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Keynote Speakers
Anne Holton
Anne Holton, Governor Tim Kaine's wife, has devoted her career to
serving as an advocate for Virginia's families and children. Holton
graduated from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public
and International Affairs in 1980. She went on to earn her J.D. from
Harvard Law School, where she met Tim Kaine and graduated in 1983.
After marrying Tim Kaine, and convincing him to become a Virginian, Anne
Holton served for many years as a legal aid lawyer representing
low-income families and then as a juvenile and domestic relations
district court judge in the City of Richmond. Through her work on the
bench, Ms. Holton came to be deeply involved in foster care and
adoption, and has worked tirelessly to improve outcomes for Virginia's
neglected and abused children. For that work and her service on the
bench and in the legal profession, Ms. Holton has received many awards
and honors including the YWCA of Richmond 2006 Outstanding Woman Award
in the category of law.
As First Lady, Ms. Holton remains dedicated to improving the welfare of
Virginia's children and families - and to see that all Virginia children
have the opportunity to reach their God-given potential. In January of
2007 she launched her signature initiative, "For Keeps: Families for all
Virginia Teens". Through the initiative she is focusing on helping
Virginia find and strengthen permanent families particularly for older
children in foster care or at risk of entering foster care.
Holton's move into the Executive Mansion has been a homecoming. Her
father, Linwood Holton, served as Virginia's governor while Anne was a
teenager, from 1970-1974. She and Governor Kaine have 3 children, Nat,
Woody and Annella and a family dog, Gina, all of whom are enjoying their
tenure in the Mansion.
Robert M. Friedman, Ph.D.
Dr. Friedman is Professor and Interim Dean at the Louis de la Parte
Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI), University of South Florida.
FMHI is an inter-disciplinary mental health services research
organization with a mission of improving the well-being of individuals
with mental health challenges and their families through applied
research, training and education, evaluation, and dissemination of
information. FMHI has three academic departments: Department of Aging
and Mental Health; Department of Child and Family Studies; and
Department of Mental Health Law and Policy and a total budget, including
grants and contracts, of over $40 million.
Dr. Friedman is a clinical psychologist who received his B.A. from
Brooklyn College, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Florida State
University. Since 1984 Dr. Friedman has also served as Director of the
Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, one of two
such centers in the U.S. From 1991 until he assumed the position of
Interim Dean in August, 2006, Dr. Friedman was Chair of the Department
of Child and Family Studies at FMHI. He is a researcher, author, policy
analyst, and consultant on issues such as the development and evaluation
of community-based systems of care, prevalence of emotional disorders in
children, new developments in service delivery, and the relationship
between the mental health system and other systems. Dr. Friedman has
published and presented more than 140 papers and articles.
Dr. Friedman is co-author with Beth Stroul of, "A System of Care for
Children and Youth with Severe Emotional Disturbances," a monograph on
systems of care which has been widely used across the country to plan
service delivery systems. He is also co-editor of a Paul H. Brookes
book series on systems of care, co-editor of several special journals on
children's mental health, and co-editor of a book entitled, "Advocacy on
Behalf of Children with Serious Emotional Problems."
Dr. Friedman has served on many national committees including the
Planning Board for the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health, has
chaired task forces and review panels for the federal government, and
has provided Congressional testimony on several occasions. He served as
Principal Author for the Children's Workgroup report of the Florida
Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse in 2000, and served on
the Subcommittee on Children and Families of the President's New Freedom
Commission on Mental Health. Dr. Friedman is the organizer of "A
START," an organization of mental health professionals seeking to ensure
the safety and well-being of children in residential placements. In
2005, Dr. Friedman received the Nicholas Hobbs Award for distinguished
contributions to children and families from the Division of Children,
Youth, and Families of the American Psychological Association.
In addition to his national work, Dr. Friedman has served on many local,
state, and university committees. He currently serves as Chair of the
Steering Committee for the USF Collaborative for Children, Families, and
Communities.
Ira S. Lourie, M.D.
Dr. Lourie is child psychiatrist, who currently is the Medical Director
of Pressley Ridge Maryland and a partner in the Human Service
Collaborative, which is an organization that provides consultation,
technical assistance and training in areas of human service policy and
service system development. He is also Medical Director of AWARE of
Anaconda, Montana, an agency for troubled children, and psychiatric
consultant for the Villa Maria Consortium. From 1973 to 1991, Dr. Lourie
worked at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) where he was
instrumental in the development and administration of the Child and
Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP). Prior to his work on CASSP,
he focused on the development of services for abused and neglected
adolescents. From 1981 to 1983, he was on loan from the NIMH to the
State of Maryland where he served as Medical Director of RICA-Rockville
a state-run residential treatment center for children and adolescents
with severe emotional disturbance. He is assistant clinical professor
of Child Psychiatry at the Georgetown University School of Medicine and
a past member of the Task Force on Systems of Care for Seriously
Emotionally Disturbed Children of the American Academy of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Lourie is a Past-President of the American
Orthopsychiatric Association. He is a former member of the Board of
Directors of the Federation of Families for Child Mental Health and of
the Board of Trustees for the Council on Accreditation. Among the many
honors he has received are the Lifetime Achievement Award from the
International Conference on WrapAround Services, the Outstanding Service
Medal from the U.S. Public Health Service for his pioneering work on
behalf of abused and neglected adolescents, the Gwen Iding Lectureship
from the Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health at
the University of South Florida, the Making a Difference Award from the
Federation of Families for Child Mental Health, and the Tipper Gore
"Remember the Children Award" from the National Mental Health
Association. Dr. Lourie's new book written with Karl Dennis,
"Everything is Normal Until Proven Otherwise: a book about wraparound"
has recently been published by the Child Welfare League of America.
Karl Dennis
Karl Dennis retired as the Executive Director of Kaleidoscope, Inc., a
non-profit community-based childcare agency in Chicago, where he
provided leadership and vision for 27 years. He is one of the country's
leading experts and pioneers of community-based care for the "hardest to
serve children and families," including WrapAround services, therapeutic
foster care, pediatric AIDS care, independent living and long-term
intensive family preservation services. Under Karl's direction,
Kaleidoscope became nationally recognized as one of the top five child
serving agencies in the country. He has helped orchestrate many state
and private initiatives to return children from out-of-state placements,
and has provided direct services to thousands of children and their
families. Karl currently chairs the Children's Committee of the
National Mental Health Association.
Just released is Karl's first book written in collaboration with Dr. Ira
Lourie, noted child psychiatrist and former head of the Child and
Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP). The title, "Everything is
Normal Until Proven Otherwise," is a series of stories of children and
families that Karl has worked with over the years coupled with
commentary by Dr. Lourie. Written for parents and professionals, the
book provides Wraparound guidance and the effectiveness of the process
when people use creativity and compassion in the delivery of services.
Barbara J. Burns, Ph.D.
Barbara J. Burns, Ph.D., is Professor of Medical Psychology and Director
of the Services Effectiveness Research Program in the Department of
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Duke University School of
Medicine. Dr. Burns is a nationally recognized mental health services
researcher with over 200 publications in this area. Her research career
emerged from clinical practice in an integrated health/mental health
center and interest in exploring the implications of that model. For
nearly a decade at the National Institute of Mental Health, she focused
on improving mental health services from primary to tertiary care.
Current studies are investigating the effectiveness of an enhanced model
of long-term treatment foster care, best practices for child trauma, and
mental health services received by children in the child welfare system.
Throughout her research, teaching, clinical practice, and policy
career, Dr. Burns has studied and advocated for responsive and
innovative community-based treatment. Her current research is focused
on strategies to enhance implementation of effective clinical
interventions for youth with severe emotional disturbance.
Bruce F. Chorpita, Ph.D.
Bruce Chorpita received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University at
Albany, State University of New York. He is Professor of Clinical
Psychology, Clinical Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, and Co-director of
the Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy at the University of Hawaii.
From 2001 to 2003, Dr. Chorpita also served as the Clinical Director of
the Hawaii Department of Health's Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Division. With over 80 publications on children's mental health, he has
been the recipient of multiple awards and honors for his work. Dr.
Chorpita has held research and training grants from the National
Institute of Mental Health, the Hawaii Departments of Education and
Health, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Additional Speakers
Kim Lowe Bales, LCSW
Kim Lowe Bales, LCSW is the Coordinator of Outpatient Mental Health /
Substance Abuse Children Services for Cumberland Mountain Community
Services. She has worked with children and families for over 18 years
in a rural area and is working with key stakeholders in order to build a
system of care.
Arlene T. Belfield
Arlene T. Belfield, MSW, LCSW earned her BA in Sociology from West VA
State University and her MSW from VCU School of Social Work. She is
currently Director of Child and Family Mental Health Services with
Richmond Behavioral Health Authority where she is responsible for the
oversight of the provision of quality behavioral health services such as
intensive in-home, case management, therapeutic foster care, therapeutic
youth day treatment, crisis intervention, competency restoration
services, FAPT representation, and multisystemic therapy services.
Her family includes one son, one daughter, a son-in-law, a
daughter-in-law, and 3 grandchildren. She is active in church and enjoys
reading, fishing, sewing, crocheting, and embroidery.
Frank Beylotte
Frank Beylotte is an Evaluation Associate at the Office of Child and
Family Services at the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental
Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. He earned his M.S. in
developmental psychology from the Johns Hopkins University and his B.S.
in psychology from the University of South Carolina. He has over ten
years experience in research and public policy related to behavioral
health.
Lawrence Bracey
Lawrence Bracey, Training Coordinator for Fairfax Families4Kids, Fairfax
County Foster Care and Adoption, has 30 years experience in human
services, primarily with low income families and "at-risk" youth. He
has held positions with Head Start, National Urban League and Foster
Care and Adoption. Mr. Bracey has a degree from Syracuse University and
is a candidate for a Masters Degree in Public Administration.
Jo Ann Burkholder
Jo Ann Burkholder M.S., C.P.P, C.A.C., Specialist for the Safe and
Drug-Free Program with the Virginia Department of Education, is a
licensed school administrator and supervisor. She is the
past-president of the National Student Assistance Association, served as
a consultant to the New York Times "Newspaper in Education," and has
trained nationally and internationally on a variety of topics focusing
on Student Assistance Programming.
Brian Campbell
Brian Campbell has years of experience working with and managing
programs for children with developmental disabilities. In the last six
years his work has been with the Department of Medical Assistance
Services. From 2001 through 2004 he worked with the Long Term Care
Division and was part of the team that managed the Individual and Family
with Developmental Disabilities (DD) Support Waiver. For the past two
and a half years he has managed the Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis
and Treatment (EPSDT) program. The EPSDT program has made extensive
program developments during this time to better meet the medical and
psychosocial needs of children enrolled in Virginia's Medicaid program.
Walter Credle
Walter Credle has served as the Hampton Department Director of Human
Services since 1990. Before coming to Hampton Walt served local social
service agencies in diverse roles. He was one of the original
developers of both the Hampton Community Policy and Management Team and
the Hampton Healthy Family Partnership.
Jay E. Dugger
Hon. Jay E. Dugger is a juvenile and domestic relations district court
judge in the Eighth Judicial District (City of Hampton). He was elected
to the bench in 2001 and has served as Lead Judge for Hampton's Best
Practice Court team since it's inception in 2002. Judge Dugger has also
served as the Lead Judge for Hampton's DCSE Child Support Pilot Program
and has been the leader in the creation of various new programs as part
of the court's participation in the JDAI Initiative dealing with Child
Delinquency matters. Judge Dugger is a graduate of Mary Washington
College and the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William
and Mary.
Jean C. Felts
Jean C. Felts, MSW has a B.A. degree from University of Virginia and a
Master of Social Work degree from the Virginia Commonwealth University.
She has been the Community Services Director at Southwestern Virginia
Training Center for 23 years, and has a 14 year old daughter with
cerebral palsy. She currently serves as chair of the Child and Family
Services Advisory Committee, which advises the Virginia Department of
Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services on issues
involving children.
William H. Fralin, Jr.
The Honorable William H. Fralin, Jr., has been a member of the Virginia
House of Delegates since 2004. He represents the 17th District of
Virginia, which encompasses portions of the Counties of Botetourt and
Roanoke as well as a portion of the City of Roanoke. Delegate Fralin
serves on the Courts of Justice, Transportation, Education, and
Privileges and Elections Committees. He also serves on the Virginia
Commission on Youth, a legislative study commission that researches
complex policy issues related to youth and their families. In his four
years in office, Delegate Fralin has championed 35 bills that have
passed the General Assembly.
Delegate Fralin is a native of Roanoke, Virginia and received his
Bachelor of Science from the University of Virginia and his Juris Doctor
from the T. C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond. He
is the Vice President and General Counsel of Medical Facilities of
America.
Delegate Fralin serves on numerous boards and legislative commissions
including: the Joint Subcommittee to Study Virginia's Future
Transportation Needs, the Joint Subcommittee to Study the effectiveness
of the Comprehensive Services for At Risk Youth and Families Program,
the Interstate Transportation Compact Commission, the Virginia-North
Carolina Interstate Toll Road Compact Commission, the Virginia
Recreational Facilities Board, and the Board of the Sorensen Institute.
Delegate Fralin has previously chaired and served on numerous local
boards and civic organizations including; the Roanoke Rescue Mission,
Center in the Square, Virginia Western Community College Foundation,
Roanoke Higher Education Center, Art Museum of Western Virginia, Child
Abuse Prevention, and the Roanoke Valley SPCA Capital Campaign.
He and his wife Karen have three children, Will, Clayton, and Laney.
Denise Gallop
Denise Gallop is the Hampton CSA Coordinator. Prior to coming to
Hampton Denise developed community based projects across the country
including Therapeutic Foster Care projects in Virginia, Philadelphia and
Washington D.C. She is actively involved in several statewide projects
to increase positive outcomes for children, families and communities.
Mary Grealish
Mary Grealish has more than 25 years experience in the implementation of
Person and Family Centered Practice, the Wraparound Process, treatment
foster care, community assessment, system design and strengths-based
behavior interventions. Mary has consulted with many states,
provinces, and communities on a continuing basis in designing and
implementing local systems of care that are consumer friendly,
responsive to needs and highly effective in producing desired outcomes.
Catherine K. Hancock
Catherine K. Hancock is the Mental Health Policy Analyst for the
Department of Medical Assistance Services. She has over twenty years
experience in mental health and over six years Medicaid experience. She
serves on several statewide legislative workgroups, task forces, and
committees, which are focused on improving mental health services in
Virginia. She is a mental health clinician and is certified by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. She holds a Master of Science
degree.
Nancy Hans
Nancy Hans is currently the Council Coordinator for the Roanoke
County Prevention Council overseeing operations of the Council,
coalition building, collaborative strategies that share the common
commitment to preventing and reducing substance abuse among youth.
Her professional background includes 20 years in the Maryland
Public School system where she served in several capacities within
the special education spectrum of education including serving as a
specialist on the team that provided integrated services to 400
students in non-public settings coordinating school/family needs
with DJJ, DSS, and the local Coordinating Council. Her educational
background is a BS from Towson University and a Masters degree in
Administration and Supervision from Loyola College. She lives in
Roanoke, VA with her husband Jack and three children.
Vicki Hardy-Murrell
Vicki Hardy-Murrell, RN-BSN, a graduate of the Medical College of
Virginia School of Nursing, is the director of Virginia Federation of
Families (VA-FOF), a non-profit organization funded by the Office of
Child and Family Services with the Department of Mental Health, Mental
Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. She is actively involved in
many statewide initiatives, commissions, councils, committees, and
workgroups, speaking up for and about the interests and needs of
families. Her involvement peaked in 2003, when the issue of custody
relinquishment came knocking on her own family's door, due to her
daughter's own mental illness and behavioral issues.
Thomas von Hemert
Thomas von Hemert is the Criminal Justice Planner for the Thomas
Jefferson Area Community Criminal Justice Board (CCJB). This Board
serves 9 localities within the central Virginia area for the 16th
Judicial District (covering the counties from Nelson to Madison and from
Charlottesville to Goochland). Within only a few years, Tom has
successfully created and developed several new programs including the
Charlottesville-Albemarle Family Treatment Drug Court and the
Charlottesville Area Crisis Intervention Team Program.
Mark Hinson
Mark Hinson is a Specialized Intensive Foster Parent. Mark has been a
Specialized Intensive Foster Parent for 10 years for the City of
Hampton. He deals with the city's most at-risk kids. Mark was a
finalist for National Foster Parent of the Year in 2003.
Lelia Baum Hopper
Ms. Hopper is Director of the Court Improvement Program for the Office
of the Executive Secretary, Supreme Court of Virginia. Virginia was
awarded its first grant for the Court Improvement Program (CIP) by the
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services in February 1995. This
program focuses upon improving the ability of the court system to manage
and resolve cases of child abuse, neglect and foster care. CIP staff
works on all aspects of juvenile and family law to integrate best
practices into the policy and daily routines of the court system. Ms.
Hopper also administers the program that qualifies lawyers as guardians
ad litem for children and incapacitated adults.
Ms. Hopper is a lawyer and began her career working for the General
Assembly of Virginia in the Division of Legislative Services. She left
the legislative branch to serve in the Governor's Cabinet as Deputy
Secretary of Human Resources during the administration of Governor
Charles Robb. She served as staff to the Commission on the Future of
Virginia's Judiciary from 1987-1989, and from June 1989 to 1996, was
Director of the Family Court Project at the Court.
Prior to working in the Office of the Executive Secretary, Ms. Hopper
held various positions as an adjunct faculty member at the Law School at
the College of William and Mary and as a consultant to special projects
in the executive and legislative branches of government. She is a long
time advocate of effective policies and programs for children and
families. She received a B.A. from Westhampton College, University of
Richmond, and a J.D. from Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of
William and Mary.
Beverly J. Howard, Ph.D.
Beverly J. Howard, Ph.D., Coordinator, Fairfax Families4Kids has over 20
years of experience working with youth and families - including
low-income and "at risk" youth, families in public housing settings, and
children in foster care. She has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and has
worked in Mental Health, Substance Abuse Treatment, Hospital, and Public
Housing settings.
Malcolm King
Malcolm King is the Adolescent Treatment Coordinator for the Department
of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services. He
coordinates all activities of the Virginia State Adolescent Substance
Abuse Treatment Coordination Grant also known as Project TREAT (Training
and Resources for Effective Adolescent Treatment). His career in human
services spans over 26 years with over 16 years developing and
implementing substance abuse programs for substance abusing adolescents.
He received his BS degree in Rehabilitation Services and his MS degree
in Rehabilitation Counseling from Virginia Commonwealth University. He
is also a Board Certified Substance Abuse Counselor in the state of
Virginia. He began his career as a Correctional Institutional
Rehabilitation Counselor for the Youth Division of the Virginia
Department of Corrections in 1980. From 1987-1989 he served as substance
abuse counselor and then clinical coordinator of an adult in-patient
hospital based substance abuse facility. He was appointed Executive
Director of the program in 1989. From 1990-2002 he served as the
Community Substance Abuse Program Supervisor for the Virginia Department
of Juvenile Justice. In that position he was responsible for the
statewide coordination and implementation of all substance abuse
services for juvenile offenders. From 2002-2006 he served as Treatment
Program Supervisor at the Bon Air Correctional Center where he was
responsible for the oversight of daily operations of the casework
department. While with the DJJ he was the primary trainer on substance
abuse related issues. He is also adjunct faculty at Virginia Union
University in the School of Theology.
Vellma Hamm Lukic
Vellma Hamm Lukic, M.A., Social Worker III with the Fairfax County
Department of Family Services Foster Care and Adoption Program. Vellma
has a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology and a Bachelors Degree in
Child Development. She has over twenty years experience working with
children and families. Twelve years experience includes working with
children in the foster care system and preparing children for adoption.
Janet S. Lung, LCSW
Janet Lung has worked in behavioral health care for the past twenty
years, including service with the Virginia Department of Mental Health,
Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, two community services
boards and in the private sector. Her focus has been on the development
of funding for appropriate community-based services. She has served in
a variety of capacities with DMHMRSAS, including Director of Planning
and Evaluation, Child and Adolescent Services System Project Director
and currently Manager of Child and Adolescent services. She has served
as the principal and co-principal investigator for several federal
grants. She has extensive involvement with mental health advocates,
parent, consumer, and family groups. Janet has a Master of Social Work
degree, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Clinical Member of the
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and the Academy of
Certified Social Workers.
Jessica McClary
Jessica McClary is the Hampton Utilization Review Coordinator. She has
worked with Lutheran Family Services in a variety of program positions
supporting community based programming for children and their families.
Jessica recently led the Virginia delegation to Capital Hill at the
Child Welfare League of America annual conference.
Kim McGaughey
Kim McGaughey is Executive Director of the state office that administers
the Virginia Comprehensive Services Act. She partners with stakeholders
to facilitate a statewide system of care to improve outcomes for
troubled and at-risk youth and their families that is child centered,
family focused, community-based and cost effective.
Brian L. Meyer, Ph.D.
Brian L. Meyer, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Virginia
Treatment Center for Children (VTCC). He obtained his Ph.D. in clinical
psychology from Duke University, specializing in the treatment of
children, adolescents, and families. He has worked in a variety of
clinical and administrative positions, including running an inpatient
adolescent unit, serving as Deputy Clinical Director of the Protective
Services Division of the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families
Department, and running a community mental health center which provided
outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment services. As
Executive Director of VTCC, Dr. Meyer is responsible for administrative
oversight and direction of inpatient, residential, day treatment, and
outpatient programs at VTCC.
Ken Miller
Ken Miller has a Masters Degree in Counseling and a Doctor of Education
degree from Ball State University in Guidance and Counseling with
cognates in Educational Psychology and Counseling Psychology. He has
been the director of the 27th District Court Services Unit in Virginia
since 2003. In addition, he currently serves on eight Community Policy
and Management Teams, the Department of Juvenile Justice Strategic
Planning Committee, and the First Lady Anne Holton's For Keeps Steering
Committee.
Pat O'Brien, MS, CSW
Pat O'Brien, M.S., C.S.W. received his Master of Science degree in
Social Work from Columbia University, and is the Founder & Executive
Director of You Gotta Believe! The Older Child Adoption & Permanency
Movement, Inc. You Gotta Believe is one of the few placement agencies
in the country that limits its practice to finding permanent parents for
teen and pre-teen children in foster care without regard to whether the
child is freed for adoption or not. If a child is due to be discharged
from foster care to no one but him or herself, You Gotta Believe
recruits legally adoptive parents for the kids who are freed for
adoption and "morally" adoptive parents for the kids who are not.
Carol Obrochta
For 20 years, Carol Obrochta has worked throughout the U.S. to provide a
family voice in systems of care for children with behavioral health
disorders. Carol values family and provider partnerships working toward
improved outcomes for youth, families and communities. Her work
includes curriculum development, writing and program evaluation
services.
Linda Organ
Linda Organ graduated from Bridgewater College in 1982 with a BS in
Psychology and has worked in the field of mental health for 25 years.
The last 20 years have been spent with Mount Rogers Community Services
Board working with adults as Clubhouse Counselor, Case Manager and
Mental Health Support Specialist in Galax, Virginia. Thirteen years ago
she became involved with the children's mental health system at a very
personal level when her oldest daughter was diagnosed with depression
then Bipolar Disorder.
Susan D. Pauley
Susan D. Pauley is the Adolescent Training Coordinator with the
Mid-Atlantic ATTC working with the Project TREAT (Treatment Resources
for Effective Adolescent Treatment) grant. Her career in human services
extends over 30 years with 27 of those years providing direct services
or managing programs providing services for persons with substance use
disorders. She received an Associate Degree in Mental Health Technology
from Wytheville Community College and graduated Cum Laude from Roanoke
College with a Bachelor of Business Administration. She is a Certified
Substance Abuse Counselor in the state of Virginia. She has worked as
a Mental Health Technician and Placement Coordinator for the Roanoke
Valley Psychiatric Center; as an Outreach Counselor for Omni House with
the Roanoke Valley CSB; as Executive Director for Bethany Hall, a
private non-profit residential treatment program for women with
substance use disorders; as SA Division Director for the New River
Valley CSB, and as Executive Director for Lawyers Helping Lawyers, a
private, non-profit lawyer assistance program. Over the years she has
served on the Boards of SACAVA (the Substance Abuse Certification
Alliance of Virginia), VADAP (Virginia Association of Drug and Alcohol
Programs), VADAC (Virginia Association of Drug and Alcohol Counselors),
Central Virginia SAARA, and on the Advisory Board for the ABA Commission
on Lawyer Assistance Programs. She currently serves on the board of
ACTS, a local initiative to prevent homelessness.
Steven Preister
Steven Preister, DSW, is an Associate Director of the National Child
Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement, a service of the
Children's Bureau. In this capacity, he provides training and technical
assistance to states and tribes in strategic planning, planning for the
Child and Family Services Review in all its stages, stakeholder
involvement, community partnerships, interagency collaboration, systems
of care, the service array in child welfare, supervision, training
systems and workforce development. In addition, Steve has served as a
foster parent of two special needs children and now is their adoptive
father.
Raymond R. Ratke
Raymond R. Ratke was appointed as the chief deputy commissioner of the
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse
Services in April of 2002. Previously, Mr. Ratke served for eight years
as the executive director of the Hanover County Community Services
Board. He also served eight years as the director of mental health and
substance abuse services in Hanover and spent six years at the
Northwestern Community Services Board in various capacities including
mental health clinician, clinical supervisor, and as the director of
mental retardation services. Mr. Ratke also served as the second vice
chair of the Virginia Association of Community Services Boards and Chair
of the Executive Directors' Forum from 1999 until 2001. Mr. Ratke was a
2003 recipient of the Hanover County CSB Jean C. Harris Award for
Excellence.
Ray is married and the father of two sons.
John S. Reid
The Honorable John S. Reid has been a member of the Virginia House of
Delegates since 1990. He represents the 72nd District of Virginia,
which encompasses a portion of western Henrico County. Delegate Reid
serves on the Appropriations and Education Committees and chairs the
House of Delegates General Laws Committee. He is also Chairman of the
Virginia Commission on Youth, a legislative study commission that
researches complex policy issues related to youth and their families.
Delegate Reid is a native of Emporia, Virginia and graduated from St.
Christopher's School in Richmond. He received his Bachelor of Arts from
Wofford College in South Carolina and his Masters of Education from the
University of Virginia. He is the Director of Business and Government
Relations for Chesterfield County Public Schools.
Delegate Reid attends the West End Assembly of God Church and serves on
the Boards of the American Lung Association of Virginia and the Richmond
Sports Backers. He has received a number of legislative awards
including the Children's Rights Coalition of Virginia, "Children First"
Award, the Virginia Association of School Superintendents' Outstanding
Service Award to Public Education by a Legislator Award, and the
Virginia School Board Association Legislator of the Year Award.
He and his wife Judi have two grown children, John J. II and Lisa.
Wanda Rogers
Wanda Rogers is the Assistant Director of the Hampton Department of
Human Services. She has been with the Department for over 20 years and
while serving as the DSS FAPT Representative co-developed innovative
programming including Specialized Intensive Foster Care, Teaching Parent
and Intensive Case Management.
Knute Rotto
Mr. Knute Rotto, ACSW, Chief Executive Officer of Choices Inc. brings
extensive experience to systems of care clinical and fiscal reform. Mr.
Rotto has created a non-profit care management organization that has
developed a cost effective, comprehensive local system of care using
managed care technologies, wraparound philosophies and an information
technology platform while providing Medicaid approved strengths based
care plans. Choices Inc., headquartered in Indianapolis, has grown
under Mr. Rotto's leadership since it's inception in 1997 to over 200
staff, 9 service programs, 4 sites with offices in Cincinnati, Ohio and
Rockville and Baltimore Maryland and a $30 million budget in 10 years.
Kristen Stidham
Kristen Stidham received her Master's degree in clinical psychology from
Radford University. She went on to pursue her Doctorate in clinical
psychology from Spalding University in Louisville, KY. While in
Louisville, she worked as a Research Assistant on a NIH-funded clinical
trial, comparing long-term treatment effectiveness of manualized
adolescent group therapy and Transitional Family Therapy for adolescents
who abuse alcohol and other drugs. She completed her pre-doctoral
internship in the Child Section of the Department of Psychiatry at
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon N.H. before returning to
her roots in far southwestern Virginia to work as the coordinator of the
Functional Family Therapy program for Planning District 1.
Diane Strickland
Judge Strickland is a retired chief judge of the 23rd Judicial Circuit
Court in Roanoke and Salem where she served for 15 years before becoming
a certified mediator with the McCammon Group in 2002. She is a member of
the Governor's Virginia Tech Investigation Panel, the Council of the
Joint VBA/VSB Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Chair-elect of the
Boyd Graves Conference, and a fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation.
She has recently served as a member of the Virginia Supreme Court
Futures Commission, the Virginia Code Commission, the Board of Governors
of the Virginia Bar Association, and the Governor's Task Force on Crime
Prevention. She chaired the Task Forces which established the first Drug
Court in Virginia and the first Youth Court in Virginia.
Mike Terkeltaub
Mike Terkeltaub serves as the Executive Director of Triad Training and
Consulting Services and has over 20 years experience developing,
implementing and operating community based programming for at-risk youth
and families. He has consulted to communities and agencies in
Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Arizona, Washington D.C.,
Puerto Rico and the Netherlands.
Rhonda Thissen, MSW
Rhonda Thissen is currently the coordinator of the Virginia Services
Integration Program, also known as the Co-Occurring State Incentive
Grant Project, at the state Office of Substance Abuse Services. Ms.
Thissen earned a Master's degree in Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth
University and has 18 years of experience in the field. During her
career, she has worked for both public agencies and private
organizations on a wide range of issues, including behavioral health,
affordable housing and homelessness, domestic violence, and HIV/AIDS
services.
Philip Trompeter
Philip Trompeter is a Judge of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations
District Court for the 23rd District of Virginia. He has occupied that
position for 21 years. His degrees include a BA from NY University,
Juris Doctor from University of Richmond School of Law. He is a member
of the Virginia Bar Association and American Bar Association.
His numerous associations include: Mental Health Association of Roanoke
Valley, Child Abuse Prevention Council, Board of Directors for Jefferson
College of Health Sciences, Community Youth Program at St. John's,
Roanoke Valley Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, and many more.
His numerous recognitions for advocacy and education efforts on behalf
of children and families include the National Mental Health
Association's first Tipper Gore "Remember the Children Award",
Brotherhood Award, Paul Harris Fellowship Award and many more.
He is a native of Roanoke, VA and is married to Sarina Trompeter and has
two grown children.
Marvin H. Wagner
Marvin H. Wagner has been a member of the Virginia Commission on Youth,
a legislative study commission that researches complex policy issues
related to youth and their families, since 2002. Since 1991, he has
worked with Fairfax County and the City of Alexandria Juvenile Courts
serving as assigned counsel as a Guardian ad Litem and Defense counsel
for juveniles.
Mr. Wagner is originally from New York City. He has resided in Virginia
since 1970. He received his Bachelors in Law from Brooklyn Law School
and his Masters in Law from Georgetown University Law School. Mr.
Wagner serves on numerous boards and legislative commissions including
the Northern Virginia Detention Commission, the City of Alexandria Youth
Commission, the Alexandria Juvenile Court Advisory Commission, and
Alexandria Neighborhood Kids At Risk.
He and his wife Harriet have four children and eight grandchildren.
Jim Wallis
Jim Wallis, Director of the Pulaski County Department of Social Services
has over 30 years experience in state and local human services.
Deborah Warren
Deborah Warren, DCSW, is the Director of Child, Family & Prevention
Services for Alexandria CSB. Deborah has degrees from Cornell and Case
Western Reserve universities and 30 years of experience in private and
public settings. Two years ago she took leadership of the newly-formed
division for children and families. In addition to transforming these
services, Deborah is working on several start-up projects including the
Child Assessment and Treatment Center, the Center for Alexandria's
Children, and the System of Care and Juvenile Justice grants.
Therese Wolf
Therese Wolf is the foster care program manager for the Virginia
Department of Social Services. In this capacity, she oversees statewide
development and implementation of foster care programs including foster
care prevention, independent living, foster parent training and the
foster, adoptive and kinship care parent association (FACES of
Virginia's Families). Ms. Wolf has a bachelor's in social work degree
from Loyola University Chicago, a master's degree in community and
family counseling from Northeastern Illinois University, and completed
additional coursework as a doctoral candidate in Social Work at the
University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration. Ms.
Wolf has 29 years of experience in the child welfare field as a child
welfare worker, therapist, agency administrator, consultant and trainer,
serving children and families involved in the child welfare system.
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