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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.com

Delaware, 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.com

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee

Navigator: Allon Kalisher, akalisher@mathematica-mpr.com
Co-navigator: Diana Gates, dgates@mathematica-mpr.com

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin

Navigator: Ann Marie Lemire, alemire@jbsinternational.com
Co-navigator: Katie Ryan, kryan@cffutures.org

Arkansas, 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.org

Arizona, 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.com

Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming

Navigator: Katie Ryan, kryan@cffutures.org
Co-navigator: Ann Marie Lemire, alemire@jbsinternational.com