NACC Board of Directors
With representatives from the fields of law, medicine, and youth engagement, the NACC Board of Directors offers a multidisciplinary perspective on child welfare issues and policies. This integrative group guides NACC’s strategic direction.
To contact a board member:
CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS
LaShanda Taylor Adams, JD
NACC Board President
Legal Director
Children’s Law Center of Washington, DC
Washington, District of Columbia
Dawne Mitchell, JD
NACC Board Vice President
Attorney in Charge
The Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Practice
New York, New York
Akin Abioye, Ed.D
NACC Board Treasurer
Director of Operations
Baltimore Safe Haven
Baltimore, Maryland
Currey Cook, JD
NACC Board Secretary
Director of the Youth in Out-of-Home Care Project
Lambda Legal
New York, New York
Mickey Aberman, JD, MBA
NACC Board Member
James, McElroy, & Diehl, P.A.
Charlotte, North Carolina
Adeshola “Shola” Akintobi
NACC Board Member
Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives and Innovation
Howard University School of Law
Based in Maryland
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Kathryn Banks, JD
NACC Board Member
Associate Dean for Experiential Learning
Saint Louis University School of Law
St. Louis, Missouri
Janet Bledsoe, JD, LLM, CWLS
NACC Board Member
Director, Attorney ad Litem Program
Administrative Office of the Courts
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Hon. Karen Braxton, CWLS
NACC Board Member
Judge, 3rd Circuit Court of Michigan
Family Division-Juvenile Section
Detroit, Michigan
LilCrystal Dernier, MS, MNM
NACC Board Member
Family Visitation Supervisor
Children’s Home of Florida
Miami, Florida
Sheri Freemont, JD
NACC Board Member
Managing Director
Casey Family ProgramsJudicial and National Engagement
Denver, Colorado
Amy Harfeld, JD
NACC Board Member
National Policy Director, Senior Staff Attorney
Children’s Advocacy Institute, USD School of Law
Washington, District of Columbia
Leslie Starr Heimov, JD, CWLS
NACC Board Past President
Executive Director
Children’s Law Center of California
Monterey Park, California
Priya Konings, JD
NACC Board Member
Senior Director, Field Operations
Kids in Need of Defense, Inc. (KIND)
Washington, District of Columbia
Yali Lincroft, MBA
NACC Board Member
Vice President
Philanthropic Services, Whittier Trust
Seattle, Washington
Meghna Roy
NACC Board Member
Technology Executive
Based in Texas
David Smith, JD
NACC Board Member
Partner
O’Melveny & Myers, LLP
Los Angeles, California
Dan Wilde, JD
NACC Board Member
Attorney
Steamboat Law, LLC
Cheyenne, Wyoming
EMERITUS BOARD MEMBERS
Founded in 2017, NACC’s Emeritus Board is an advisory body of prior board members. Emeritus Board members provide advice, technical assistance on specific projects, and assist in fundraising efforts. Members are selected by NACC’s Nominating Committee and voted on by the full Board. They serve a 10-year term and participate in NACC Board meetings as nonvoting members.
Candace Barr, JD, CWLS
Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
Henderson, Nevada
Donald C. Bross, JD, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics (Family Law), Associate Director for Pediatric Law, Policy and Ethics
Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect
Aurora, Colorado
John B. Ciccolella, JD
Ciccolella Family Law, P.C.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Robert Fellmeth, JD
Executive Director/Professor
University of San Diego Law School, Children’s Advocacy Institute
San Diego, California
John Myers, JD
Visiting Professor of Law
UC College of Law
San Francisco, California
Henry J. Plum, JD
Attorney & Consultant
New Berlin, Wisconsin
Janet G. Sherwood, JD, CWLS
Deputy Director
Advokids
Corte Madera, California
John H. Stuemky, MD
Section Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sonia C. Velazquez
Leader in the non-profit sector with a focus on child welfare, child labor, international development, and human rights
Chicago, Illinois
Chris Wu, JD
Principal Court Management Consultant
National Center for State Courts
Arlington, Virginia