Partner organizations and representatives include:

• Administrative Office of the Courts
  Chris Wu, Supervising Attorney, Center for Families, Children and the Courts
• California Department of Social Services
  Gregory E. Rose, Deputy Director, Children and Family Services Division
• County Welfare Directors Association of California
  Frank Mecca, Executive Director
• Philanthropy:
• Annie E. Casey Foundation
  Kate Welty, Site Leader, Pacific Region
• Casey Family Programs
  Miryam Choca, Director of California State Strategies
• Stuart Foundation
  Teri Kook, Director of Child Welfare
• Walter S. Johnson Foundation
  Denis Udall, Senior Program Officer
• Zellerbach Family Foundation
  Ellen Walker, Program Executive

The Partnership’s Advisory Committee is made up of nearly 40 diverse organizations that inform and advise the Partnership about its work and priorities.

The Advisory Committee plays a critical role in helping to set the Partnership’s priorities and meet in workgroups that help to carry out the work of the Partnership.

Organizations represented on the Advisory Committee include:

• Administrative Office of the Courts
• Annie E. Casey Foundation
• California Foster Care Ombudsman’s Office
• California Alliance for Child and
  Family Services
• California Assembly Human Services Committee
• California Assembly Speaker's Office
• California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
• California Connected by 25 Initiative
• California Department of Alcohol
  and Drug Department
• California Department of Education
• California Department of Social Services
• California Family Resource Association
• California Linkages Project
• California Permanency for Youth Project
• California Senate President Pro Tem's Office
• California Social Worker Education Center
• California State Association of Counties
• California Court Appointed Special
  Advocates
• California Family Resource Association
• Casey Family Programs
• Child and Family Policy Institute
  of California
• Children’s Law Center of Los Angeles

• County Welfare Directors Association of California (CWDA)
• CWDA Southern Regional Representative
• CWDA Northern Region Representative
• CWDA Mountain Valley Representative
• CWDA Central Valley Representative
• CWDA Bay Area Representative
  
• Family to Family
• Independent Living Transformation Project
• John Burton Foundation
• Legal Advocates for Permanent Parenting
• National Association of Social Workers – California chapter
• National Center for Youth Law
• Public Policy Institute of California
• Racial Disproportionality Project
• San Diego County Office of Education
• Stuart Foundation
• University of California Berkeley Center for Social Services Research Center
• University of California Davis Extension – Northern Training Academy
• Walter S. Johnson Foundation
• Y.O.U.T.H. Project
• Youth Law Center
• Zellerbach Family Foundation

A team of highly qualified personnel support the Partnership and help carry out its work. The Child and Family Policy Institute of California provides staffing and support for the Partnership and helps link the work of the Partnership to related efforts in the state.

Key professionals include:

Joni Pitcl, Project Director [email]
Joni provides overall direction and support to the Partnership for its projects and initiatives. Joni sits on the Partnership’s three-person management team, coordinating all aspects of the Partnership’s work. She has specific responsibility for facilitating Partner and Advisory Committee meetings and supporting policy related Workgroups. Joni also develops materials as directed by the Partners and works closely on public education and outreach.

Stuart Oppenheim, CFPIC Executive Director [email]
As the Executive Director of CFPIC, Stuart facilitates the work of the Partnership with a number of other critical efforts within the state. He sits on the Partnership’s three-person management team and co-chairs various ad hoc workgroups.

Crystal Luffberry, Integration Director [email]
Crystal has responsibility for ensuring that Partnership initiatives are integrated with related statewide system improvement strategies. She sits on the Partnership’s three-person management team and has direct oversight for several key projects, including California Connected by 25, the Independent Living Services Transformation Breakthrough Series Collaborative and the Child Welfare System Improvement Fund.

Gayle Wilson, Integration Manager [email]
Gayle facilitates the integration of Partnership initiatives with related system improvement strategies. She also develops grant proposals, budgets and agreements related to various system improvement strategies, and assists with Partnership workgroups.

Risa Sandler, Grants Manager [email]
Risa serves as liaison with foundations, the California Department of Social Services and subcontractors on grant management issues related to the Child Welfare System Improvement Fund. She also coordinates fiscal processes for CFPIC and its various contractors and subcontractors.

Desiree Webb, Accountant [email]
Desiree processes vendor and contractor payments and provides reports to the Partnership on grant budgets.

Mia Stizzo, Project Associate [email]
Mia provides administrative support to the Partnership and directly supports Partner and Advisory Committee meetings.

Consultants:

Cathy Murnighan [email]
Cathy provides account management and financial services that support the Partnership.

Renée Wessels & Associates [email]
Renée and her colleagues provide support for the Partnership’s public education initiatives.