Policy & Practice | Winter 2024

InformationTechnology (IT) Solutions Management for Human Services (ISM) and Public Human Services Attorneys (PHSA) Education Conference & Expo, Aurora, CO—October 6–9, 2024

National Staff Development and Training Association (NSDTA) Annual Education Conference, Albuquerque, NM—October 20–23, 2024

Distinguished EDIB Leadership Award recipient Genet Stewart (at right) with Terrance Stroud, Deputy Commissioner, New York City Department of Social Services.

Accepting the APHSA Service Award, H. Duane Fontenot (center) with (at left) Donna Jarvis-Miller, Director of Membership and Events, APHSA, and Marci McCoy-Roth, Chief Impact Officer, APHSA.

n Genet Stewart, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Children’s Board of Hillsborough County (FL) — Distinguished Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB) Leadership Award (Individual) n Edwin Lebron, Training-of-Trainers (TOT) Virtual Learning Specialist, Ohio University Consortium for Child and Adult Services —Proximate Community Leader Award (Individual) n Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services —Quality Training Program Award (Local Agency) n Corporation for Supportive Housing —Quality Training Program Award (National Organization) n The University of Utah, Virtual Social Work Trainer (VSWT) —Technology Innovation Award (Organizational)

n H. Duane Fontenot, APHSA Technology Advisor — APHSA Service Award n Cherrell Campbell-Street, Deputy Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Human Services —Jerry W. Friedman Excellence in Leadership Award n Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Information Exchange (KHIE), and the Office of the Inspector General —Collaboration Across Boundaries Award n Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Public Health Emergency Unwind: Member Experience —Best Use of Technology for Customers Award (External) n Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS), DCS Classification of Allegations Using GenAI —Best Use of Technology for Customers Award (Internal) n Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, IllinoisConnect, Automation for Youth in Care —Best Use of Technology for Customers Award (Internal)

Congratulations once again to each award winner! We thank you for your continued dedication to advancing the human services sector so that all people can thrive. We look forward to seeing this work continue and celebrating the impactful contributions of others in 2025 and beyond. To learn more about next year's conferences, visit us at APHSA .

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