The Honorable Bill Frenzel Chairman
Guest Scholar, Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution
Washington, D.C.

The Honorable William H. Gray, III Vice Chairman
Former President & CEO, The College Fund/UNCF
Fairfax, Virginia

Polly Arango
Founder, Family Voices
Algodones, New Mexico
Polly Arango is an adoptive parent and an advocate for children with special health care needs. She co-founded Family Voices, a national grassroots network working to improve health care for children with special health needs. Currently, Mrs. Arango continues her work as writer, speaker, and advocate for children. She is a member of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary's Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality, the Human Condition Jury for the Heinz Family Foundation Awards, and the Board of Directors of the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality/NICHQ. She has served as a member of the National Commission on Childhood Disability/Supplemental Security Income. Mrs. Arango also helped establish the New Mexico Citizens' Review Board for foster care and served as a member.

William C. Bell
Executive Vice President of Child and Family Services, Casey Family Programs
Seattle, Washington
In July 2004, William C. Bell joined Casey Family Programs as the Executive Vice President of Child and Family Services. In this capacity, Bell oversees Casey’s direct services and outcomes and quality improvement work. Before this, Bell served as Commissioner of New York City's Administration for Children's Services, a position to which he was appointed by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in December 2001. Bell has over 24 years of experience in the human services field, and he has worked for a variety of private and public agencies in New York City. Mr. Bell is a member of the Advisory Board of the National Resource Center on Child Maltreatment and serves on a Federal work group on kinship foster care. He is also on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators.

The Honorable Maura Corrigan
Justice, Michigan Supreme Court
Detroit, Michigan
Maura Corrigan is Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. She was appointed to the Michigan Court of Appeals in 1992 and became Chief Judge of that court in 1997. In 1998, she was elected to the Michigan Supreme Court for an eight-year term, then elected Chief Justice by her colleagues in 2001. She chairs the Conference of Chief Justices Problem Solving Courts committee, served as a member of the Attorney Advisory Committee of the United States Court of Appeals, and has served on the executive board of the Michigan Judges Association. Chief Justice Corrigan won the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Award for significant improvements to Michigan's Child Support Enforcement Program.

Glenn DeMots
Former President, Bethany Christian Services
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Glenn DeMots is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bethany Christian Services, a non-profit, social service agency based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Bethany provides services to children and families in 75 locations in 32 states and 16 other countries. Services include birthparent counseling, domestic and international adoption services, foster care, family and marriage counseling, and refugee resettlement. Prior to being named CEO, Mr. DeMots worked in Bethany's foster care and family counseling programs.

Helen Jones-Kelley, Esq.
Executive Director, Montgomery County, Ohio Children Services
Dayton, Ohio
Helen Jones-Kelley, Esq., was appointed Executive Director of Montgomery County, Ohio Children Services in 1995, where she oversees public child protection programs. Prior to that position, she served as a referee (magistrate) and Assistant Legal Director for Montgomery County Juvenile Court. She is the immediate past president of the board of the National CASA Association and served on the Executive Advisory Council for the Child Welfare League of America. Ohio Supreme Court Justice Tom Moyer appointed her to be co-chair of the Ohio Advisory Council on Children, Youth and Families. Mrs. Jones-Kelley was also a foster parent.

The Honorable Patricia Macias
Judge, 388th Judicial District
El Paso, Texas
Judge Patricia Macias serves as the Presiding Judge of the 388th Family District and Associate Courts in El Paso, TX. Previously, she was Associate Judge of the 65th District Children's Court, which was designated as a model court by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. Judge Macias is a member of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges' Board of Trustees, the Texas Supreme Court Task Force on Foster Care, and is the Co-Chair of the Texas Access To Justice Commission's Systemic Issues Family Law Simplification Committee.

The Honorable Angela Monson
Former Assistant Majority Leader, Oklahoma Senate
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Senator Angela Monson is the Assistant Majority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate, where she also chairs the Finance Committee. Prior to being elected to the Senate, she served in the House of Representatives for three years. Senator Monson was the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Health Project and a Probation and a Parole Officer for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections before her election to public office. Senator Monson is the President of the National Conference of State Legislatures and serves on the Executive Committee of the National Black Caucus of State Legislatures. She is raising her deceased sister's children.

Joy D. Osofsky, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Public Health, Louisiana Sate University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Joy Osofsky is a psychologist and psychoanalyst. She serves on the faculty at Louisiana State University Health Science Center, the University of New Orleans, and the New Orleans Psychoanalytic Institute. She is also President-Elect of Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. Her research has been published in numerous journals, including The Future of Children, Infant Mental Health, Journal of American Psychoanalytic Association, and International Journal of Psychoanalysis. In 2002, she co-authored a technical assistance brief, “Questions Every Judge and Lawyer Should Ask About Infants and Toddlers in the Child Welfare System.” Since 1997, she has consulted with Judge Cindy Lederman, Administrative Judge of the Juvenile Court in Miami/Dade County to develop and evaluate programs to benefit high-risk young children and families in court.

Cristina Silva
Graduate of New York University
Miami, Florida
Cristina Silva is a junior at New York University pursuing a BA in Journalism and Comparative Politics. Her volunteer work with various child welfare agencies has earned her several service awards, including the Miami Herald/Knight Ridder Award for Journalism and the Hispanic Heritage Regional Award in English. Ms. Silva spent time as a child and adolescent in Florida's foster care system. She currently participates in the Florida Department of Children and Families' Independent Living Program. Ms. Silva plans to pursue a career in writing and politics.

Carol Wilson Spigner, D.S.W.
Associate Professor/Clinician Educator, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr. Carol Wilson Spigner is the Kenneth L.M. Pray Distinguished Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work. From 1994 to 1999, she was Associate Commissioner of the Children's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where she was responsible for the administration of federal child welfare programs. She has been a senior associate at the Center for the Study of Social Policy and a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (where she directed the National Child Welfare Leadership Center) and the University of California, Los Angeles. She began her career working for the Los Angeles County Departments of Adoption and Probation.

Gary Stangler
Executive Director, Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative
St. Louis, Missouri
Gary Stangler is the Executive Director of the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative. He previously served as the Director of the Missouri Department of Social Services and Director of Policy for the Center for Family and Policy Research at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Mr. Stangler is affiliated with many state, national and international child welfare organizations, including the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA), the National Council of State Human Services Administrators, and the International Initiative for Children, Youth, and Families.

The Honorable William A. Thorne, Jr.
Judge, Utah Court of Appeals
Salt Lake City, Utah
Judge William A. Thorne, Jr. is a member of the Utah Court of Appeals. Previously, he served as a state trial judge for 14 years. For 20 years, he served, on a part-time basis, as a tribal court judge in several Western and Midwestern States. He is currently president of the National Indian Justice Center and chairs the Racial and Ethnic Fairness Commission for the State of Utah and the Judicial Council's Technology Committee. Judge Thorne is a member of the Executive Committee for the National Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), the North American Council of Adoptable Children (NACAC) and the Evan B Donaldson Adoption Institute. Judge Thorne is a Pomo Indian.

William C. Vickrey
Administrative Director of the Courts
California Administrative Office of the Courts
William Vickrey is the Administrative Director of the Judicial Council of California's Administrative Office of the Courts. Previously, he was the State Court Administrator for the Utah Administrative Office of the Courts; the Executive Director for the Utah Department of Corrections; and Director for the Utah State Division of Youth Corrections. He has served as staff to the Governor's Judicial Article Task Force which established the Utah Court of Appeals and other judiciary reforms. Mr. Vickrey served as President of the Conference of State Court Administrators in 1998-1999. He was the 1995 recipient of the Warren E. Burger Award, one of the highest honors from the National Center for State Courts.

Clarice Dibble Walker
Professor Emeritus, Howard University
Silver Spring, Maryland
Clarice Dibble Walker is Professor Emeritus at Howard University's School of Social Work. She previously was Commissioner of Social Services for the District of Columbia. Mrs. Walker is president of the board of Safe Shores-The D.C. Children's Advocacy Center, and is the former chair of the board of The National Black Child Development Institute. She also serves on a number of other boards, including The Freddie Mac Foundation, D.C. Action for Children, Covenant House (D.C.), and the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse.