Child Welfare Expert - 36 Years Experience

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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Child Abuse and Social Work

Keywords/Search Terms:

child death, child abuse, child neglect, foster care, child welfare, daycare, investigations, adoption, federal child welfare policy, child welfare standards, daycare stds of operation, child safety, child placement, family functioning, operating child welfare organizations, daycare regulation

Education:

BA (Political Science/Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Master of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Years in Practice:

36

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

3

Additional Information

Experience Founder/CEO of human services consulting firm serving government and nonprofit organizations across the US for last 3 years 33 years of government service Front-line, supervisory, managerial, administrative, and leadership roles Social Worker (child welfare), Probation/Parole Officer, County Social Serivces Director, State Policy Director, State Legislative Director Twice appointed by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal — Commissioner, Early Care and Learning (2011-2013); Director of Family and Children Services (2013-2017) Four years as Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services (largest local child welfare agency in the United States) Education BA, Political Science/Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1989) MSW, Management, Planning, Community Practice Concentration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1998) Training More than 1,075 hours of professional training in child welfare, community corrections, adult/aging social work services, leadership/administration/personnel practices