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Child Welfare Committee

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Purpose

The Child Welfare Improvement Committee brings together stakeholders to examine ways to improve safety, timely permanency, and well-being outcomes for children and families involved in the child welfare system.


Documents

Minutes

2024
2023
2022

Members

Tatiana Alvarez
Program Manager, International and Cultural Affairs
Indiana Department of Child Services

Mag. Pauline Beeson
Magistrate
Marion Superior Court

Mag. Sally Berish
Magistrate
Boone Circuit Court

Topacio Boyd
Parent Advisor

Mag. Ashley Colborn
Magistrate
St. Joseph Probate Court

Mag. Eleanor Finnell
Magistrate
Marion Circuit Court

Harmony Gist
Deputy Director of Strategic Solutions & Agency Transformation
Indiana Department of Child Services

Hon. Kurt Grimm
Judge
Dekalb Circuit Court

Mag. Valorie Hahn
Magistrate
Hamilton Circuit and Superior Courts

Hon. Christine Haseman, Chair
Judge
Monroe Circuit Court

Rachael Hudgins
Permanency Initiatives Program Manager
Indiana Department of Child Services

Haley Inman
Assistant Director, Continuous Quality Improvement
Indiana Department of Child Services

Stephaney Knight
Youth Advisor

Ashley Krumbach
Safe Systems Director
Indiana Department of Child Services

Teresa Lyles
Indiana Office of GAL/CASA
Indiana Office of Court Services

Joel McGormley
General Counsel
Indiana Department of Child Services

Mag. Tara Melton
Magistrate
Marion Superior Court

Karen Mikosz
Family Welfare Supervisor
Department of Social Services, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi

Michael Moore
Assistant Executive Director
Indiana Public Defender Council

Hon. Lynn Murray
Judge
Howard Circuit Court

Paul Okoli
Youth Advisor

Kris Rhodes
Assistant Deputy Director of Staff Development
Indiana Department of Child Services

Lauren Virgen
Parent Advisor


Staff Contact

Colleen Saylor, Data Analyst, Court Improvement Program
Indiana Office of Court Services
cip@courts.in.gov

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