2024 Fiscal Leadership Circle
14 fellows whose jurisdictions collectively oversee $4.3B are united in the FLC by a common goal: to drive change in child welfare. Our fellows, across 11 jurisdictions , are leading innovation projects to maximize funding for prevention services that keep families together, safely reducing placements into foster care.
Chris Stoner-Mertz (CA) CEO, California Alliance of Child and Family Services
Dustin Koury (WI) Director of Strategic Initiatives, Dept. of Children and Families
Tiffany Lindsey (KY) Asst. Professor and Safe Systems Practitioner, University of Kentucky
June Miller (KY) CFO, Brighton Center
LaShunda Williams (MS) Procurement Team Lead, Dept. of Child Protective Services
Thad Paul (CO) County Division Manager, Dept. of Human Services
Kevin Clark (CA) Senior Director, Good River Partners
Ryan Adams (IA) CEO, Iowa Family Resource Collaborative
Jennifer Anderson-Judkins (DC) Federal Review Program Manager, Child and Family Services Agency
Margaret Pletnikoff (NYC) Deputy Commissioner and CFO, Administration for Children’s Services
Sam Matteson (WI) Lead Policy Analyst, Dept. of Children and Families
Susan Roben (SC) CFO, Dept. of Social Services
Tami Kane-Suleiman (OR) Child Fatality Review Program Manager Dept. of Human Services
Kara Kuo (PA) Principal Planning Analyst, Dept. of Human Services
Ryan Adams (IA)
Kara Kuo (PA)
Susan Roben (SC)
Kevin Clark (CA)
Develop funding pipelines for prevention services through the Iowa Family Resource Center Network
Develop blended financing models to house children, youth and families impacted by or at risk for involvement with the child welfare system
Maximize Title IV-E funds by transitioning from program-funded contracts to a fee- for-service model
Develop methods to measure ROI for evidence-based models and other prevention services
Tiffany Lindsey (KY)
Develop funding pipelines to prevent family separation in the event of a substance-exposed newborn Develop blended funding for multi-need families with a focus on concrete/economic supports June Miller (KY) Tami Kane-Suleiman (OR)
Maximize funding for education vouchers for young adults at risk of aging out of care LaShunda Williams (MS) Develop funding pipelines for strategies aimed at decreasing child fatalities (with a focus on substance-exposed newborns)
2024 Fiscal Innovation Projects
Margaret Pletnikoff (NYC)
Jennifer Anderson-Judkins (DC) Develop infrastructure to maximize Title IV-E funds related to the implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act
Develop pipelines to maximize Title IV-E funds related to the implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act
Chris Stoner- Mertz (CA)
Sam Matteson
Dustin Koury (WI)
Thad Paul (CO)
(WI)
Incorporate prevention services into the biennial budget to increase prevention services
Develop sustainable funding to support a community- developed navigator program
Identify funding for the Family Keys Program, a pilot focused on concrete and economic supports
Develop funding pipelines to maximize Title IV-E implementation across 165 family resource centers
and decrease out-of-home placements
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