KIDS COUNT State Organizations

The Annie E. Casey Foundation funds a nationwide network of state-level KIDS COUNT 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 Rhonda Mann Interim Executive Director
ALASKA	Alaska Children's Trust Andrew Cutting Project Fellow
ARIZONA	Children's Action Alliance Dana Wolfe Naimark President/CEO
ARKANSAS	Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families Rich Huddleston Executive Director
CALIFORNIA	Children Now Ted Lempert President
COLORADO	Colorado Children's Campaign Sarah Hughes Research Director
CONNECTICUT	Connecticut Association for Human Services Sheryl Horowitz Research and Evaluation Director
DELAWARE	University of Delaware Janice Barlow Director, KIDS COUNT in Delaware
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	DC Action for Children Shana Bartley Acting Executive Director
FLORIDA	Florida KIDS COUNT Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute College of Behavioral & Community Sciences University of South Florida Norin Dollard Director
GEORGIA	Georgia Family Connection Partnership, Inc. Rebecca Rice KIDS COUNT Project and Data Coordinator
HAWAII	Center on the Family University of Hawaii Center on the Family Ivette Stern Director
IDAHO	Jannus, Inc. Lauren Necochea Idaho KIDS COUNT Director
ILLINOIS	Voices for Illinois Children Ann Rowan Kids Count Manager
INDIANA	Indiana Youth Institute Julie Whitman VP of Programs
IOWA	Child & Family Policy Center Michael Crawford Senior Associate
KANSAS	Kansas Action for Children Janelle Brazington Vice President of Administration
KENTUCKY	Kentucky Youth Advocates, Inc. Patricia Tennen Policy Director
LOUISIANA	Agenda for Children Teresa Falgoust KIDS COUNT COORDINATOR
MAINE	Maine Children's Alliance Claire Berkowitz Executive Director
MARYLAND	Advocates for Children & Youth, Inc. Nonso Umunna Research Director
MASSACHUSETTS	Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center Nancy Wagman Kids Count Director
MICHIGAN	Michigan League for Public Policy Alicia Guevara Warren KIDS COUNT Director
MINNESOTA	Children's Defense Fund – Minnesota Jennifer Bertram Executive Director
MISSISSIPPI	Family and Children Research Unit Social Science Research Center Mississippi State University Heather Hanna MS KIDS COUNT Codirector
MISSOURI	Family and Community Trust (FACT) William Dent Executive Director
MONTANA	Montana KIDS COUNT Bureau of Business and Economic Research University of Montana School of Business Administration Thale Dillon Director
NEBRASKA	Voices for Children in Nebraska Chrissy Tonkinson Research Coordinator, KIDS COUNT
NEVADA	Children's Advocacy Alliance Denise Tanta Executive Director
NEW HAMPSHIRE	New Futures Michelle Merritt President & CEO
NEW JERSEY	Advocates for Children of New Jersey Cecilia Zalkind Executive Director
NEW MEXICO	New Mexico Voices for Children Amber Wallin Deputy Director
NEW YORK	New York State Council on Children & Families Mary DeMasi NYS KIDS COUNT/KWIC Director
NORTH CAROLINA	NC Child Whitney Tucker Research Director
NORTH DAKOTA	North Dakota Kids Count North Dakota State University Karen Olson Program Director, North Dakota KIDS COUNT
OHIO	Children's Defense Fund – Ohio Nikki Thomas Project Manager for Research and Data
OKLAHOMA	Oklahoma Policy Institute Ahniwake Rose Executive Director
OREGON	Children First Oregon Jenifer Wagley Executive Director
PENNSYLVANIA	Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children Kelly Hoffman KIDS COUNT Director
PUERTO RICO	Instituto del Desarrollo de la Juventud Amanda Rivera Executive Director
RHODE ISLAND	Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Elizabeth Burke Bryant Executive Director
SOUTH CAROLINA	The Children's Trust of South Carolina Sue Williams Chief Executive Officer
SOUTH DAKOTA	South Dakota Kids Count Beacom School of Business University of South Dakota Carole Cochran Project Director, South Dakota KIDS COUNT
TENNESSEE	Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth Rose Naccarato KIDS COUNT
TEXAS	Center for Public Policy Priorities Frances Deviney Texas KIDS COUNT Director
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS	Pending Pending Pending
UTAH	Voices for Utah Children Terry Haven Deputy Director
VERMONT	Voices for Vermont's Children Michelle Fay Executive Director
VIRGINIA	Voices for Virginia's Children Lauren Snellings KIDS COUNT Director
WASHINGTON	Children's Alliance Paola Maranan Executive Director
WEST VIRGINIA	West Virginia KIDS COUNT Fund Tricia Kingery Executive Director
WISCONSIN	Kids Forward Ken Taylor Executive Director
WYOMING	Wyoming Community Foundation Samin Dadelahi Chief Operating Officer