SHAQUITA OGLETREE is the Federal Policy Director at Youth Villages, bringing expertise in policy analysis and community organizing. Shaquita aims to transform the narrative surrounding the child welfare workforce, leveraging storytelling to promote positive perceptions. She seeks to revolutionize the national human service workforce, reshaping perspectives and empowering positive change.
VICTORIA GILBERT is a Strategy Consultant for Youth Villages. She is working to share her personal experiences in foster parenthood, providing insight on the intricacies of the foster care system from a caregiver’s perspective.
ANGELIQUE SALIZAN is currently the Special Assistant to the Secretary for the Maryland Department of Human Services under the Moore- Miller administration. She previously served as the policy director at the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute and led the policy department on domestic and international child welfare, adoption, and foster care reform. She also worked in the offices of U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Ron Wyden (D-OR). Angelique is challenging agencies and providers within the child welfare system to reassess their structures and metrics. Her consulting team works to encourage agencies to revolutionize their approach to child welfare. JENNY SERRANO is the Director of Special Projects & VIP Sections at the Youth Development Services Team in the Department of Children and Family Services in LA County. Previously, she served as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer in the county’s Chief Executive Office. Jenny is focused on securing financial services support tailored to those who have navigated the foster care system. She advocates for broader financial benefits for youth who have experienced foster care. RANECIA CORMIER is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Care Coordinator for Bay Area Community Services. She desires to provide healing- centered spaces for transitional youth through Village Vibes, a community where survivors of sexual exploitation can heal and reconnect with their truest selves, their communities, and the land. Her work utilizes the somatic abolitionism framework, which focuses on addressing the impact of racial trauma.
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