ABOUT CHILDREN'S

Title IV-E Funding Waiver Application Advisory Committee

A statewide advisory committee has been formed to make recommendations to the Children's Administration about Washington State's Title IV-E waiver application for a federal demonstration project.

The advisory committee is co-chaired by Representative Ruth Kagi and Jennifer Strus, the Acting Assistant Secretary of the DSHS Children's Administration and has members representing the diversity of the child welfare community including Tribal governments, the state legislature, the Governor's Office, the Washington Federation of State Employees, Washington Courts, foster parents, child welfare advocates, child placing agencies and other child welfare stakeholders.

Every Advisory Committee meeting will include an opportunity for public input, and we encourage active statewide participation in this process.

Advisory Committee

Co-Chairs

• Representative Ruth Kagi, 32nd Legislative District
• Jennifer Strus, Acting Assistant Secretary, Children's Administration

Committee Members

• Justice Bobbe Bridge, Center for Children & Youth Justice
• Deonate Cruz, Foster Youth Alumni
• Ben de Haan, Partners for Our Children
• Nancy Dufraine, Tribal Representative, Chehalis Tribe
• Elizabeth Griffin Hall, Foster Parent
• Gwen Gua, Tribal Representative, SPIPA
• Senator Jim Hargrove, 24th Legislative District
• Sheila Huber, Attorney General's Office
• Brenda Lopez Kauffman, Veteran Parent
• Jeanine Livingston, Washington Federation of State Employees
• Maureen McGrath, Catholic Family & Child Services
• Mary Meinig, Office of the Family and Children's Ombudsman
• Kollin Min, Gates Foundation
• Michael Mirra, Tacoma Housing Authority
• Joanne Moore, Office of Public Defense
• Ron Murphy, Casey Family Programs
• Roberta Nestaas, Lutheran Community Services
• Sharon Osborne, Children's Home Society
• Dru Powers, Foster Parent
• Nancy Roberts-Brown, Catalyst for Kids
• Janet Skreen, Administrative Office of the Courts
• Andi Smith, Governor's Policy Office
• Senator Val Stevens, 39th Legislative District
• Mary Stone-Smith, Catholic Community Services
• Jim Theofelis, Mockingbird Society
• Casey Trupin, Columbia Legal Services
• Representative Maureen Walsh, 16th Legislative District

Facilitator: Valisa Smith