Board Members

CFS Board

Joe Bailey
University of Houston-Downtown

Nancy Feyl- Chavkin
Texas State University-San Marcos

Lori L. Lewis-Conerly
Texas Department of Family & Protective Services

Nancy Correa
CHILDREN AT RISK

Elena Delavega
Graduate College of Social Work University of Houston

Patti Derr
Texas Federation of Families

De Shaun Ealoms
Texas Department of Family & Protective Services

Charity Eames
Delpelchin Children's Center

Marianne L. Ehrlich
Healthy Family Initiatives

Laurie Glaze
One Voice Texas

Christopher Greeley
University of Texas Houston School of Medicine

Janet Heitmiller
University of Houston-Downtown

Randy Joiner
Harris County System of Hope

Joel Levine
Harris County Child Protective Services

June Lloyd
Retired: US Administration for Children & Families

Dawn McCarty
University of Houston-Downtown

Joseph F. Papick
Graduate College of Social Work University of Houston

Beth Pelz
University of Houston-Downtown

Paulette Purdy
University of Houston-Downtown

Susan Robbins
Graduate College of Social Work University of Houston

Karen Robinson
Family Expert Dallas

Mary Rodriguez
Neighborhood Centers

John Ronnau
University of Central-Florida

Susan Rogers
Family Expert Dallas

Maria Scannapieco
University of Texas-Arlington

Twila Ross
Harris County Child Protective Services

Title IV-E Roundtable Board

Mary Lee Allen
Children's Defense Fund- Washington D.C.
mallen@childrensdefense.org

Kathy Briar-Lawson
State University of New York-Albany, NY
kbriarlawson@uamail.albany.edu

Janis Brown
Administration for Children and Families-Region VI Dallas, TX
janis.brown@acf.hhs.gov

Karen Brown
Texas State University-San Marcos
kb01@txstate.edu

Brian Brumley
Texas A&M University-Commerce, TX
brian_brumley@tamu-commerce.edu

Katherine Cahn
Portland State University-Portland, OR
cahnk@pdx.edu

Barbara Chandler
University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, AL
bachandl@sw.ua.edu

Nancy Feyl- Chavkin
Texas State University-San Marcos
nancychavkin@txstate.edu

Alberta Ellett
University of Georgia-Athens, GA
alelett@uga.edu

Janet Heitmiller
University of Houston/Downtown, Houston, TX
Heitmillerj@uhd.edu

Rebecca Flores
Department of Family & Protective Services-Austin, TX
rebecc.flores@dfps.state.tx.us

Vincent Geremia
State of Kentucky Department of Social Services-Ashland KY
vincent.geremia@ky.gov

Elizabeth Kromari
Department of Family & Protective Services-Austin, TX
Elizabeth.kromari@dfps.state.tx.us

Patrick Leung
University of Houston/Central Campus-Houston, TX
pleung@uh.edu

Joe Papick
University of Houston/Central Campus-Houston, TX
jpapick@uh.edu

Mary Rodriguez
Neighborhood Centers
Mrodriguez1@neighborhood-centers.org

John Ronnau
University of Central Florida-Orlando, FL
jronnau@mailucf.edu

Alvin L. Sallee
University of Houston/Downtown-Houston, TX
salleea@uhd.edu

Joan Zlotnik
NASW-Washington D.C.
jzlotnik@naswdc.org

Arnitia Walker
University of Houston/Central Campus-Houston, TX
amitche7@Central.UH.EDU

Editors-in-Chief

Angelo Giardino, M.D., Ph.D.,
Texas Children's Health Plan, Baylor College of Medicine

Alvin Sallee, LISW, ACSW,
Center for Family Strengths at University of Houston-Downtown

Robert Sanborn, Ed.D.,
CHILDREN AT RISK

Editorial Board

Marianne Berry, Ph.D.,
The University of South Australia

Katharine Briar-Lawson, Ph.D.,
State University of New York-Albany

Ramona D. Brinson, Ph.D.,
University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Gale Burford, Ph.D.,
University of Vermont

Barbara Chandler, M.S.W.,
University of Alabama

Diane DePanfilis, Ph.D.,
University of Maryland

Rowena Fong, Ed.D.,
University of Texas

Dexter Freeman, Ph.D., LCSW,
Fayetteville State University

Roger S. Friedman,
Psychologist

Vincent Geremia, MPA, LCSW,
Kentucky Department for Community Based Services

Shelley Leavitt, Ph.D.,
Institute for Family Development

Cora LeDoux, Ph.D.,
Our Lady of the Lake University

Jacquelyn McCroskey, D.S.W.,
University of Southern California

William Meezan, D.S.W.,
Children's Rights, Inc.

Kristine Nelson, D.S.W.,
Portland State University

Peter Pecora, Ph.D.,
The Casey Family Program, University of Washington

Susan Robbins, Ph.D.,
University of Houston

John Ronnau, Ph.D.,
University of Central Florida