Subject Matter Experts

Our Subject Matter Experts are the nation’s leading experts on topics related to serving kinship/grandfamilies. They respond to individual technical assistance requests, partner with the Network to create new resources, and identify exemplary policies, practices, and programs. Their wide range of expertise lets us target technical assistance to help professionals across the U.S. in their various capacities.

Alexandra Ashbrook

Director of Root Causes and Specific Populations

Food Research & Action Center
Melinda Perez-Porter

Director, Relatives As Parents Program (RAPP)

Brookdale Foundation Group
Dr. Nancy Young

Executive Director and Founder

Children and Family Futures
Gail Engel

GRAND Voice

Generations United
Dr. Tyreasa Washington

Senior Program Area Director & Distinguished Senior Scholar – Child Welfare

Child Trends
Hanh Dao

Senior Program Associate, Center for Children and Family Futures

NCSACW
Jatrice Martel Gaiter

Executive Vice President, External Affairs

Volunteers of America
Marina Nitze

Fellow

New America's New Practice Lab
Sarah L. Smalls

GRAND Voice

Generations United's GRAND Voices Network
Dr. Angelique Day

Associate Professor

University of Washington Seattle, School of Social Work
Heidi Redlich Epstein

Director of Kinship Policy and State Projects

American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law
Dr. Terry Cross

Founding Executive Director and Senior Advisor

National Indian Child Welfare Association
Dr. Joseph Crumbley

Family Therapist, Trainer, and Consultant