Meet the Panel Members
CRP Panel Member, Vice Chair
Shana Bartley
Shana Bartley serves as executive director at DC Action. She leads the organization’s efforts to ensure that the District of Columbia is place where all children have the resources they need to reach their full
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CRP Panel Member
Emily Bloomfield
Emily Bloomfield has an extensive career in public education. She currently works as a Senior Advisor at When We All Vote and My School Votes, which has a mission to increase participation in every election,
CRP Panel Member
Mattie Curry Cheek
Dr. Mattie Curry Cheek is committed to improving the lives of children, youth, and families. This commitment is an extension of her lifelong volunteer and professional-work experiences in mental health,
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CRP Panel Member, Treasurer
Patrick Foley
Patrick M. Foley spent 13 years as a DC foster parent specializing in older youths. He fostered 12 teenage boys; became the legal Guardian of five, and officially adopted five sons now ages 20-28. Patrick has been
CRP Panel Member
Theresa F. Gibson
Theresa F. Gibson, MPA, is a philanthropist and author of “Thorns of A Rose” that tells her journey growing up in the foster care system. She has firsthand knowledge of the issues associated with both growing
CRP Panel Member
Andy Miller
Shana Bartley serves as executive director at DC Action. She leads the organization’s efforts to ensure that the District of Columbia is place where all children have the resources they need to reach their full
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CRP Panel Member
Whitney Miller
Whitney Miller and his spouse, Dr. Dwight Miller spent four years as DC foster parents before adopting the son who arrived at their home in the early morning hours at barely two weeks old. In 2018, he and his
CRP Panel Member
Elizabeth C. Mohler, LICSW
Elizabeth C. Mohler, LICSW, LCSW-C is the Director of Social Services at the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) where she has worked since May 2014. Prior to joining LAYC, Elizabeth was a Senior Supervisory
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Tyra Moore
Dr. Tyra Moore, DSW, LICSW, LCSW-C, is the founder of a mental health therapy practice called Moore Therapeutic and Consulting Services. She is a licensed clinical social worker in the District of
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Meghan Schott
Meghan Schott, DO, FAPA attended Oberlin College and University of North Texas-Health Science Center for medical school. She completed residency training at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh and
CRP Panel Member
Wanda Thompson
Rev. Dr. Wanda Thompson is bi-vocational. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and an ordained minister. She is a native Washingtonian who grew up in Ward 7 and now lives and works in Ward 8.
CRP Panel Member, Chair
Pierrea Wallace
Pierrea Wallace is the Training Coordinator for the Guardian ad Litem program at the Children's Law Center. She is responsible for developing ongoing training for the Guardian ad Litem Program and
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Carolyn Woods
Carolyn Woods retired from Health and Human Service in Fort Worth, Texas in 2024. She relocated back to Washington, DC and became a licensed foster parent with DC Child and Family. While fostering, she
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