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Acting Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Children and Families
New Jersey Department of Children and Families Acting Commissioner Joseph Ribsam leverages years of experience in child welfare innovation and best practice, working at the state and national levels, in service to New Jersey’s children, youth, and families.
Commissioner Ribsam began his career at the New Jersey Department of Children and Families in 2008, serving as Legal Counsel before advancing to leadership roles including Assistant Commissioner for Legal, Regulatory, and Legislative Affairs, and ultimately, Deputy Commissioner. During his earlier stint with NJ DCF, Commissioner Ribsam was instrumental in advancing the Department’s reform agenda, supporting work to achieve improved outcomes for families and making significant progress toward satisfying a federal consent decree over the child protective services agency.
Following his initial tenure with NJ DCF, Commissioner Ribsam spent more than five years as Director of the New Hampshire Division for Children, Youth and Families, where he focused on helping state systems shift efforts towards preventing system involvement and increasing support for families. His team led the implementation of voluntary services to assist families at risk of formal system involvement. Under Commissioner Ribsam’s leadership, New Hampshire also initiated a statewide program to connect youth with community-based resources as an alternative to court involvement. Commissioner Ribsam oversaw the development of New Hampshire’s statewide children's system of care for behavioral health and the creation of a navigator program that helps families find community-based services and support.
Prior to his appointment as Commissioner in 2026, Ribsam served as Director of Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Policy at the Annie E. Casey Foundation. In that role, he led the Foundation’s policy efforts related to youth- and family-serving systems. In his three years at the Foundation, he helped establish a national children’s behavioral health collaborative and a leadership development program to help state system leaders improve children’s behavioral health outcomes.
Commissioner Ribsam earned a Juris Doctorate from Rutgers School of Law-Newark, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Secondary Education from The College of New Jersey.
DCF Executive Management
Senior Executive Team
Douglas Banks has over 29 years of public service experience with both DCF and DHS. This includes over a decade of experienced leadership, support, and advocacy for at risk residents and communities. Most recently, Doug has served as the Director of Employee Relations providing advice and counsel to the department’s senior leadership/management. He has also worked in support of the agency’s strategic goals involving staff health and wellness, resilience, community, and connection.
Doug earned a Bachelor of Art in Psychology from Western Connecticut State University and a Labor Relations certification from the Rutgers School of Labor Management. He also has a Master’s in Business Administration, with a concentration in public administration from the University of Phoenix.
Nancy Carre-Lee currently serves as the Acting Chief of Culture, Leadership, and Collaboration. Nancy holds an MSW from Rutgers University and began her career in child welfare in 1994 as a protective service caseworker. She has served in various supervisory positions and has extensive knowledge and experience in investigative practices, permanency, and adoption operations. In her current role within the Department, Nancy oversees the Office of Culture, Leadership, and Collaboration, which includes efforts to expand the resiliency of New Jersey's communities, individuals, and staff at DCF; efforts to embed lived experience and constituent voice in the operations of the Department; efforts to support leadership development and promote equity in practice; and efforts to continue to provide for the wellbeing and safety of New Jersey's child welfare workforce.
Prior to the role of Chief of Culture, Leadership, and Collaboration, Nancy served as the first Executive Director for the Office of Staff Health and Wellness, where she worked to ensure that the public servants who dedicate their professional lives to working with highly traumatized clients are working in environments that support them. Nancy also served as the Deputy Director of Operations at the NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency where she provided support to the Assistant Commissioner of Child Protection and Permanency in overseeing all aspects of management and operations. Nancy has experience in reviewing, collaborating, and analyzing child welfare practices in order to implement and sustain best case practice.
Carmen Diaz-Petti, LCSW, is DCF’s Chief of Operations, overseeing Human Resources, Information Technology, Training, Facilities, Emergency Management, and Security. Through that role, she supports efforts to modernize DCF's workforce and technology to meet the needs of a 21st century child- and family-serving agency.
She has served as Deputy Commissioner for Administration, and Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P), playing an integral part in the reform and transformation of child welfare in New Jersey as a champion of New Jersey's Case Practice Model and several quality improvement initiatives. Additionally, she has served in an acting capacity leading the Children's System of Care, the public behavioral healthcare and developmental health system for young people under the age of 21 in New Jersey, and as Interim Commissioner of the Department.
Beyond her experience in the Department's senior leadership team, Carmen has also served as an Area Director and Local Office Manager for DCP&P, and understands the challenges facing front-line workers in the field.
Before joining DCF, she worked for 10 years at Catholic Charities as an Assistant Division Director for the Youth Services Division and Behavioral Health. She has also held positions providing counseling assistance to victims of physical and sexual abuse, and to children with social or behavioral health challenges.
Carmen earned her B.A. from Rutgers University in Psychology and an MSW from the Rutgers School of Social Work. She is also a NJ Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Steven Dodson is the New Jersey Department of Children and Families' chief financial officer. He is responsible for the fiscal operations of the department, including contracting, accounting, procurement, budgeting, and revenue. Prior to his appointment as CFO, Mr. Dodson was DCF's budget director for two years. In this role, he has been responsible for managing all aspects of the department’s budget planning, quarterly spending plans, department-wide expenditures, and overseeing the salary monitoring process and federal grant programs.
Prior to working at DCF, Steven served at the State’s Office of Information Technology, first as Assistant Director of Financial Management and was later promoted to Director. Among his many responsibilities, Steven managed all budgetary activities including supervising staff, directed the preparation of OIT’s annual and capital budget, managed procurement processes, developed fiscal projection models and prepared quarterly spending plans.
Steven has close to twenty years working in state government, starting his career as a Program Analyst at the Department of Treasury. He has worked in different capacities at various other state entities, including the Department of Human Services and the Election Law Enforcement Commission.
Steven earned a B.S. in Management from Rutgers University and an M.B.A. with specialization in Finance from LaSalle University.
Bonny Fraser is Chief Legal Officer with the New Jersey Department of Children and Families. She has nearly 30 years of public service expertise in operations, legal counsel, policy and regulatory affairs. For the most recent 16 years, Ms. Fraser has focused her work in social services, offering support and guidance on matters involving Human Resources, Employee Relations, Ethics, strategic planning and special projects.
In her current role, she oversees the offices of Legal Affairs, Licensing, Institutional Abuse Investigations, Auditing, Records Production, Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Interstate Services, Employee Relations, Education and Grants Management.
Prior to this position, she was Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legal Affairs and Compliance at DCF, and Assistant Commissioner for Legal Affairs with the Department of Human Services, at which she directed a wide range of work, including the department’s compliance and risk management activities, managed tort and employment litigations, administered contract policy and management and was liaison to the Office of the Attorney General.
Ms. Fraser has previously held various titles in roles with the State Ethics Commission, the Office of Information Technology, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Office of the Governor.
She earned her Juris Doctor and Masters of Public Policy at Vermont Law School and her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Wheaton College.
Ruby Goyal-Carkeek is a nationally recognized leader in children’s services with more than 30 years of experience in children’s behavioral health, systems of care, child welfare, and prevention. Her career has been defined by a deep commitment to strengthening public systems so that children and families have equitable access to high-quality services and supports.
Ruby has held executive leadership roles for more than a decade and has been instrumental in driving large-scale systems transformation in New Jersey. She has led complex reform initiatives designed to improve coordination of services, modernize financing structures, and align policy with practice to achieve better outcomes for children, youth, and their families. Her leadership has supported the evolution of statewide system that is recognized as a national model, one that is accountable, coordinated, and responsive to community needs.
She began her career as a counselor and clinical case manager with agencies contracted with the State, before joining the Division of Youth and Family Services in 1996. She has held positions within the Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development (DFD), CSOC, and our Office of Training and Professional Development. She led CSOC in an acting capacity from December 2017 to April 2018.
Following her state service, Ruby held positions as a consultant for the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Sellers Dorsey, utilizing her deep knowledge of the Medicaid platform to communicate best practices in children’s behavioral health programs. Most recently, she worked as the Director for Behavioral Health and Child Welfare for the nonprofit Center for Health Care Strategies.
Ruby holds a master’s degree in business administration and a bachelor’s degree in psychology, both from Rutgers University. She is a proud mother of two and enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and reading.
Anna D. Martinez has extensive experience on the federal level working on violence prevention, human trafficking, public safety and victims' rights issues. From 2009 to 2017, she was an appointee in the Administration of President Barack Obama, working in various capacities within the administration. She served as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Office on Violence Against Women, overseeing several successful public awareness campaigns, as well as supporting the Director of the office on key policy decisions. She assisted in the creation and launch of Attorney General Eric Holder's "Defending Childhood" initiative to reduce children's exposure to violence and mitigate its negative effects.
Ms. Martinez also served as Chief of Staff for the Office for Victims of Crime, supporting victims' rights and services, and was detailed to the White House as a Policy Specialist in the Office of Vice President Joe Biden, advising the White House Violence Against Women Advisor, and coordinating the interagency White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault. The intersection of her work on behalf of victims of violence and in mitigating childhood trauma resulting from exposure to violence speaks directly to the opportunities we have to integrate DOW's programs with the overall departmental mission of supporting families and preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs.
Prior to joining the Obama Administration, Ms. Martinez served as Deputy Political Director for the Democratic National Committee (DNC), and was a Civil Rights Analyst with the Department of Justice from 2000 – 2004, where she received the US Department of Justice Special Achievement Award for her work to support voting rights.
She is fluent in Spanish, with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from the University of Virginia, and a Master of Arts in Spanish from Columbia University. At Columbia, she was a recipient of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences President's Fellowship.
Alfonso Nicholas brings more than 30 years of experience in social services, including federal leadership as Regional Administrator across ACF Regions 2 and 3, where he guided strategic initiatives supporting children, families, and communities in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and beyond.
Alfonso has a strong record of working across multi‑disciplinary and cross‑functional teams, strengthening collaboration among states, territories, Tribal Nations, and federal partners. His work in child welfare includes major accomplishments such as supporting the U.S. Virgin Islands' Department of Human Services, Children, Youth & Families division in becoming a Title IV‑E agency, helping New York resolve complex federal reporting challenges, and building lasting partnerships in Puerto Rico that improved continuity and resources across multiple presidential administrations.
Prior to joining ACF, Alfonso spent over nineteen years at DCF, where he served as Assistant Director for Revenue, Financial Reporting, and IV-E Operations, and was instrumental in overhauling and expanding both IV‑E and fiscal operations and led New Jersey to achieve the country’s first error‑free Foster Care Eligibility Review.
Alfonso has a deep understanding of child welfare financing, workforce development, and agency operations. He is fluent in Spanish and English and brings a warm, relationship‑centered leadership style that emphasizes partnership, communication, and shared problem‑solving.
Alfonso holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting and Auditing from Universidad Internacional in Panama.
Clinton Page oversees the work of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency as Deputy Commissioner, bringing years of experience within and representing the Department to support the frontline staff who work directly to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and families throughout the State of New Jersey.
Clinton began his career as a Deputy Attorney General representing DCF in legal cases for both Essex County and Middlesex County DCP&P local offices. He eventually moved to DCF, and oversaw the Office of Legal Affairs, before transitioning into a leadership role within DCP&P, as Deputy Director over Licensing, Resource, and Adoption. Before returning to the Department to lead DCP&P, he briefly worked in federal government for the Office of Refugee Resettlement under the Biden Administration.
Clinton is an Adjunct Professor and Lecturer for Rutgers University's School of Social Work. He holds degrees from the University of Scranton and Widener University Schools of Law.
Sanford Starr joined the New Jersey Department of Children and Families in March 2020 as Deputy Director in the Division of Family and Community Partnerships, as he and the Team seamlessly advanced critical services throughout the pandemic by supporting Early Childhood, Family Support and Nurse Home Visiting programs’ shift to virtual assistance. He assumed the position of Assistant Commissioner for the Division in March 2021 along with an expanded range of services, including housing, family preservation, and reunification programs.
Sanford brings 40 years of experience to DCF. He previously served on the executive leadership teams of the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, where he provided oversight to the strategic planning and research areas of the department. He was key contributor in the application and award of over $200 million dollars in federal discretionary grants for the state, and provided oversight for numerous federal discretionary grants that collectively established statewide drug trend monitoring and surveillance strategies, improved access and retention in treatment, expanded the use of evidence-based practices, and improved integrated care.
In addition to his over 24 years of state government experience, Sandy has worked in numerous clinical practices, management and leadership positions in community and hospital based behavioral health settings. Mr. Starr earned degrees in psychology and social work from The Ohio State University.
Executive Team
Greta Anderson serves as Assistant Commissioner for Institutional Oversight and Special Investigations, overseeing a service portfolio that includes the Institutional Abuse Investigations Unit (IAIU), the Office of Youth Residential Licensing, and the Conflicts Investigation Unit. In that capacity, Greta supports the safety of New Jersey’s children and youth from abuse and maltreatment outside of the home.
Greta has been with DCF for over 29 years, working as a case manager, IAIU investigator, Assistant Supervisor, Supervisor of Investigations and as the Director of IAIU. In addition to her regular duties with DCF, she is involved in various committees, such as the Collaborative Safety Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) and the Collaborative Safety Mapping Team. She is Co-Chair of the Safety of Children Subcommittee which sits under the NJ Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Greta participated in the DCF Operations Red Team to ensure continuity of operations and co-authored the DCF Safe Work Playbook to create a plan for DCF to safely resume normal operations after the Governor’s stay-at-home orders were lifted.
Greta holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and Corrections from Moravian University.
Katie Bourgault is a leader with nearly 20 years of experience in child welfare, and expertise in family and youth engagement and leadership, stakeholder collaboration, and staff development. Her background in trauma informed care, program implementation, and systems transformation align well with DCF's Strategic Plan and goals. Katie is from the Capacity Building Center for States, which provides technical assistance to public child welfare agencies. Katie led the Center's knowledge management and research efforts, working closely with individuals and families with lived expertise, and she also served on the steering committees for the Center's Racial Equity and Prevention/Family First Initiatives. Katie has been an adjunct professor in the Center for Child Advocacy at Montclair State University and a Training Coordinator for the Rutgers School of Social Work Institute for Families. She earned her Master of Arts from Columbia University's Teacher's College and her Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University.
Rebecca Bryan is from Rutgers University School of Nursing-Camden, where she was Director of Community Engagement and Professional Development. There, she and her colleagues discovered that the risk factors for wound generation and poor healing overlap with the risk factors generated by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). She also supervised three cohorts of AmeriCorps members in COVID vaccine and testing initiatives, targeting underserved populations. As a nurse, Rebecca saw firsthand the intersection of adversity and complex medical histories in patients, causing her to focus her doctoral project on Getting to the Root of Why. Additionally, she founded and directed the UrbanPromise Ministries Wellness Center in Camden, during which time she was first introduced to the science generated by ACEs research. She has decades of experience as a nurse, primary care nurse practitioner, a social justice advocate, a clinical instructor and wellness lecturer and presenter. Rebecca is well-published in healthcare journals and participated as a member of the NJ and Philadelphia ACEs Task Forces. She earned her undergraduate degrees in Nursing from Gwynedd-Mercy College, her Master's degree at the University of Pennsylvania, and her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Rutgers University in Camden; she holds certifications in Adult Learning and Lakeside Global Institute's Trauma Competency (60 week training).
Jason Butkowski has served in the role of Director of Communications for the NJ Department of Children and Families since 2018. He supports the messaging, branding, and promotion of the Department’s efforts to keep all New Jersey residents safe, healthy, and connected through a broad continuum of prevention- and protection-oriented services and supports that focus on the well-being of the entire family unit.
Prior to joining NJ DCF, Jason worked at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, managing internal communications to the University’s 17,500 faculty and staff members during a time when The University of Medicine and Dentistry was being integrated into Rutgers—the largest public higher education merger in U.S. history. He has also worked as Assistant Communications Director for the NJ Senate Democratic Caucus, where he launched the caucus’ digital and social media operations.
Jason is an alum of the College of New Jersey, where he earned a BA in Journalism and Professional Writing with a concentration in TV/Radio communications and mass media production.
In her new role as Assistant Commissioner of Strategy, Innovation and Implementation (SII), Nancy Gagliano oversees the Department’s strategy, innovation, and implementation efforts—translating community, programmatic and organizational priorities into coordinated action by developing the frameworks, plans, and execution structures that move ideas from concept to practice and drive meaningful change.
Prior to her appointment as Assistant Commissioner, Nancy served as the Director of the Office of Strategic Development within the Department of Children and Families, supporting organizational change and program expansion through implementation science and project management.
Before joining DCF, Nancy served as the Director of Washington State’s early childhood, home visiting, and evidence-based prevention portfolio. She brings over 30 years of experience in child welfare systems, program development, and implementation science, with a focus on applying systems transformation to the practice of child welfare.
Throughout her career in social work administration, Eleanor Gilliam has worked in areas intended to improve functionality and workflow of the organizations she has served.
She joined the Department of Children and Families, Division of Child Protection and Permanency in 2009, serving as manager of the Camden Central Local Office and Assistant Area Director in Camden County, before transitioning to DCP&P Central Office as Deputy Director of Operations.
Prior to joining the Division, Eleanor was Chief Operating Office for the Family Services Association of Atlantic County, a community mental health agency that provided outpatient mental health and substance use services to individuals, including children and adolescents.
Eleanor has extensive social work and operations expertise, establishing evaluation standards and metrics to manage work effectively and ensure better outcomes for children and families. She also upholds staff wellness and connections, bringing together strong teams dedicated to a common vision for the people served by the work. She holds a bachelor's degree in social work from Stockton State College, and a master's degree in social work from Rutgers University-Camden.
Linda Holland is the Director of Information Technology for the New Jersey Department of Children and Families. In this role, Ms. Holland serves as a member of the department's executive management team and is responsible for providing leadership, vision, planning and management for all areas of information technology. This includes directing all IT operations to meet the department's goals and objectives as well as the support and maintenance of existing infrastructure, applications, and development of new technical solutions.
Ms. Holland brings over 24 years of experience in child welfare/information technology and was instrumental in the successful completion of the Department's SACWIS system (NJS). Additionally, Ms. Holland collaborated with the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Department of Human Services to launch the Kinship Legal Guardianship and Relative Care initiatives. Ms. Holland continually works with other state agencies on various initiatives, such as data warehousing, mobility and data security.
Ms. Holland's personal academic achievements include a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kean College in Union, NJ and a Master's degree in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, NY.
Laura Jamet served as Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Director of Operations in DCP&P. In that role, she has been a key contributor and coordinator on the implementation of Solution Based Casework (SBC), and on the creation and implementation of a Continuous Quality Improvement framework for the division. She also provided oversight and support for daily division operations.
Prior to DCF, Laura served as Executive Director of the Office of Strategy, Innovation and Planning, and Director of Performance Improvement with the Administration for Children's Services in New York City. There, she helped to guide strategic planning and systems change for child welfare reform efforts. She helped to design and implement their Division of Child Protection's Continuous Quality Improvement model, was responsible for staff development and coaching, and was a core member of their ChildStat re-launch team.
In previous roles, Laura worked for Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York as a multisystemic therapy clinical supervisor and then as Program Director. She also worked at Saint Dominic's Home in the Bronx and did clinical work at several locations, including for Capital Health System in Trenton, at the New York State Psychiatric Institute's General Clinical Research Unit, and at SUNY State College of Optometry, both in New York City.
Laura earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and History from The George Washington University, and her Master of Science in Social Work, Advanced Clinical Practice Health, Mental Health and Disabilities from Columbia University School of Social Work.
Andrea Maxwell has served as Assistant Commissioner for Human Resources since 2025, providing leadership and guidance to support the 6,600 staff members employed through the New Jersey Department of Children and Families. In her role as Assistant Commissioner, she brings over 26 years of experience in Civil Service and Human Resources practice to ensure that workforce needs are met, and that the mission of the Department can be carried out.
Prior to becoming Assistant Commissioner, Andrea served as Deputy Director of the Office of Human Resources, supporting and driving organizational change and adaptation during periods of growth and transformation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Andrea was instrumental in facilitating staff to transition to remote work and provided essential support for the delivery of the department’s services, ensuring that the programs and support resources that children and families counted on experienced as little disruption as possible.
Andrea holds an Associate Degree in Liberal Arts.
Amanda O'Reilly previously served as the inaugural Director of the Office of Research, Evaluation and Reporting, which collaborates with DCF's program and system partners to measure organizational performance, evaluates the impact of DCF's programs, and complies with state and federal reporting requirements.
Amanda has been with DCF since 2012 and has helped to build an organizational culture that uses evidence and promotes data-driven decision making. She's worked to implement best practices in data management and measurement, grow DCF's research and evaluation portfolio, oversee DCF's Research Review Committee, renegotiate the Sustainability & Exit Plan, and has provided guidance on the design and implementation of multiple systems improvement projects.
Prior to joining DCF, Amanda worked as a Research Scientist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia leading various population and health services research studies and evaluation projects, and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the East African country of Tanzania. Amanda earned her Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from Rutgers University and a Master's Degree in Public Health with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health from the University of California at Berkeley.
As Assistant Commissioner, Amanda oversees the Office of Applied Research and Evaluation, and the Office of Data Management and Reporting.
Florence Racine previously served as Assistant Director in our Office of Quality. Florence has been with DCF since 1996, working in a host of positions, including Performance Management, Case Practice Model Implementation, Quality Improvement, IAIU and child protection.
Florence has nearly 30 years of experience in government and child welfare. She is a licensed social worker with expertise in analyzing quality of service and developing and implementing effective strategies for improvement on a state level.
In this role, Florence will coordinate the Office of Community and Connection’s work to build strong relationships, enhance access, and ensure responsive engagement with staff and the people and communities DCF serves. She will focus on fostering environments that are welcoming, supportive, and grounded in our vision that all New Jerseyans are safe, healthy and connected by collaborating with DCF’s divisions, offices and units to support and advance policies that cultivate common ground, to promote services and programs that are designed with a broad audience in mind, to mitigate or eliminate obstacles staff and/or families may encounter in our service, and to guide the creation of supportive environments in which everyone has an opportunity to thrive.
Florence earned her Bachelor of Science in Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling at William Paterson University and her Master of Social Work degree at Rutgers University.
Brian Ross is the Assistant Commissioner for Legal, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs for the New Jersey Department of Children and Families. In this role, Mr. Ross has responsibility for oversight of the Department's legal, regulatory and administrative affairs. He directly supervises the Office of Legal and Legislative Affairs and the Office of Licensing, and also serves as the Director of the Office of Policy and Regulatory Development and the Department's Administrative Practices Officer.
Mr. Ross joined the Department of Children and Families as a Legal Specialist in 2011. Prior to that, he spent ten years as a program analyst with the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense focusing on family violence response and quality of life programs.
He holds a juris doctorate from George Mason University School of Law, and a bachelor's degree in International Relations from American University.
Jessica Trombetta previously led the work of the Office of Adolescent Services. As a result of her leadership, DCF has made tremendous improvements in how we work with and support adolescents and young adults, especially youth that are in or transitioning out of foster care.
Jessica is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience in direct practice, supervisory and executive leadership roles. She has great knowledge of child and adolescent development and well-being, family systems, and supervisory and management approaches. She has successfully worked across the Department and has developed key partnerships with staff and external stakeholders, which has supported the achievements and success of improving our work with adolescents and resulted in positive outcomes for youth. Jessica has also led several successful initiatives that have created new and updated services and supports for young people through securing additional funding and leveraging resources from other state departments.
Jessica is a proven leader who is deeply committed to the DCF vision, values and core approaches.