Policy & Practice | Spring 2025

APHSA Executive Governing Board

Chair Grace Hou, Secretary, Illinois Department of Human Services Vice Chair Rodney Adams, Principal/CEO, R Adams & Associates Treasurer Kathy Park, CEO, Evident Change Leadership Council Chair Kelly Kennedy Garcia, Director, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Local Council Chair Dan Makelky, Director, Arapahoe County (CO) Department of Human Services Affinity Group Representative Karen Godnick Barber, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Mental Health Elected Director Derrik Anderson, Executive Director, Race Matters for Juvenile Justice Elected Director Vannessa Dorantes, Managing Director, Casey Family Programs

Elected Director Christine Norbut Beyer, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Children and Families Elected Director Kristi Putnam, Secretary, Arkansas Department of Human Services Elected Director Sherron Rogers , Vice President & CFO, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Elected Director Jennifer Sullivan , Enterprise Senior Vice President, Strategic Operations, Atrium Health Elected Director Eboni Washington , Director, Government and Community Relations, Action for Child Protection Immediate Past Chair Dannette Smith, Commissioner, Behavioral Health Administration President & CEO Reggie Bicha, President & CEO, APHSA

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Policy & Practice Spring 2025