Children's Cabinet Advisory Board

Children's Cabinet Advisory Board

The Children's Cabinet Advisory Board provides information and recommendations from the perspective of advocacy groups, service providers and parents on policies and programs relating to Louisiana children.

Children’s Cabinet Advisory Board Strategic Goals:

Advise and assist the Children’s Cabinet
Coordinate agency resources and provide linkages among agencies that serve children and families
Develop policy, program and budget recommendations to address child and family issues

Meet the Board:

Teresa Falgoust- Agenda for Children

Ursula Anderson- Louisiana Children's Trust Fund

Sherrard Crespo- Prevent Child Abuse

Caroline Nailor-Oglesby, MAEd- Louisiana Early Steps

Judge Amanda C. Calogero- Louisiana Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

Kahree Wahid- Director of the State Head Start Collaboration Project

Marcella Elliott- Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Advisory Board

Gina Eubanks- Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service

Constance A. Bellone- Parent Representative

Chenier Reynolds Montz- Parent Representative

Julio Galan- Parent Representative

Brooke LaFleur- Parent Representative

Bret Hanemann- DCFS Assistant Secretary of Child Welfare

Tangela Womack- Office of Women's Health and Community Health

Julie Foster Hagan- Office for Citizens with developmental disabilities of the Louisiana Department of Health

Tonya Joiner- Louisiana Department of Health Office of Public Health

Karen Stubbs- Office of Behavioral Health of Louisiana Department of Health

Kimberly L. Sullivan- Bureau of Health Services Financing of the Louisiana Department of Health

Mary E. Libbie Sonnier, PhD- Louisiana Policy Institute for Children

Courtney Myers- Office of Juvenile Justice

Shanna Beber- Department of Education Academic Programs

Karen Powell- Department of Education

Ernise Singleton- Louisiana Department of Education Support Progress

Sonia Mallett- Division of Administration

Joseph Patout- Partners in Protecting Children

ReShonn Saul- Louisiana Families in Need of Services Association

Amanda Moody- Louisiana Court Appointed Special Advocate Association

Stephanie Sterling- Louisiana Catholic Conference

Dr. Amber Blair- Louisiana Community and Technical College Systems

Dr. Amber Dickson- LSU Health Sciences

Angela Wiggins-Harris- National Association of Social Workers

Kathleen Ritchie- State Child Ombudsman

Dr. Katie Queen- Louisiana Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics

Cody Roi- Louisiana Council of Child and Adolescent Psychology

Jennifer Firmin- Louisiana Assembly of School Based Public Health

Brenda Bares- Families Helping Families of Acadiana

Dr. Sarah Hinshaw- Institute of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health at Tulane University

Susan East Nelson- Louisiana Partnership for Children and Families

Dr. Christian Vige'- Additional Member

Storm Ehlers- Additional Member

Michelle Gros- Additional Member

Kathy Coleman- Additional Member