Leadership
Board of Directors
Susan Neely: Chair
President & CEO, American Council of Life Insurers
Rita Lewis: Vice Chair
President, RML Strategies
Brian Graff: Treasurer
CEO, American Retirement Association
Susan Hirschmann: Secretary
CEO, Williams & Jensen
Kim Carver
Vice President Government Relations, Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Co.
Kelly Gage
Director of Advancement, Nomi Network
Sarah Gesiriech
Principal, 127 Strategies / Former U.S. Government Special Advisor on Children in Adversity / CCAI Advisory Council Chair
The Honorable Mary L. Landrieu
Former U.S. Senator of Louisiana / Senior Policy Advisor, Van Ness Feldman LLP
Joyce Rogers
Vice President of U.S. Policy & Public Affairs, Pfizer
Rick Spielman
General Manager, NFL
Russ Sullivan
Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Advisory Council
Sarah Gesiriech, Chair
Principal, 127 Strategies
Jelani Freeman, Vice Chair
Attorney
Lauren Behsudi
Senior Advisor, Administration for Children and Families/Casey Family Programs
Dan Berger
Attorney, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys
Lisa Boudreau
Director of Advocacy and Strategic Messaging, Parents as Teachers National Center
Allison Coble
Project Manager, Faith to Action Initiative
Ian Forber-Pratt
Director of Global Advocacy & Growth, CERI
Dr. Sharon Ford
Director of Foster Care and Adoption, Focus on the Family
Philip Goldman
Founder and President, Maestral
Bethany Haley
Former Executive Director, CCAI
Daniel Heimpel
Founder and Board Chair, Fostering Media Connections
D.J. Jordan
Senior Vice President, Pinkston Public Relations
Kathy Nuebel Kovarik
President, Sagitta Solutions L.L.C.
Jaia Peterson Lent
Deputy Executive Director, Generations United
Jedd Medefind
President, Christian Alliance for Orphans
Amnoni Myers
Consultant, Public Speaker, Author
Jennifer Perry
Executive Director, Children's Action Network
Rebecca Robuck
Policy Director, ChildFocus
Christopher Baker-Scott
Executive Director, Sun Scholars Inc.
Rita Soronen
President and CEO, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
Kathleen Strottman
Partner, Glen Vista Partners LLC
Nicole Taylor
Executive Director, Congregation for Kids
Rebecca Vahle
Executive Director and Founder, Family to Family