KIDS COUNT State Organizations

The Annie E. Casey Foundation funds a nationwide network of state-level KIDS COUNT^® (LA INFANCIA CUENTA™) projects that provide a more detailed, community-by-community picture of the condition of children. KIDS COUNT state organizations improve programs and policies for children and families by collecting and reporting credible data and promoting the use of data-based advocacy and communications strategies. State organizations within the network, as well as primary contacts, are listed below.

ALABAMA	Voices for Alabama’s Children Apreill Hartsfield Director of Policy, Advocacy & Research
ALASKA	Alaska Children’s Trust Trevor Storrs President and CEO
ARIZONA	Children’s Action Alliance January Contreras Executive Director
ARKANSAS	Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families Keesa Smith-Brantley Executive Director
CALIFORNIA	Children Now Kelly Hardy Senior Managing Director, Health & Research
COLORADO	Colorado Children’s Campaign Maya Gould Vice President of Research
CONNECTICUT	Connecticut Voices for Children Emily Byrne Executive Director
DELAWARE	University of Delaware Janice Barlow Director, KIDS COUNT in Delaware
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	DC Action Rachel Metz Data and Research Manager
FLORIDA	Florida Policy Institute Norín Dollard Senior Policy Analyst and KIDS COUNT Director
GEORGIA	Georgia Family Connection Partnership, Inc. Jacquan Jordan Data Manager
HAWAII	Hawaii Children’s Action Network Nicole Woo Director of Research and Economic Policy
IDAHO	Jannus, Inc. Idaho Voices for Children Christine Tiddens Executive Director
ILLINOIS	YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Loukisha Pennix Chief Youth & Family Potential Services Officer
INDIANA	Indiana Youth Institute Sherri Lauver Vice President of Data, Research, & Professional Education
IOWA	Common Good Iowa Sean Finn Policy Analyst
KANSAS	Kansas Action for Children Adrienne Olejnik Vice President
KENTUCKY	Kentucky Youth Advocates, Inc. Karena Cash Data and Research Director
LOUISIANA	Agenda for Children Teresa Falgoust Chief Data and Impact Officer
MAINE	Maine Children’s Alliance Kristen Kinchla Kids Count and Research Associate
MARYLAND	Maryland Center on Economic Policy Nonso Umunna KIDS COUNT Director
MASSACHUSETTS	Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center Gregg Grenier Vice President of Operations
MICHIGAN	Michigan League for Public Policy Anne Kuhnen KIDS COUNT Policy Director
MINNESOTA	Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota Alexandra Fitzsimmons Senior Policy Director
MISSISSIPPI	Children’s Foundation of Mississippi Ashley Parker Sheils Ph.D. CEO
MISSOURI	Family and Community Trust (FACT) William Dent Executive Director
MONTANA	Montana KIDS COUNT Montana Budget & Policy Center Xanna Burg Director of KIDS COUNT
NEBRASKA	Voices for Children in Nebraska Josh Shirk Research Coordinator
NEVADA	Children’s Advocacy Alliance Elisa Cafferata Executive Director
NEW HAMPSHIRE	New Futures KIDS COUNT Rebecca Woitkowski Vice President of Policy
NEW JERSEY	Advocates for Children of New Jersey Alena Siddiqui Data Analyst
NEW MEXICO	New Mexico Voices for Children Gabrielle Uballez Executive Director
NEW YORK	Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy Kate Breslin President and Chief Executive Officer
NORTH CAROLINA	NC Child Neil Harrignton Director of Research and Policy
NORTH DAKOTA	North Dakota Kids Count Montana Budget & Policy Center Xanna Burg Director of KIDS COUNT
OHIO	Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio John Stanford State Director
OKLAHOMA	Oklahoma Policy Institute Carly Putnam Policy Director and KIDS COUNT Coordinator
OREGON	Our Children Oregon Bridget Dazey Executive Director
PENNSYLVANIA	Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children Kelly Hoffman Vice President of Data and Operations
PUERTO RICO	Instituto del Desarrollo de la Juventud Caridad Arroyo Research Analyst
RHODE ISLAND	Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Katherine Linwood Communications Manager
SOUTH CAROLINA	The Children’s Trust of South Carolina Sue Williams Chief Executive Officer
SOUTH DAKOTA	South Dakota Kids Count Montana Budget & Policy Center Xanna Burg Director of KIDS COUNT
TENNESSEE	The Sycamore Institute Brian Straessle President
TEXAS	Every Texan Coda Rayo-Garza Senior Director of Research and Data
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS	St. Croix Foundation for Community Development Deanna James President and CEO
UTAH	Voices for Utah Children Martín C. Muñoz KIDS COUNT Director
VERMONT	Voices for Vermont’s Children Michelle Fay Executive Director
VIRGINIA	Voices for Virginia’s Children Liz Nigro Director of Research
WASHINGTON	Children’s Alliance Kelsey Liu Data & Research Manager
WEST VIRGINIA	West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy Kelly Allen Executive Director
WISCONSIN	Kids Forward Emily Miota Communications Director
WYOMING	Wyoming Community Foundation Micah Richardson Associate Director of Policy