Corrine Anderson-Ketchmark is coordinator of the Washougal School District Learning Center/Day Treatment program. She is the past president of the Washington Association of School Social Workers, and was a child protective services caseworker in Vancouver from 1973 to1985.

Peter Berliner is the executive director of The Children's Alliance, a state-wide children's policy advocacy organization. He also serves on the boards of the Seattle Youth Involvement Network and the National Association of Child Advocates. Prior to joining the staff of the Children's Alliance, Peter was the executive director of Youth Eastside Services in Bellevue.

Shirley Caldwell is a senior clinical consultant and trainer with Therapeutic Health Services in Seattle. Prior to her current position, she served as clinical director and supervisor at Central Area Mental Health. From 1975 through 1990, she was the senior social worker for Children's Hospital and Medical Center at the Odessa Brown Children's Clinic, where she specialized in special needs issues for families of color. Shirley was the 1995 recipient of the Governor's Child Abuse Prevention Award.

Seth Dawson is the executive director of Deaconess Children's Services. He also serves as president of the Board of Trustees for the Snohomish County YMCA and as a member of the Snohomish County Children's Commission. Prior to joining Deaconess, Seth served as the Prosecuting Attorney for Snohomish County from 1983 to1994.

Christine Evans is a family resource coordinator for the S.W. Public Health Department, where she assists families who have young children with special needs. She is a member of the King County Parents Coalition and the parent of two children with special needs, including a child who is in a voluntary dependency. Christine lives in Renton.

Lori Garvin is the founding member of Parents Coping With CPS, an advocacy and support group for parents involved with Child Protective Services. Her group includes members from Pierce, King, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. In addition, Lori was a member of the CPS Symposium Work Group, a group convened to make recommendations to Governor Lowry following the 1996 symposium that was sponsored by the governor, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house. Lori lives in Tacoma.

Jack Hill is the director of the Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel which provides mandated legal services to indigent parents involved in juvenile court dependency and termination proceedings. He also serves on the Sexual Offender Treatment Provider Advisory Committee and was a member of the CPS Symposium Work Group.

Marie Jamieson is the director of the Washington Families for Kids (FFK) Initiative, a public-private-tribal partnership which seeks to reform the state's foster and adoptive care system. Prior to her work for FFK, Marie was the northwest area director for Lutheran Social Services of Washington and Idaho from 1988 to 1995. The FFK Initiative is based at Children's Home Society in Seattle.

Ruth Kagi is a public policy consultant in Seattle who serves as chair of the Washington Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (WCPCAAN). She is also a member of the King County Children and Family Commission and board president for the Center for Human Services. Ruth served as co-chair of the Lauria Grace Independent Fatality Review Team and previously served as vice-president of the League of Women Voters of Washington.

Karil Klingbeil is the director of social work at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. She is also an associate professor at the University of Washington's School of Social Work and a board member of Childhaven, a provider of therapeutic child care services. Karil has presented and written extensively on family violence issues.

Robert Lipke is the director of the Lummi Nation Child Protection Project in Bellingham. In this position, he acts as liaison to organizations and institutions that work in the area of Indian Child Welfare.

Lorna Mike is the chairperson of the Lower Elwah Klallam Tribe in Port Angeles.

Elizabeth Mueller is the Social Services director for the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe in Sequim. In this position, she oversees all of the tribe's social services and activities. Elizabeth also serves as the chair of the DSHS Indian Policy Advisory Committee (IPAC).

John Neff, M.D., is the vice-president and medical director of Children's Hospital in Seattle. He also serves as a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Gary Preble is a private attorney in Olympia whose practice includes representation of parents who are involved with child protective services. Gary has served on the Rules and Procedures Committee of the Washington State Bar Association, and has also served on the CPS Symposium Work Group and Governor Booth Gardiner's Task Force on Foster Care.

Linda Selsor is the director of the Seattle/North King County Family Center for Catholic Community Services of King County. Prior to her current position, Linda worked for Children's Home Society as a managed care manager, the western region finance manager, and as the northwest region director of planning and operations.

Gwendolyn Townsend is executive director of One Church, One Child of Washington State. She also serves as vice-president of the Foster Parents Association of Washington State (FPAWS) and as a board member of the Pediatric Interim Care Center. Gwendolyn was recently selected by American Mothers, Inc., the official sponsor of Mother's Day, as Washington State Mother of the Year for 1997.

Louise Vecchio serves as a volunteer guardian ad litem (GAL) for Snohomish County Superior Court. Having served as a volunteer since 1991, Louise is an experienced GAL who provides training to new volunteers and also serves as a mentor.