The purpose of the Statewide Linkage Oversight Committee (SLOC) is to monitor the planning and implementation activities of the project and to oversee the process and outcome evaluation. The SLOC addresses policy issues relevant to the project and planning for ongoing sustainability of Linkages.

The committee consists of the Executive Director from Children and Family Policy Institute of California (CFPIC), the Linkage Project Director, the evaluator from Harder + Company, California Department of Social Services (CDSS) staff from various branches; Welfare-to-Work, Children’s Services, CWS/CMS, Research and Data, and County Linkages coordinators.

Committee Members:

Bill Beiersdorfer
Human Services Agency/CalWorks Program
City and County of San Francisco

Brenda Castillo
Compliance Manager
Merced County Human Services Agency

Teresa Contreras
Bureau Chief
Office of Child Abuse Prevention
California Department of Social Services

Danna Fabella
Linkage Project Director
Child and Family Policy Institute of California

Barry Fisher
Manager Family and Community Support Services
Office of Child Abuse Prevention
California Department of Social Services

Kay Gibson
Assistant Director
San Benito

Paul Harder, Harder + Company
President
Harder + Company

Glenn Jue
Bureau Chief
CMS Support
California Department of Social Services

Jessica Lee
Program Manager
Welfare-to-Work Division/Employment Bureau
California Department of Social Service

Susan Nisenbaum, CDSS
Branch Chief
Children and Family Services Division
California Department of Social Services

Stuart Oppenheim
Executive Director
Child and Family Policy Institute of California
Ruben Robles
Consultant
Office of Child Abuse Prevention
California Department of Social Services

Christine Webb-Curtis
Bureau Chief
Employment Bureau
California Department of Social Services