NCSEA On Location NCSEA

Today’s program comes to you from Crozet, Virginia and
Kansas City, Missouri, where Mariellen Keely (VA Child Support) welcomes back to the podcast, a familiar and esteemed guest, Barbara Lacina (Regional Administrator for Region 7 of the Administration for Children and Families).   Mariellen hosts an engaging conversation, as Barbara catches us up on her new role, after serving 32 years as a child support professional.  Listen as Barbara describes her journey and roles, and how she got started in the child support program.    Get to know more about the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), what is under their umbrella, and what locations Region 7 covers.  Find out what book is on Barbara’s nightstand table that she has recently finished reading, which you can add to your list.    

This week’s episode of On Location comes to you from
Michigan and Virginia. Join Mariellen Keely (Grants & Initiatives Consultant Senior, Division of Child Support, Virginia Department of Social Services) as she hosts today's program. Mariellen welcomes April Williams (Navigation Program Manager of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services/Child Support pilot program – Navigation Program Services) and Julie
Vandenboom (Michigan Office of Child Support, Program Re-engineering Specialist, who talk about their article in the January issue of the Federal Office of Child Support Services’ (OCSS) Child Support Report.  Hear about how they each got involved in the child support program and roles they have held. Learn what they are doing now with
the new Michigan Navigator Program, and what it entails.

This week’s episode of On Location is coming to you from across the country:  Louisiana, Michigan, California, and Alaska. Join co-hosts Tim Lightner (co-chair of this year’s NCSEA Communications Committee, and coming to you from Anchorage, Alaska) and Emily Jernigan (Regional
Administrator, Southern Region for the California Department of Child Support Services). Together they host Konitra Jack (Director, Louisiana Child Support
Enforcement Services in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) and Sharon Pizzuti (Vice President, Courtland Consulting in East Lansing, Michigan). They have a conversation about an amazing event coming up in August:  the 2024 NCSEA Leadership Symposium in Detroit, Michigan. Learn about the “heart and soul” of this year’s symposium, what’s in store, and how to get registered. Find out about a community service project for attendees, and a celebration of NCSEA’s 50th birthday. Discover what to see and do in the host city, and where to find some of the best and unique places to eat.
https://www.ncsealeadershipsymposium.org/

Today’s program comes to you from Michigan, Iowa,
California, and Alaska.  Tim Lightner (co-chair of this year’s NCSEA Communications Committee -- and coming to you from Anchorage, Alaska) and DeAnna Rice (Administrative Assistant to Director David Kilgore of the California Department of Child Support Services) team up
to co-host today’s podcast.  They welcome two new guests, Kelly Micka (Director, with Alvarez & Marsal), and Paul Gehm (of the Michigan State Courts).   Join them as they talk about NCSEA Policy and Government Relations’
subcommittee, Emerging Issues and Leading Practices, and learn about the benefits that the NCSEA membership has from this committee.   Get to know Kelly and Paul as they talk about their involvement with the child support program, how they got started, where their journey has taken them, and their own contributions to NCSEA.

“Membership has its privileges” is an advertising slogan
made famous by American Express.  The implication, of course, was that rewards and other things were available only through membership.   So, if you wanted to get in on the rewards, you had to be a “member.”  Today’s episode is co-hosted by DeAnna Rice (Administrative Assistant II, Office of the Director, CA Department of Child Support Services) and Tim Lightner (co-chair of this year’s NCSEA
Communications Committee and coming to you from Anchorage, Alaska).  They welcome a conversation with Linda Rhyne McKinley (Management Consultant with Public Knowledge) and Corri Flores (Director-Government Affairs Wage Garnishment Compliance & Shared Services
with ADP). They talk about what services are available to NCSEA members, including resources, publications, web talks, job boards, and more.  Learn also about member discounts to NCSEA conferences.   This week’s program comes to you from North Carolina, Wisconsin, California, and Alaska, and also features Chris Wood (NCSEA Executive Director), as he talks to Trina Schuyler
(of the Oneida Nation, Wisconsin), and also Kathie Bohacek (Assistant Director, San Joaquin County DCSS) as they talk about their 2024 Policy Forum experience. 

Today’s podcast comes to you from California and Ohio.  Join Emily Jernigan (Regional Administrator, Southern Region for the California Department of Child Support Services) and Brandi Gallebo (Manager with the Franklin County, Ohio Child Support Enforcement Agency) as they co-host today.  They welcome Laura Van Buskirk (Director,
Placer County, California Department of Child Support Services) and Kim Newsom Bridges (Sr. Director, Child Support Solutions, Conduent; based in Ohio).  Laura and Kim talk about their journeys and their career paths.  They have a conversation about leadership, why it’s important to lead, and how to develop your leadership skills.  Listen as they share their leadership philosophies and perspectives.