2012 Conference Presentations

Overview

CWDA 2012 Conference Presentations

For a full lineup of CWDA’s 2012 Conference sessions and speakers, see the on-site program brochure. The following list is limited to speakers who shared visual presentations.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Illuminating Poverty – Shining a Constructive Light on Child Welfare

Health Care Reform – Where are we and where are we going?

To Higher Education, Vocational Training and Beyond – Helping Transitional-Age Youth

  • Jon Nibbio, Chief Operations Officer and Director of Clinical Services, Family Care Network, Inc.
  • Tracy Schiro, Assistant Director, San Luis Obispo County Department of Social Services

Leading the Way in Consistent, Quality Practices for Adult Protective Services

  • Jennifer Bransford-Koons, Assistant Deputy Director, North Region, San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency
  • Kris Brown, Deputy Director for Aging and Disability Programs, Napa County Health and Human Services Agency
  • Krista Brown, Project Coordinator, APS Training Project, Academy for Professional Excellence
  • Mary Counihan, retired APS Manager, San Francisco Human Services Agency

Advances in Poverty Research – Quantifying Benefits of Safety Net Programs

The Linkages Project - Connecting CalWORKs and Child Welfare

  • Danna Fabella, Project Director, Linkages
  • Stuart Oppenheim, Executive Director, Child and Family Policy Institute of California
  • Alma Vega, Linkages Coordinator and Welfare-to-Work Program Manager, Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services
  • David Yada, Linkages Coordinator and Child Welfare Services Manager, Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services

New Opportunities for Working Together in a Realigned World

  • Dianne Cummins, Special Advisor to Governor Jerry Brown
  • San Francisco City and County
    • Trent Rhorer, Executive Director, San Francisco Human Services Agency
    • Wendy Still, Chief Adult Probation Officer, City and County of San Francisco

When Ends Don’t Meet – Debt and its Implications for Low-Income Women

Small County, Big Results - Reaching the Underserved

  • Kathy Houle, Program Manager, Calaveras County Works and Human Services Agency
  • Shelly Hance, Executive Director, Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency
  • Jeannie Hayward, Director, The Resource Connection
  • Deldee Kittrell, Eligibility Supervisor, Calaveras County Works and Human Services Agency
  • Karen Pekarcik, Executive Director, First 5 Calaveras
  • Francis Yuen, Professor for the Division of Social Work, California State University, Sacramento

Racial and Ethnic Disparities – Examining Risk Factors for Involvement with Child Welfare Services

Transforming Services for a Changing Population

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Empowering our Youth to Reach their Maximum Potential

Looking Forward – Demographic Change, Economic Uncertainty, and the Future of the Golden State

  • Manuel Pastor, Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California; Director, USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity

There’s an App for That

Design Thinking for Human Services

  • Phil Ansell, Acting Chief Deputy Director, Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services
  • Evelyn Huang, Lecturer, Stanford Hasso Plattner Institute of Design
  • Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services’ Experience with d.school

Improving Medi-Cal Outcomes - Coordinated Care Initiative and IHSS

  • Carol Mitchell, Deputy Director of Adult Services, Orange County Social Services Agency
  • Wendy Aquin, Division Director for Adult Services and Assistance Programs, Orange County Social Services Agency
  • Candice Gomez, Interim Executive Director of Programs for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities, CalOptima
  • Ellen Schmeding, Assistant Deputy Director for Operations, San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency

A Team Approach to Evaluating Out Child Welfare Services Referrals

  • Jim Rogers, Manager, San Bernardino County Children and Family Services
  • Phil Tardanico, Supervising Social Service Practitioner, San Bernardino County Children and Family Services

CalFresh - Counties' Efforts to Improve Access to Healthy Food

  • Kimberly Foley, 2012 Health and Human Services Summer Intern, California Legislative Analyst’s Office
  • Erika Li, Senior Fiscal and Policy Analyst, California Legislative Analyst’s Office
  • Ryan Woolsey, Fiscal and Policy Analyst, California Legislative Analyst’s Office

How can we Increase Coverage of Poverty by the Media?

Empowering the Child Welfare System - Exploration and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices

  • Juliet Webb, Deputy Director, Child Welfare Division, Tulare County Health and Human Service Agency
  • Charles Wilson, Senior Director and Sam and Rose Stein Endowed Chair in Child Protection, Chadwick Center for Children and Families, Rady Children’s Hospital – San Diego

Increasing Student Retention and Graduation - ASAP Comprehensive Supports and Assessments

  • Daniela Boykin, Assistant Director, CUNY Accelerated Study in Associate Programs
  • Lesley Leppert-McKeever, Director, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY Accelerated Study in Associate Programs

CWS/CMS - Yes, No, or Maybe?

  • Penelope Clarke, Executive Liaison, CWS/CMS Automation, CWDA
  • DeAnna Avery-Motikeit, Director, San Bernardino County, Children and Family Service
  • Kevin Gaines, Chief of the Child Protection and Family Support Branch, California Department of Social Services
  • Cathy Turner, County Consultant, CWS-NS, Office of Systems Integration

Vocational Justice – Addressing the Employment Needs of Formerly Incarcerated People

Friday, October 5, 2012

Surviving the "Retirement Wave" - 10 Lessons in Growing Our Successors

  • Frank Benest, Former City Manager of Palo Alto, California, and Senior Advisor for Next Generation Initiatives for the International City/County Management Association

Designing New Office Workspaces for the Year 2020

  • Tom Austin, Vice President, Gartner

Reaching the Chronically Homeless

Living in Poverty and Refusing to be Counted Out