In support of National Foster Care Month, many of the nation’s leading child welfare experts are available to answer questions from reporters, conduct interviews, or otherwise help media working on stories about foster care. If you are a member of the media and would like to arrange an interview with an expert, please contact one of our media liasons.
Ralph S. Bayard, Ed.D.
Senior Director for Systems Improvement – Disproportionality
Casey Family Programs (Seattle, WA)
William C. Bell
President and Chief Executive Officer
Casey Family Programs (Seattle, WA)
David Berns
Executive Vice President, Child and Family Services
Casey Family Programs (Seattle, WA)
Jorge Cabrera
Senior Director
Casey Family Programs (San Diego)
Terry L. Cross
Founder and Executive Director
National Indian Child Welfare Association
Sondra M. Jackson, MSW, LCSW
Executive Director
Black Administrators in Child Welfare (Washington, D.C.)
Karen Jorgenson
Executive Director
National Foster Parent Association (Gig Harbor, WA)
Gerald P. Mallon, DSW
Professor and Executive Director
National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning at the Hunter College School of Social Work, a Service of the Children’s Bureau (New York City, NY)
Carla A. Owens
Communications and Public Affairs Director
Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative (St. Louis, MO)
Peter J. Pecora, Ph.D.
Senior Director of Research Services
Casey Family Programs (Seattle, WA)
Professor, School of Social Work
University of Washington
Michael Piraino
Chief Executive Officer
National CASA Association (Seattle, WA)
Dr. David Sanders
Executive Vice President, Systems Improvement
Casey Family Programs (Seattle, WA)
Gary Stangler
Executive Director
Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative
Raymond L. Torres
Executive Director
Casey Family Services (New Haven, CT)