2019–21 Children and Family Fellowship Members

The 15 members of the 2019—21 Children and Family Fellowship are dynamic leaders from a wide variety of backgrounds. Their work spans the fields of education, child welfare, juvenile justice, workforce development, housing and community development, and often involves cross-sector collaboration.

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Grace Bonilla

Administrator

City of New York Human Services Administration

Charles Bradley

Division Director

Mecklenburg County (North Carolina) Department of Social Services

Regina Cannon

SPARC Director, Chief Equity and Impact Officer

Center for Social Innovation

Ed Center

Senior Program Officer, Education

Tipping Point Community

Kristen Harper

Director for Policy Development

Child Trends

Karla Pleitéz Howell

Director of Educational Equity

Advancement Project California

Mario Johnson

Bureau Director, Youth Transition Support Services

Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services

Sarah Jonas

Executive Director, Office of Community Schools

New York City Department of Education

Muneer Karcher-Ramos

Director

City of Saint Paul (Minnesota) Office of Financial Empowerment

Alison Kear

Chief Executive Officer

Covenant House Alaska

Kristine Snyder

Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential (LEAP) Director

Project for Pride in Living

Erika Van Buren

Vice President for Evaluation and Learning

First Place for Youth

Bharti Wahi

Executive Director

Children’s Defense Fund–Minnesota

Alicia Guevara Warren

KIDS COUNT Project Director

Michigan League for Public Policy

Iris Zuniga

Executive Vice President

Youth Policy Institute