NFCC STAFF
Kathi Crowe, Executive Director
Kathi Crowe was appointed the executive director of the National Foster Care Coalition (NFCC) on July 1, 2008. Prior to this role, she served as the deputy director of FosterClub.
In addition, Crowe served as the NFCC Board chair for the past several years. She also served as a consultant to the State of Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families and adjunct faculty member at the Rhode Island College School of Social Work, and the University of Connecticut School of Social Work.
Crowe has more than 30 years of experience working on issues of critical importance to vulnerable children, youth, and families. For more than 20 years, her work has focused on the needs of youth transitioning out of foster care.
Crowe received her Masters of Social Work from the University of Connecticut and is an experienced and sought-after author, public speaker, and teacher. She has served on numerous boards and is currently a member of the National Independent Living Association and the Child Welfare League of America’s National Advisory Committee on Youth Development.
NFCC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Committee
Chair: Jeannette Pai-Espinosa, President, National Crittenton Foundation
Vice Chair: M. Carmela Welte, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, National CASA
Treasurer: Lee Mullane, Director of Communications, Casey Family Services
Celeste Bodner, Executive Director, FosterClub
David Laird, Government Affairs Associate, Voices for America’s Children
Carla Owens, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative
LaKesha Pope, Youth Program and Policy Analyst, National Alliance to End Homelessness
Steve Trippe, Executive Director, New Ways to Work
Susan Weiss, Director of Child Welfare Policy, Casey Family Programs
Millicent Williams, Child Welfare Consultant, National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning
