Rebecca M. Robuck is a partner at ChildFocus, where she works with philanthropists, advocates, policymakers, and subject matter and lived experts to improve policies that affect children and families, with a focus on child welfare and safety net programs. She serves as the executive director of the National Coalition for Child and Family Well-Being (previously
Tammy Piazza Hurley, BS, is the director of child welfare, trauma, and resilience Initiatives at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and has over 29 years of experience leading initiatives addressing child abuse and neglect, intimate partner violence, and trauma-informed care. Tammy serves as the director of the new AAP National Center for Relational Health
Rachael J. Keefe, MD, MPH, FAAP, is a physician leader, advocate, and national expert on the healthcare needs of youth in foster and kinship care. She is an associate professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, where she founded and directs the Foster Care Clinical Service at Texas Children’s Hospital. In
For over 25 years, Paula Bibbs-Samuels has worked with and for children and families: advocating, being a voice, and supporting policy and practice that enhances the whole family, children, parents, kin, and community. She serves as a volunteer for the Lubbock Region 1 Parent Support Group and local and state church organizations in her Texas community.
Bio: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_interest/child_law/staff1/team/nyasha-justice/
Carlos Torres is the director of health and human services at E.K. Associates. He recently retired from the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services after a distinguished 30-year career as a children’s social worker, supervisor, and administrator. In his final five years with the department, he served as division chief of the
Michael Cupeles, CCAP, is a fatherhood and family systems leader, national consultant, facilitator, and advocate whose work centers on strengthening the systems that support fathers, children, and families. His professional and lived experience spans early childhood education, father engagement, family voice, child and family well-being, primary prevention, domestic violence prevention, and community-based support. Michael serves
Jodi Hill-Lilly is a nationally recognized leader in child protective services with over three decades of experience in social work, public administration, and systems innovation. As Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, she oversaw a comprehensive statewide system supporting children’s welfare, behavioral health, and prevention services. Throughout her distinguished career, Jodi has earned
Camey Christenson is chief business development officer at 211 San Diego / Community Information Exchange. She is dedicated to driving the movement to shift systems of care to a proactive, holistic, and person-centered model through meaningful collaboration, data sharing, and bridging various sectors necessary to address an individual’s social determinants or indicators of health and
With over 30 years of professional experience in the juvenile justice, prevention, children’s mental health, and training and technical assistance (TTA) landscapes, Dr. Levins has worked with communities, organizations, policymakers, and providers to design programs and policies to help youth and families access the services and resources they need. She was a nominee for Outstanding
