Frank H. Crawford, Jr. Executive Director Youth Homes, Inc. Charlotte, NC	Lori Strong TFC Program Manager GRN-Therapeutic Home Care Lawrenceville, GA
Deborah Evans, LCSW Executive Director For Children's Sake of Virginia Woodbridge, VA	Valerie Ann Tuttle, MSW DHR/Division of MHDDAD Atlanta, GA
Bobbi Geiger Assistant Director of Operations PATH-North Dakota Fargo, ND	Michael Wilder Devereux New Jersey Treatment Network West Deptford, NJ
Misty A. Harding, LCMFT TFC Program Supervisor Youthville Wichita, KS