The Child Welfare Improvement Committee brings together stakeholders to examine ways to improve safety, timely permanency, and well-being outcomes for children and families involved in the child welfare system.
Tatiana Alvarez
Program Manager, International and Cultural Affairs
Indiana Department of Child Services
Mag. Pauline Beeson
Magistrate
Marion Superior Court
Mag. Elizabeth Bellin
Magistrate
Elkhart Circuit Court
Mag. Sally Berish
Magistrate
Boone Circuit Court
Topacio Boyd
Parent Advisor
Mag. Ashley Colborn
Magistrate
St. Joseph Probate Court
Mag. Eleanor Finnell
Magistrate
Marion Circuit Court
Harmony Gist
Deputy Director of Strategic Solutions & Agency Transformation
Indiana Department of Child Services
Mag. Valorie Hahn
Magistrate
Hamilton Circuit and Superior Courts
Hon. Christine Haseman
Judge
Monroe Circuit Court
Mag. Jennifer Hubartt, Chair
Magistrate
Marion Superior Court, Juvenile Division
Rachael Hudgins
Permanency Initiatives Program Manager
Indiana Department of Child Services
Haley Inman
Assistant Director, Continuous Quality Improvement
Indiana Department of Child Services
Stephaney Knight
Youth Advisor
Ashley Krumbach
Safe Systems Director
Indiana Department of Child Services
Teresa Lyles
Indiana Office of GAL/CASA
Indiana Office of Court Services
Derrick Mason
Executive Director
Public Defender Commission
Joel McGormley
General Counsel
Indiana Department of Child Services
Mag. Tara Melton
Magistrate
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
Hon. Lynn Murray
Judge
Howard Circuit Court
Paul Okoli
Youth Advisor
Kris Rhodes
Assistant Deputy Director of Staff Development
Indiana Department of Child Services
Lauren Virgen
Parent Advisor
Lindsey Petitt, Court Improvement Program Administrator
Indiana Office of Court Services
lindsey.petitt@courts.in.gov
