For a full lineup of CWDA’s 2014 Conference sessions and
speakers, see the on-site program brochure. The
following list is limited to speakers who
shared visual presentations.
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationAnna Martinez, Assistant Director, Self-Sufficiency Division, Riverside County Department of Public Social ServicesAngela Noel, Regional Manager, Self-Sufficiency Division, Riverside County Department of Public Social ServicesBill Traynor, Supervising Employment Services Counselor, Riverside County Department of Public Social Services
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationMaridet Castro Ibanez, Administrative Manager, Nutrition Services/WIC Program, County of Orange Health Care AgencyEstera Heiberger, Program Manager, CalFresh & General Relief Programs, Orange County Social Services AgencyCaryn Rizell, CalFresh Outreach Manager, California Department of Social ServicesGayle Shockey-Hoxter, Program Chief, Riverside County Department of Public Health
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationSylvia Deporto, Deputy Director, Family & Children’s Services, Human Services Agency of San FranciscoBridgette Lery, Senior Analyst, Human Services Agency of San FranciscoDave McDowell, Chief, Performance & Program Improvement, Children & Family Services Division, California Department of Social ServicesBarbara Needell, Principal Investigator/Research Specialist, California Child Welfare Performance Indicators Project, University of California, Berkeley
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationMichelle Callejas Kristi Chauvin Baker, Social Worker Supervisor, Service Connect - Criminal Justice Realignment Program, San Mateo County Human Services AgencyEthan Dye, Human Services Program Manager, Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationJohn Corniel, Program Manager, Yuba County Health & Human Services DepartmentSanja Kovacevic Bugay, Deputy Director, Fresno County Department of Social ServicesDeborah Martinez, Interim Deputy Director, Fresno County Department of Social ServicesLaura Scott, Program Manager, Shasta County Health & Human Services Department
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationKris Brown, Deputy Director of Comprehensive Services for Older Adults, Napa CountyJill Nielsen, Adult Protective Services Program Director, Human Services Agency of San FranciscoMary Twomey, Co-Director, Center for Excellence on Elder Abuse and Neglect, University of California, Irvine
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationBaljit Atwal, Assistant Director, Stanislaus County Department of Child Support ServicesTamara Thomas, Director, Stanislaus County Department of Child Support ServicesSharon Wardale-Trejo, Director, Merced County Department of Child Support Services
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationDiana BoyerStuart Oppenheim, Executive Director, Child & Family Policy Institute of CaliforniaTina Garcia, Deputy Director, Social Services Division, Kings County Human Services AgencyJudy Webber, Deputy Director, Children & Family Services Department, Ventura County Human Services Agency
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationLaura HawkinsJose Perez, Assistant Director Bureau of Program & Policy, Los Angeles County Department of Public Social ServicesTiana Wertheim, Senior Analyst, Human Services Agency of San FranciscoDeanna Zotalis-Ferreira, Chief of Agency Operations, San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationHector Flores, Medi-Cal Human Services Administrator, Los Angeles County Department of Public Social ServicesNjeri McGee-Tyner, Eligibility & Enrollment Director, Alameda Health ConsortiumRandy Morris, Assistant Agency Director, Adult, Aging, & Medi-Cal Services Department, Alameda County Social Services AgencyDonald Nollar, Health Programs Trainer, Maternal & Child Health Access
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationStephan Betz, Deputy Director, Solano County Health & Social ServicesPamela Chan, Senior Program Manager, Applied Research, Corporation for Enterprise DevelopmentEmily Schmitt, Social Science Research Analyst, Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesJacob Solomon, Fellow, Code for America
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationJennifer VasquezGavin Bradley, Senior Vice President, Retail Sales, Ventura County Credit UnionMarcy Snider, Social Worker, Ventura County Human Services AgencyRepresentative from Bank of America, Fraud and Investigation Unit
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationRyan Uhlenkott, Deputy Director, Riverside County Department of Public Social ServicesGerald W. Fineman, Supervising Deputy District Attorney, Riverside County District Attorney's OfficeLaurie Fineman, Regional Manager, Child Protective Services, Riverside County Department of Public Social ServicesBobbie Garza, Senior Investigator, Riverside County District Attorney's Office
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationJohn Bauters, Policy Director, Homelessness, Housing CaliforniaFrank Cirillo, Director, Mercer County Board of Social Services, New JerseyChristina Harcar, Administrative Supervisor of Social Services, Mercer County Board of Social Services, New JerseyKatharine Gale, Focus StrategiesSharon McDonald, Director for Families & Youth, National Alliance to End Homelessness
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationGary Taylor, Director, Children & Family Services, Orange County Social Services AgencyRaquel Amezcua, Family Mediator & ConsultantNahla Kayali, Founder & Executive Director, Access California ServicesLoreta Ruiz, Cónsul de Protección, Consulado de México en Santa Ana
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationChris Mathias, Director, Title IV-E Stipend Program, California Social Work Education CenterBarrett Johnson, Program Director, Family & Children’s Services, Human Services Agency of San FranciscoSandhya Rao Hermon, Director, Research & Evaluation, California Social Work Education Center
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationVa Lecia Adams Kellum, Executive Director, St. Joseph CenterKris Freed, Director of Homeless Programs, L.A. Family HousingBrenda Goldstein, Director of Services, LifeLong Medical CareSharon Rapport, Associate Director, California Policy, Corporation for Supportive Housing
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationDiane Kaljian, Adult & Aging Director, Sonoma County Human Services DepartmentEric Glentzer, Program Manager, In-Home Supportive Services, Sonoma County Human Services DepartmentAnne Percival, Supervisor, In-Home Supportive Services, Sonoma County Human Services DepartmentSara Obstarczyk, Behavioral Health Clinician, Sonoma County Department of Health Services
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationTerrie Concellos, Deputy Director of Administrative Services, Santa Barbara County Department of Social ServicesKim Dysert, Assistant Chief Financial Officer, Stanislaus County Community Services AgencyRobert Manchia, Deputy Director of Finance, San Mateo County Human Services Agency
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationKaren Gunderson, Chief, Child & Youth Permanency Branch, California Department of Social ServicesLinda Belch, Program Manager, San Luis Obispo Social Services DepartmentTina Garcia, Deputy Director, Social Services Division, Kings County Human Services AgencyAmy Kruger, Division Chief, Adult & Children’s Services, Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationBrenda Doyle, Clinical Nursing Director, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s DepartmentSgt. Allan Lamonte, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s DepartmentTimothy Siler, Employment Resource Specialist, San Luis Obispo County Department of Social ServicesRobert Storms, Chief Clinical Program Administrator, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationAkhtar Khan, Research Services Branch Chief, California Department of Social ServicesVicky Lovell, Research Services Branch Bureau Chief, California Department of Social ServicesLinda Patterson, Chief, CalFresh Branch, California Department of Social Services
CWDA Conference/Symposium PresentationEduardo Ameneyro, Human Services Program Manager, Sacramento County Department of Human AssistanceKristin Gibbons, Human Services Program Manager, Sacramento County Department of Human AssistanceEmily Balli, Employment & Benefit Services Director, Santa Cruz County Human Services DepartmentEllen Timberlake, Deputy Director, Santa Cruz County Human Services Department
