NCSEA On Location

Today’s episode comes to you on location  from California and North Carolina.  Veronica Riley (Assistant Director,  San Joaquin County Department of Child Support Services) and Tammy  Pearson  (YoungWilliams) co-host Melissa Radcliff, the Program Director for Our  Children’s Place of Coastal Horizons in Durham, North Carolina.  They  discuss how communities...

Coming to you from California and Illinois, Pat O’Donnell of YoungWilliams hosts the first in an On Location series dedicated to Professional Development.  The guests for this podcast are Laura Van Buskirk, Director, Placer County, California Department of Child Support Services and Kathie Bohacek, Child Support Program Manager/Outreach Coordinator for San Joaquin County, California Departmen...

Coming to you from Nebraska, North Dakota  and Alaska, Tim Lightner (Alaska CSSD) hosts NCSEA’s outgoing President,  Lori Bengston (YoungWilliams) and incoming President, Jim Fleming (IV-D  Director of North Dakota’s Child Support program).  They have a  conversation about their roles in the child support program, and their  years of service with NCSEA.  Lori tal...

Coming to you from on location in Georgia  and Alaska, Tim Lightner (Alaska CSSD) hosts John Hurst, the Assistant  Deputy Commissioner for the Georgia Department of Human Services,  Division  of Child Support Services.  John talks about his role in the child  support program, how he got his start, and his progress up the  leadership ladder.  John shares some...

Coming to you from on location in Austin, Texas and Wichita, Kansas,  Latoyia Southall (Supervisor on the Texas Data Management Services  project for MAXIMUS) hosts two caseworkers with the Department of  Children  and Family Services project for MAXIMUS:   Jennifer Stinnett (Case  Management Counselor) and Chandra Lewis (Child Support Counselor).  They &nbs...

Today’s episode comes to you on location from Charlottesville, Virginia and Springfield, Missouri. Mariellen Keely (Virginia Child Support) hosts and welcomes guest, Lara Fors. Lara’s a long-time child support professional, currently working as a Management Consultant with Public Knowledge. They talk about Lara’s recent award that she received at the Eastern Regional Intestate Child Support Associ...

Today’s episode comes to you on location from Virginia and Nebraska. Lori Bengston (current NCSEA President, and Project Manager for YoungWilliams) welcomes friend, colleague and OCSE Commissioner, Ms. Tanguler Gray. Listen as they talk about Commissioner Gray’s transition to OCSE and Washington D.C., and hear about her passions as well as what excites her with what OCSE does in the child support...

Today’s episode comes to you from Arizona and Virginia. Diane Potts (Director, National Strategy Team with CGI) hosts Dr. Wendy Anson, PhD (Engaged CTC). They have a conversation about the psychology of change and talk about what Dr. Anson is seeing in the workforce post-pandemic, that crosses industries. They talk about how people respond differently, including how they adapt and adjust. They dis...

Today’s episode comes to you on location from Massachusetts, Delaware and Anchorage, Alaska.  Tim Lightner (Alaska Child Support Services Division) welcomes co-host Chris Breen (Deputy Director of the Northern Region of the MA Child Support Program).  Their guest is Ted Mermigos (Director of the Child Support Program in the State of Delaware).  Ted talks to us today about his career...

Today’s episode comes to you on location  from St. Joseph County, Indiana and Anchorage, Alaska.  It is hosted by  Tim Lightner (Alaska CSSD) who has a conversation with Ethan McKinney  and David Newton, both from the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office with the  St. Joseph County, Indiana Child Support Program.  Ethan and David share  about who they are, how they got...

Coming to you on location from North  Carolina and Virginia,  we are pleased to catch up with two leaders in  the child support community, Tammy Pearson, the Director of Operations  for  YoungWilliams’ North Carolina offices, and Carla West, Senior Director  for Economic Security for the North Carolina Department of Health and  Human Services (DHHS), Division of...

This episode comes to you from Pleasanton, California; Concord, North Carolina; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Anchorage, Alaska.  Tim Lightner (Alaska CSSD) hosts a conversation with the co-chairs of the 2022 Leadership Symposium:  Phyllis Nance (Director, Alameda County DCSS), Linda Rhyne-McKinley (Quality and Training Supervisor, Mecklenburg County CSE) and Carla West (Sr. Director of E...

Today’s episode comes to you on location from Massachusetts, California, Indiana, Georgia, Maryland, and Alaska. It is hosted by Tim Lightner and Keith Lewis and the conversation is how the courts responded to the pandemic. On this important topic we welcome a wide variety of practitioners and researchers in this discussion. Joining us today are Jolie Sheppick, Susan Smith, Terri Jones, Elaine Sor...

This episode comes to you from the states of Georgia, Virginia, Louisiana and New Mexico. Mariellen Keely (Virginia Child Support) hosts today’s conversation, and is joined by Robbie Endris (Conduent), Shareda Morgan (GA Child Support) and Laura Galindo (CSG Government Solutions). They talk about their careers in child support, and their work on the NCSEA Web Talk committee. Listen as they share h...

This episode is co-hosted by Pat O’Donnell (YoungWilliams) and Brandi Gallebo (Franklin County CSEA) and comes to you from Illinois, Ohio, and Arizona.  They welcome Doreen Nicholas, who is a Survivor Engagement and Systems Change Specialist at the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence.  Some of you may have heard Ms. Nicholas speak at the 2022 NCSEA Policy Forum in...

This episode of NCSEA On Location is coming to from Norwalk, Connecticut; Columbus, Ohio; Canton, Ohio and Anchorage, Alaska. Co-hosts Tim Lightner (AK Child Support), Brandi Gallebo (Franklin County CSEA) and Ann Durkin (Stark County, Ohio Child Support) welcome NCSEA’s newest staff member, Katie Kenney, Senior Manager of Professional Development. It’s an opportunity to get to know Katie, her lif...

Today’s episode comes to you on location from Canton, Ohio; Lansing, Michigan; and Seattle, Washington. Hosted by Ann Durkin (Stark County, Ohio Child Support) she welcomes her guests Erin Frish and Wally McClure -- co-instructors of the NCSEA-U Program. NCSEA-U is held in conjunction with the Leadership Symposium, which will take place in Charlotte, North Carolina this August. If you’re intereste...

Coming to you from Columbus, Ohio, Sugarland, Texas and Anchorage, Alaska. Join co-hosts Tim Lightner (Alaska Child Support Services Division) and Brandi Gallebo (Franklin County CSEA) as the speak with Dr. Deirdre S. Williams (Chief Bridge Builder, Leadership Development at U-Bridge Project Consulting). You may have heard Dr. Williams speak at the 2022 NCSEA Policy forum in Washington DC. Now joi...

This episode comes to you from Saratoga, New York; Richmond, Virginia; and Anchorage, Alaska. Tim Lightner (Alaska CSSD) and Mariellen Keely (VA Grants & Initiatives Consultant Senior ) have a conversation with Rob Velcoff (Intergovernmental Support Services). Rob talks about his career with his different roles in the child support program, and where his journey has taken him.  Rob discus...

This episode comes to you from Illinois and multiple locations in Ohio. Pat O’Donnell (YoungWilliams) and co-host Ann Durkin (Stark County, OH Job and Family Services) are joined by Susan Brown (Director of Franklin County, OH Child Support Enforcement) and Rob Pearson (Deputy Director of Child Support, Stark County Job and Family Services). They discuss procedural justice and how it can be integr...

Today’s On Location comes to you from Update New York, Wisconsin and Anchorage, Alaska. The focus of today’s show is the NCSEA Policy Forum, scheduled to take place at the JW Marriot in Washington DC February 3rd through 5th, 2022. Tim Lightner welcomes co-chairs of the event, Margot Bean (Deloitte Consulting) and Connie Chesnik (Administrator of the Division of Family and Economic Security in the...

Today’s episode comes to you on location from North Dakota, Massachusetts, and Anchorage, Alaska. The topic is Who do we serve, and do we serve them well? It’s an in-depth look at the child support program looking at things we do well now, and things that we might be able to do better in the future. The show today is hosted by Tim Lightner and joining him today as co-host is Chris Breen (Deputy Di...

This episode is hosted by Tim Lightner (Alaska Child Support Services Division) as he welcomes the immediate past-president and current president of our sister organization, the Western Intergovernmental Child Support Engagement Council, better known as WICSEC.  Our guests includes Veronica Riley, who is the current president of WICSEC.  Veronica is the Assistant Director for the Departm...

In this episode, Pat O’Donnell wraps up her series on NCSEA’s 2021 Leadership Awards.  Coming to you from locations in San Diego, California and Chicago, Illinois, Pat O’Donnell (YoungWilliams) hosts a conversation with Robert Lafer (Chief Legal Counsel, San Diego Department of Child Support Services) on being awarded the 2021 NCSEA Outstanding Leader Award.  They talk about Rob’s ongoin...

This episode is hosted by Tim Lightner (Alaska CSSD) and Ann Marie Ruskin (Executive Director, NCSEA), as they welcome the immediate past-President, and current President of our sister-organization, The National Tribal Child Support Association (NTCSA). Our guests include Sandy Cloer who is the current President of the association. Sandy is the Child Support Director of the Eastern Band of Cheroke...