Building Community
NACC State Coordinators
NACC State Coordinators support and connect a growing network of child welfare attorneys. NACC has 39 State Coordinators and adds more each year. This is a critical time to build community and support local practitioners and NACC is grateful for this volunteer network.
Review NACC’s State Coordinator Position Description for more information.
Arizona
Jillian Aja, JD
Bureau Chief
Pima County Office of Children’s Counsel
Term 2021-2023
California
Dean Conklin, JD
Resource and Training Attorney
Children’s Law Center of California
Term 2022-2024
Colorado
Ashley Chase, JD, CWLS
Staff Attorney and Legislative Liaison
Office of the Child’s Representative
Term 2021-2023
Delaware
Stephanie Reid, JD, CWLS
Attorney (Respondent Parent)
Private Practice
Term 2022-2024
District of Columbia
Keely Magyar, JD
Assistant Attorney General, Child Protection Sections
Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
Term 2021-2023
Idaho
Jessalyn Hopkin, JD
Juvenile Deputy Public Defender
Bannock County Public Defender’s Office
Term 2022-2024
Kansas
Kerrie Lonard, JD
Kansas Child Advocate
Kansas Office of Public Advocates, Division of the Child Advocate
Term 2021-2023
Louisiana
Rebecca May-Ricks, JD, CWLS
Director
Mental Health Advocacy Service/ Child Advocacy Program
Term 2021-2023
Maryland
Richard A. Perry, Esq.
Senior CINA Attorney
Maryland Legal Aid
Term 2023-2025
Michigan
Esther F. Flowers, Esq.
Managing Attorney and Children’s Attorney
Rose Legal Services, Juvenile Law Group
Term 2023-2025
Mississippi
Jennifer Morgan, JD, CWLS
Parent Defense Program Manager
Office of the State Public Defender
Term 2022-2024
Montana
Nevada
Angela Cook, JD
Team Chief
Children’s Attorneys Project , Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
Term 2022-2024
New Hampshire
Lisa Wolford, JD
Executive Director
Children’s Law Center of New Hampshire
Term 2023-2025
New Jersey
Neha Gogate, Esq.
Assistant Deputy Public Defender
Office of Law Guardian – Appellate & Special Interests Advocacy Section
Term 2023-2025
New Mexico
Beth A. Gillia, JD, MA
Executive Director
New Mexico Office of Family Representation and Advocacy
Term 2023-2025
New York
Melissa Paul-Franklyn, JD
Deputy Attorney-in-Charge
The Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Practice
Term 2021-2023
Oklahoma
Timothy Michaels-Johnson, JD
Managing Attorney for Child Representation
Oklahoma Office for Family Representation
Term 2021-2023
Oregon
Cathy Ouellette, JD
Attorney
Cathy Ouellette, Attorney at Law
Term 2023-2025
Pennsylvania
Nesta N. Johnson, Esq.
Family Law Staff Attorney
National Center for Lesbian Rights
Term 2023-2025
South Carolina
Margaret Bodman, JD
Senior Resource Attorney
Children’s Law Center at University of South Carolina
Term 2022-2024
Utah
Dianne Balmain, JD, CWLS
Assistant Attorney General
Attorney General’s Office
Term 2022-2024
Virginia
Valerie L’Herrou, JD
Staff Attorney
Family Law and Child Welfare Virginia Poverty Law Center
Term 2022-2024
West Virginia
Cathy Bond Wallace, JD
Executive Director
Childlaw Services, Inc.
Term 2022-2024
Wyoming
Cynthia Sweet, JD, CWLS
Supervising Staff Attorney, Natrona County
State of Wyoming, Office of the Guardian ad Litem
Term 2021-2023
Become a State Coordinator
State Coordinators help lead outreach efforts and provide localized support to growing networks of practitioners in their respective states. They serve as a liaison between NACC and child welfare practitioners, courts, organizations, and law schools and help grow the NACC community.