Policy & Practice | Winter 2025

APHSA Executive Governing Board

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Chair Grace Hou, Deputy Governor for Health and Human Services, State of Illinois Vice Chair Rodney Adams, Principal/CEO, R Adams & Associates Treasurer Katherine H. Park, CEO, Evident Change Affinity Group Representative Karen Barber, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Mental Health Leadership Council Representative Jeffrey Cartmell, Executive Director, Oklahoma Department of Human Services Local Council Representative Dan Makelky, Director, Arapahoe County (CO) Department of Human Services Elected Director Derrik Anderson, Executive Director, Race Matters for Juvenile Justice Elected Director Christine Norbut Beyer, Commissioner, New Jersey Dept. of Children and Families

Elected Director Vannessa L. Dorantes, Managing Director, Casey Family Programs Elected Director Kristi Putnam, Executive Policy Advisor Elected Director Sherron Rogers , Vice President, Finance, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Elected Director Jennifer Sullivan , Enterprise Senior Vice President, Strategic Operations, Atrium Health Elected Director Eboni Washington , Director, Action for Child Protection Immediate Past Chair Dannette R. Smith, Commissioner, Colorado Behavioral Health Administration President & CEO Reggie Bicha, President & CEO, APHSA

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