Policy & Practice | Spring 2026

APHSA Executive Governing Board

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Elected Director Christine Norbut Beyer, Executive in Residence, Think Of Us Elected Director Charlie Brereton , Director, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services Elected Director Vannessa L. Dorantes, Managing Director, Casey Family Programs Elected Director Tracy Gruber , Executive Director, Utah Department of Health and Human Services Elected Director Eboni Washington , Director of Government and Community Relations, Action for Child Protection Immediate Past Chair Dannette R. Smith, Former Commissioner, Colorado Behavioral Health Administration and Former CEO, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services President & CEO Reggie Bicha, President & CEO, APHSA

Chair Grace Hou, Deputy Governor for Health and Human Services, State of Illinois Vice Chair Kristi Putnam, Executive Policy Advisor Treasurer Sherron Rogers , Vice President, Finance, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Affinity Group Representative Karen Barber, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Mental Health Leadership Council Representative Jeffrey Cartmell, Executive Director, Oklahoma Human Services Local Council Representative Dan Makelky, Director, Arapahoe County (CO) Department of Human Services Elected Director Rodney Adams, Principal, R Adams & Associates Elected Director Derrik Anderson, Executive Director, Race Matters for Juvenile Justice

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Policy & Practice Spring 2026