Find Your Innovation and Advancement Navigator
Each jurisdiction is assigned an innovation and advancement navigator (navigator). The navigator serves as the primary point of contact and works with the jurisdiction and its Regional Office to examine data-driven assistance needs and identify innovative ways to address challenges and achieve positive outcomes for children and families. Each jurisdiction also has an assigned co-navigator, who provides strategic and logistical support for the navigator as needed and serves as a thought partner in identifying solutions that meet jurisdictional needs.
Together, the navigator and co-navigator coordinate the National Center for Child Welfare Innovation and Advancement’s service design and delivery so that each jurisdiction receives cohesive, integrated, and timely assistance. They also support effective collaboration with our team of experts.
Find your jurisdiction’s assigned navigators and co-navigators below.
Navigators and Co-Navigators
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Navigator: Kim Bishop, kbishop@cffutures.org
Co-navigator: Alina Smith, alinsmith@deloitte.comDelaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, and West Virginia
Navigator: Diana Gates, dgates@mathematica-mpr.com
Co-navigator: Allon Kalisher, akalisher@mathematica-mpr.comAlabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
Navigator: Allon Kalisher, akalisher@mathematica-mpr.com
Co-navigator: Diana Gates, dgates@mathematica-mpr.comIllinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin
Navigator: Ann Marie Lemire, alemire@jbsinternational.com
Co-navigator: Katie Ryan, kryan@cffutures.orgArkansas, Louisiana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, and U.S. Virgin Islands
Navigator: Alina Smith, alinsmith@deloitte.com
Co-navigator: Kim Bishop, kbishop@cffutures.orgArizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa
Navigator: Teri Kook, tkook@cffutures.org
Co-navigator: Chanetta Stewart, cstewart@jbsinternational.comAlaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming
Navigator: Katie Ryan, kryan@cffutures.org
Co-navigator: Ann Marie Lemire, alemire@jbsinternational.com