Child Welfare Committee

Purpose | Documents | Members | Staff Contact

Purpose

The purpose of the Indiana Child Welfare Improvement Committee is to mobilize and empower child welfare system stakeholders to identify, develop, and drive change to build sustainable success for children and families.

Documents

Minutes

2026

2025

2024

Members

Tatiana Alvarez
Program Director, International Initiatives
Indiana Department of Child Services

Kelly Bray
Indiana Office of GAL/CASA
Indiana Office of Court Services

Hon. Geoffrey Gaither
Judge
Marion Superior Court

Harmony Gist
Executive Director of Operations
Indiana Department of Child Services

Mag. Valorie Hahn
Magistrate
Hamilton Circuit and Superior Courts

Hon. Holly Harvey
Monroe Circuit Court
Bloomington

Jarrod Hummer
Parent advisor

Haley Inman
Assistant Director, Strategic Initiatives
Indiana Department of Child Services

Joel McGormley
General Counsel
Indiana Department of Child Services

Hon. Tara Melton, Chair
Judge
Marion Superior Court

Karen Mikosz
Family Welfare Supervisor
Department of Social Services, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi

Michael Moore
Assistant Executive Director
Indiana Public Defender Council

Mag. Joann Price
Magistrate
Lake Superior Court

Hon. Lisa Reger
Clark Circuit Court
Jeffersonville

Kris Rhodes
Assistant Director, Workforce Development
Indiana Department of Child Services

Joseph Sims
Assistant Director, Strategic Initiatives
Indiana Department of Child Services

Gilbert Smith
Regional Director, Foster, Adoption & Older Youth Service
Indiana Department of Child Services

Julia Stumler
Young Person Advisor

DeOnyae-Dior Valentina
Young person advisor

Staff Contact

Jamie Devine, Court Improvement Program
Indiana Office of Court Services
cip@courts.in.gov