CEBC Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee is comprised of committed individuals drawn from a broad cross-representation of communities and organizations. These include the Child and Family Services Division of CDSS, County Child Welfare departments, County Welfare Directors Association of California, representatives from child welfare training, foundations, public and private community partners within the state, and respected national child welfare research centers.

The Role of the Advisory Committee

Guide the entire CEBC process.
Determine the topic areas for the CEBC to review, rate, and post on the website.
Assist with identifying programs that could be included in topic areas that have known evidence or are commonly utilized or marketed in California.
Help ensure the CEBC remains up-to-date on the latest emerging evidence.
Assist in developing and guiding the CEBC in the most effective means to disseminate the CEBC products.
Provide feedback on CEBC products.

Advisory Committee Members

Jorge Cabrera
Senior Director
Casey Family Programs
San Diego, CA

Pamela Day
Associate Director
Child Information Welfare Gateway
Children's Bureau/ACYF
Washington, DC

Danna Fabella
Director
Federal Linkages
Child & Family Policy Institute of California
Sacramento, CA

Barbara Fisher
Social Worker Practitioner
Children's Services
Yolo County Department of Employment and Social Services
Woodland, CA

Marilynne Garrison
Division Chief
Out-of-Home Care Management Division
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
Los Angeles, CA

Karen Gunderson
Chief
Child & Youth Permanency Branch
California Department of Social Services
Sacramento, CA

Howard Himes
Deputy Director
Fresno County Children and Families Services
Fresno, CA

Debby Jeter
Deputy Director
Family and Children's Division
San Francisco Human Services Agency
San Francisco, CA

Lee Ann Kelly
Acting OCAP Chief
Office of Child Abuse Prevention
California Department of Social Services
Sacramento, CA

Lynne Marsenich, LCSW
Senior Associate
California Institute for Mental Health
Sacramento, CA

Chris Mathias
Director
California Social Work Education Center (Cal-SWEC)
University of California, Berkeley
School of Social Welfare
Berkeley, CA

Stuart Oppenheim
Executive Director
Child & Family Policy Institute of California
Sacramento Office
Sacramento, CA

Renee Smylie
Deputy Director
Child Welfare Services- Tulare County
Visalia, CA

Linne Stout
Acting Branch Chief,
Child Protection and Family Support Branch
Office of Child Abuse Prevention
Sacramento, CA

Debra Zanders-Willis
Director
Child Welfare Services
County of San Diego
San Diego, CA