Policy & Practice | Winter 2023

InformationTechnology Solutions Management for Human Services (ISM) and the Public Human Services Attorneys (PHSA) Education Conference and Expo: Solutions in the Sun September 10–13 Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, Kissimmee, FL Collaboration Across Boundaries Award Stacy Thowe , Program Manager, SNAP-Ed and SNAP Outreach Initiatives, Kansas Department for Children and Families and Kansas Department of Health and Environment/Partnering with Accenture Affinity Award Tracy Wareing Evans , President and Chief Executive Officer, American Public Human Services Association

National Staff Development and Training Association (NSDTA) Annual Education Conference: Bridges to a 21st Century Workforce October 22–25 Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square, Pittsburgh, PA Distinguished Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB) Leadership Award Natalie Williams , Chief, EDIB Officer, American Public Human Services Association

Proximate Community Leader Award Brandi M. Turner (above, right), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Kansas Department for Children and Families Quality Program Award—Technology Child Support Enforcement System Training Team , Confidentiality and Security Training Program, Michigan Office of Child Support Quality Program Award—New Worker Initiative The Induction Training Program , Riverside County (California) Department of Child Support Services Quality Program Award—Organizational Change Effort Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Unit , Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services

Best Use of Technology for Operations Award—Internal Focus Sreeji Vijayan (above), Deputy Commissioner and Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology, Georgia Department of Human Services Best Use of Technology for Customers Award—External Focus Nathan Singer , Director, Oregon Department of Human Services Jerry W. Friedman Excellence in Leadership Award Michael J. Sylvester II , Acting Chief Deputy Director, Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services Thomas J. Blazusiak Memorial Award Ronald Baze , Attorney, Oklahoma Department of Human Services Public Human Services Attorneys Rising Star Award Emma Haddix , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Child Protection Section, Alaska Department of Law

Distinguished Leadership Award Tracy Wareing Evans (above, left), President and Chief Executive Officer, American Public Human Services Association

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