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Sarah Bryer, National Juvenile Justice Network Exec. Dir., Steps Down after 14 Years

Sarah Bryer, executive director of the National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN) since its inception in 2005, recently announced that she is leaving...

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Geoffrey Canada Receives the Richard Murphy Leadership Award

Geoffrey Canada is the recipient of the Richard Murphy Leadership Award for his extraordinary accomplishments in the youth services field in New...

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John Etchemendy Named Family Violence & Domestic Relations Program Dir. at NCJFCJ

John D. Etchemendy is the new director of the family violence and domestic relations program at the National Council of Juvenile and...

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Sherri Davis Chisholm is Urban Alliance’s First Detroit Executive Director

After the 2018 expansion of its youth employment initiatives into Detroit, Urban Alliance has announced that Sherri Davis Chisholm will be the...

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Dr. Aaron Kowalski Appointed President and CEO of JDRF

JDRF recently appointed leading international diabetes expert and advocate, Dr. Aaron J. Kowalski, Ph.D. as its president and CEO. He succeeds Derek Rapp who...

Karen Baynes-Dunning newsmaker SPLC president; african american woman smiling

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SPLC Names Karen Baynes-Dunning Interim President and CEO

Karen Baynes-Dunning is the interim president and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) after its board voted unanimously to name...

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Stefaan Poortman Appointed World of Children Executive Director

World of Children has appointed Stefaan Poortman as its next executive director following a lengthy nationwide search. Poortman comes to World of...

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Greg Zweber to be Next President & CEO of Camp Fire

Greg Zweber, chief affiliate officer at Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, will be the new national president and CEO of Camp...

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John Palfrey Named MacArthur Foundation President

John Palfrey has been named president of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. He succeeds Julia Stasch, who has led the...

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Casey Trupin is New Director of Youth Homelessness at Raikes Foundation

Casey Trupin is the new director for youth homelessness at the Seattle-based Raikes Foundation. His appointment comes as his successor, Katie Hong,...

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Robert G. Riney Elected Board Chair of Nemours Children’s Health System

The Nemours Children's Health System Board of Directors recently announced the election of Robert G. Riney as its chair. He succeeds 13-year...

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Galit Lipa Joins Public Welfare Foundation as Youth Justice Program Director

Galit Lipa recently joined the Public Welfare Foundation as its new youth justice program director. She will now lead its youth justice...

Dr. William Bell Newsmaker; Bell giving talk in suit on stage

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Dr. William Bell Elected Board Chair for the National CASA Association

The National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association recently announced the election of William C. Bell, Ph.D. as chair of its board of trustees. Dr....

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New York City Leader Wins National Child Welfare Award

The commissioner of New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) has won the 2019 Excellence for Children Leadership Award by Casey...

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Cathy Cha Named President of Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund

Cathy Cha has been named president of the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, capping off a two year period of transition...

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Christine Stoner-Mertz Announced as Executive Director of California Alliance

Christine Stoner-Mertz is the new executive director at the California Alliance of Child and Family Services (California Alliance). She succeeds Carroll Schroeder,...

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Sam Reiman is New Director of Richard King Mellon Foundation

Sam Reiman has been named director of the Richard King Mellon Foundation. The announcement comes after the current director, Scott Izzo, informed...

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Dr. Elizabeth González Named Chief Program & Strategy Officer at College Futures Foundation

Dr. Elizabeth González, Ph.D. has been named chief program and strategy officer of the California-based College Futures Foundation (CFF). González’s career is...