A Virginia that supports family driven care where families of children and youth have shared responsibility with equal partnership and support systems towards achieving and sustaining their full potential.
Our team seeks to promote the provision of an array of services that are community based, strengths focused, effective, culturally competent, family driven, youth guided, and individualized across Virginia.
Our team seeks to promote family driven care across systems of care in Virginia guided by the following values:
Embracing Family and Youth Voice & Choice:
- We recognize that all families and youth have strengths and expertise and their input is critical for improving policy & practice.
Encouraging and Respecting Cultural Influences
- We promote cultural sensitivity, diverse representation, and perspectives that are essential to effective outcomes.
Focusing on Outcome-based Work
- We focus on solution-focused work that demonstrates sustainable realistic outcomes towards system change.
Fostering Collaboration
- We promote collaboration by breaking down silos, encouraging creativity, and supporting transparency.
The Systems of Care (SOC) Expansion Advisory Team is an ongoing collaboration between the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS), parent representatives and agency/organization partners. The team was initially developed during earlier Systems of Care grant initiatives to inform and bring awareness to SOC across the Commonwealth. In 2017, the team engaged in a strategic planning process with the goal of restructuring itself to one which focused on family engagement as well as cross-agency and community collaboration centered on family engagement. This was done to help the group align activities to areas within SOC that a majority of members were already actively engaged. In collaboration with technical consultants and agency partners, the planning process included the following:
- Development of a mission, values, and goals to solidify team identity and purpose
- Development of a decision-making structure to discuss and bring forth initiatives
From this, the group actively works to identify key ways to promote engagement and increase family voice and choice within Systems of Care. Read More
Members Contact Information
First Name | Last Name | Advisory Team | Organization |
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Alexis | Pinos | Youth Support Partner/Youth & Young Adult Representative | Middle Peninsula Northern Neck Community Services Board |
Amanda | Snidow | SOC Region 3 Family Lead/ Parent Representative | New River Valley Community Services Board |
Angela | Valentine | Chief Deputy Director | Department of Juvenile Justice |
Angie | Williams | Managing Director, Development/ Parent Representative | The Open Table, Inc. |
Anna | Antell | Program Consultant | Office of Children’s Services |
Anthony | Davis | Family Support Partner/ Parent Representative | Region Ten Community Services Board |
Ashaki | McNeil | Reentry Program Manager | Department of Juvenile Justice |
Ashley | Everette | Policy Analyst | Voices for Virginia’s Children |
Bernnadette | Knight | Virginia Mental Health Access Program Coordinator | Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services |
Brandi | Tinsley | SOC Clinical Lead | United Methodist Family Services |
Charlotte | Talley | SOC Family Support Partner/Parent Representative | United Methodist Family Services |
Christina | Mummau | SOC Region 3 Task Lead/ICC Facilitator | New River Valley Community Services Board |
Cornell | Hubbard | Vice President and General Manager | Magellan of Virginia |
Cristy | Corbin | SOC State Family Lead, Parent Representative | United Methodist Family Services |
Dawn | Hudgins | SOC Family Support Partner/ Parent Representative | Region Ten Community Services Board |
Em | Parente | Assistant Director of Family Services | Virginia Department of Social Services |
Emma | Yackso | Director of Youth Programs and Services | Side by Side |
Erica | Mann | SOC Project Director | United Methodist Family Services |
Glencora | Gudger | Behavioral Health Equity Consultant | Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services |
Jessica | Abboud | SOC Region 1 Family Lead | United Methodist Family Services |
Joel | Walkley | SOC Lead Evaluator | Virginia Wraparound Implementation Center, Evidence-Based Associates |
Julie | Rivnak-McAdam | Families Forward Virginia/Parent Representative | Families Forward Virginia |
Karen | Grabowski | SOC Program Manager | Middle Peninsula Northern Neck Community Services Board |
Kourtney | Herndon | SOC Family Support Partner/ Parent Representative | United Methodist Family Services |
Krista | Johnson | SOC Evaluation and Data Coordinator | Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services |
Laura | Reed | Behavioral Health Program Manager | Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services |
Malcolm | King | Project Coordinator/YSAT Grant | Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services |
Martha | Montgomery | School Psychology Specialist | Virginia Department of Education |
Mary Beth | Walsh | Director | Virginia Family Network |
Melissa | Smith | Education Coordinator | Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice |
Melody | Popp | SOC Region 1 Task Lead/ Parent Representative | United Methodist Family Services |
Nancy | Fowler | Program Manager | Virginia Department of Social Services |
Nina | Marino | SOC Principal Investigator | Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services |
Pam | Fisher | SOC Project Director | Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services |
Patrice | Beard | Mental Health and Data Integration Specialist/ Parent Representative | Virginia Commonwealth University |
Rachelle | Butler | Director of Community Engagement/ICC Facilitator Coach | The Open Table, Inc. |
Richard | Firth | Project Coordinator/YSAT Grant | Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services |
Robin | Church | New Path Director/Parent Representative | Arc of Virginia |
Sayyeda | Hall | SOC Family Support Partner/ Parent Representative | United Methodist Family Services |
Sophie | Fontaine | Youth and Young Adult Programs Coordinator | Youth Move Virginia |
Stephanie | Lomax | SOC Region 4 Family Lead/ Parent Representative | United Methodist Family Services |
Susan | Barry | SOC Region 5 Family Lead/ Parent Representative | Middle Peninsula Northern Neck Community Services Board |
Ted | Lewis | Executive Director | Side by Side |