NCSEA On Location

Today’s episode comes to you on location from Maine, with a panel from the Department of Human Services (Patty Dushuttle and Anthony Pelotte) and the Food Research and Action Center (Ellen Vollinger). Pat O’Donnell hosts, and covers the topic of child support and S.N.A.P. and how they work together to address food insecurity in families, and combat childhood hunger.

Today's episode comes to On Location from Michigan, Minnesota, California and Alaska!  On this episode, Tim Lightner and Greg Wilson have a conversation with our 2021 NCSEA Policy Forum co-chairs, Erin Frisch and Shaneen Moore.  They talk about the upcoming Policy Forum, what's going to be different this year, and how they planned for an amazing virtual event.

Pat O’Donnell of YoungWilliams sits down with a distinguished panel in today’s episode: Debra Barnes (IV-D Director, Wisconsin Bureau of Child Support), Wally McClure (Raven Wings Consulting, and former IV-D Director of Washington Division of Child Support) and Sharon Santilli (IV-D Director, Rhode Island Dept. of Human Services, Office of Child Support Services). They discuss child support awaren...

Part three of our three-part series on the Work Life Balance blog cast, led by Ellen Rutledge.  This episode concludes a conversation with Kim Newsom Bridges, Jennifer Coultas and Mike Moreno on the subject of work-life balance, leadership and the impact on relationships in the work-life culture.  Part 3 is done in conjunction with their blog cast articles in the NCSEA CSQ, and is focused on Servi...

NCSEA’s own Gillyn Croog welcomes NCSEA President Lisa Skenandore and Past President Diane Potts. They provide an update of the activities of NCSEA’s Policy and Government Relations Committee, and discuss how they plan to remain engaged with the NCSEA membership in these trying times during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tim Lightner welcomes the outgoing president, Tanguler Gray and the incoming president, Lisa Skenandore of the National Child Support Enforcement Association (NCSEA).  As the board year comes to a close, and the officer positions change over, we get a chance to hear from Tanguler about how she felt about her time as president, as well as discussing with Lisa her goals and plans for the upcomi...

Part two in our series on the COVID-19 crisis. Pat O’Donnell of YoungWilliams has a conversation with Larry Heyeck (Deputy Director of Legal for the New Mexico DHS/CSED), Wende Parker (Parental Accountability Court Manager, Georgia Division of Child Support Services), and Nicholas Palos (Support Magistrate, Kings County Family Court, New York). They discuss how their agencies have maintained and c...

Part two of our three part series on the Work Life Balance blog cast, led by Ellen Rutledge.  This episode features a conversation with Kim Newsom Bridges, Jennifer Coultas and Mike Moreno on the subject of work life balance, self-care and good mental health.  Part 2 is done in conjunction with their blog cast articles in the NCSEA CSQ, and is focused on Emotional Well-Being.

In this episode we feature a recent NCSEA web talk recorded virtually, on the topic of leadership styles for positive outcomes.  It's a great conversation with Steven Eldred, Director at Orange County Child Support Services and Tim Lightner of Alaska Child Support Services Division.  NCSEA's own Gillyn Croog starts us out with opening remarks. 

In this episode, join Pat O’Donnell of YoungWilliams for part one of a two-part series on how the child support programs around the country have continued to serve program participants during this COVID-19 pandemic. She has a conversation with Marquese Howard, Chief Marketing Officer of Riverside County, CA Child Support Services and Carla Szalewicz, Child Support Enforcement System Administrator...

In this episode, Tim Lightner welcomes Maureen Leif, David Ramm and Joe Mamlin for a conversation about working from home. They share not only some tips and ideas about how to make your work more productive, but also talk about managing from home and how they interact with each other in this new remote environment.

Tim Lightner has a conversation with Larry Ashbridge, the Chief of Child Support Enforcement Probation Services from the State of New Jersey.  They discuss what New Jersey is doing to assist parents who are in the probation system with child support obligations. The also talk about the “new normal” of conducting business during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tim Lightner speaks with Nathan Hartell and Bruce Wagner - from the Riverside County Child Support Office, and hosts of the podcast Riverside County Child Support Service's Coffee Break. If you haven't heard their show, we encourage you to check it out. 

Tim Lightner has a conversation with Judith Green, Paul Garcia and Kevin Sangrung  of the LA County Child Support Services, Office of Innovation.  They talk about how they wound up working for the LA County Child Support department, how the office of Innovation got started, and what they are doing to bring meaningful innovation to the program in Los Angeles.

Part one of our three part series done in conjunction with the CSQ. Ellen Rutledge hosts a series of conversations with Kim Newsom Bridges, Jennifer Coultas and Mike Moreno about Work Life Balance to coincide with their blog post articles in the NCSEA CSQ. Part 1 is focused on the role of Communication. 

Diane Potts has a conversation over lunch with Eastern Regional Interstate Child Support Association (ERICSA) President, Patrick Quinn.  They talk about Patrick’s presidency year, what ERICSA is doing, last year’s conference and the planning for the 2020 Annual Conference (which has been rescheduled to November 17 – 21).  Get to know your ERICSA President, his child support career and mo...

In this episode, Tim Lightner has a conversation with Cheng Yu Hou from the Los Angeles County Child Support Services Department, Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Belonging. They talk about engagement and promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace and in our community.

Today’s episode is hosted by Alisha Griffin leading an International Child Support Round Table with representatives from Brazil (Arnaldo José Alves Silveira, General Coordinator, General Coordination for International Legal Cooperation, Department of Assets Recovery and International Legal Cooperation, National Secretariat of Justice, Ministry of Justice and Public Security & Leonardo Magalhãe...

In this episode Tim Lightner talks to Robbie Endris about the NCSEA Affinity Groups. They talk about what an affinity group is, what NCSEA has to offer, and how you can get involved. 

Pat O'Donnell has a conversation with this year's NCSEA-U Instructors Erin Frisch and Wally McClure. They talk about the purpose of the program, their own career journey and how developing leadership among Child Support professionals improves services to families. 

In this episode, Alisha Griffin has a conversation with Tanguler Gray about the theme of Engagement, and how that reflects the work of NCSEA within the Child Support Community. 

In this episode, Tim Lightner, Lori Rummage-Cain and Pat O'Donnell have a conversation with NCSEA Policy Forum Co Chairs Lyndsy Irwin and Carla West. They talk about what to expect at the upcoming event, highlight some of the sessions and discuss the work that went into putting the conference together. 

The last of our 4 part series recorded on location at the NCSEA Leadership Symposium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hosted by Tim Lightner and Lori Rummage Cain, a conversation with Tish Keahna of the National Tribal Child Support Association. 

Part 3 of our 4 part series recorded on location at the NCSEA Leadership Symposium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hosted by Tim Lightner and is a conversation with NCSEA’s Co-Chairs of the NCSEA-U Committee, Lynda Rhyne-McKinley and Scott Cade. They will be discussing the NCSEA U Program, the goals, origins and where it’s going in the future.

Part 2 of our 4 part series is a conversation with outgoing NCSEA President, Craig Burshem, and incoming President Tanguler Gray. Hosted by Tim Lightner.