NCSEA On Location

This edition of On Location comes to you from locations of Boston, Massachusetts; Denver, Colorado; and Anchorage, Alaska.  Your host, Tim Lightner (Alaska Child Support Services Division) has an engaging conversation with Patience (Polly) Crozier and Diane Potts.  Polly is the Senior Staff Attorney with the GLAD’s GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders, and Diane Potts is the Vice Presiden...

Today’s episode is hosted by Greg Wilson (the Executive Director of the California Child Support Director’s Association and member of the NCSEA Communications Committee and Podcast Subcommittee). Greg is joined by Kathy Sokolik and Elizabeth Morgan (both of PublicKnowledge) for a second in a series about the child support pass-through.  They discuss the history of the pass-through going all t...

On this episode, Pat O’Donnell (YoungWilliams) has a conversation with Carol Beecher (Director, Alaska Child Support Services), Lee Bjerklie (North Dakota Assistant Director for Customer Service) and Michele Cristello (Director, Massachusetts Child Support Program). They talk about how their programs provide customer service, and how government agencies experience unique challenges. They discuss h...

This episode was recorded on location in the Commonwealth of Virginia and Illinois.  Pat O’Donnell (of YoungWilliams) continues her series on NCSEA’s 2021 awards, by having a conversation with Barbara Lacina (Division Director of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Division of Child Support Enforcement) – the recipient of the 2021 NCSEA National Emerging Leader Award.  They talk about recogni...

This episode was recorded on location in Illinois and Massachusetts and is hosted by Pat O’Donnell -- a long-time member of our Podcast subcommittee, and frequent host on this program. Pat welcomes Domenic Dicenso, who is the Deputy Court Administrator for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Department. This Department was awarded the 2021 NCSEA Innovative Partnership and Co...

Join Pat O’Donnell of YoungWilliams as she has a conversation with Mariellen Keely, the Digital Marketing Project Director for the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Division of Child Support Enforcement.  They talk about Virginia being the recipient of the NCSEA 2021 Program Awareness Award for #SupportVAKids:  the digital marketing campaign for the Virginia Child Support Program, how the campa...

This episode comes to you from multiple locations in California and Colorado.  Greg Wilson (Executive Director of the Child Support Director’s Association (CSDA in California) and NCSEA member) has a conversation with Larry Desbien (Director, Colorado Child Support Services Division) and David Kilgore (Director, California Department of Child Support Services).  The talk about what is a...

Tim Lightner welcomes the outgoing president, Lisa Skenandore and the incoming president, Lori Bengston of the National Child Support Enforcement Association (NCSEA).  From locations in Wisconsin, Nebraska and Alaska, get a chance to learn more about Lisa and Lori -- their stories of where their journeys have led them, and where they (and NCSEA) are headed.  Hear also about how they got...

On Location comes to you from Indianapolis, Indiana, Lebanon, Ohio and Brooklyn, New York.  Nick Palos leads a discussion with child support leaders who help shepherd the Eastern Regional Interstate Child Support Association (ERICSA):  Tommy Howard (1st Assistant Prosecutor and Director of Warren County, OH Child Support Enforcement) and Mike McGuire (Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, and Div...

Coming to you from North Dakota, Michigan and Alaska, Sharon Pizzuti and Tim Lightner have an engaging conversation with Jim Fleming (IV-D Director of North Dakota’s Child Support program). Learn more about Jim Fleming: his roles in the child support community, and his perspectives on performance measures. Whether you have been in child support for the course of your career, or are new to the chil...

This is part two of our series on research into programs for low-income fathers. For this series of episodes, Tim Lightner is joined by co-host Sharon Pizzuti from Cortland Consulting and Co-chair of the NCSEA Communications Committee. Tim and Sharon speak with guests Jay Fagan (a faculty member for the School of Social Work at Temple University in Pennsylvania and Co-Director of the Fatherhood Re...

This episode is part one of a two-part series on research into programs for low-income fathers. For this series of episodes, Tim Lightner is joined by co-host Sharon Pizzuti from Cortland Consulting and Co-chair of the NCSEA Communications Committee. Tim and Sharon speak with guests Jay Fagan (a faculty member for the School of Social Work at Temple University in Pennsylvania and Co-Director of th...

Today’s episode comes to you on location from North Carolina, Minnesota, and Alaska, and is hosted by Tim Lightner with co-host Tammy Pearson. They welcome Shaneen Moore (MN Child Support Director and newly appointed Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Children and Family Services) and Dr. Trish Skophammer (Director of Ramsey County, MN Child Support Services Division). They join us today for a discu...

This episode comes to you from Arizona and of course, Anchorage, Alaska.  On today’s show, Tim Lightner welcomes Dr. James Rodriguez, who is the President and CEO of the Fathers and Families Coalition of America (FFCA).  Its really an interesting conversation where they get into, among other things, the work of the organization that he represents and how his own experience as a father ha...

On this On Location episode, hosts Sharon Pizzuti and Tim Lightner welcome Christine Wolf and Camina Stevenson, social work MSW’s from the Clark County (Nevada) District Attorney Family Support Office.  They talk about finding ways to assist people who are dealing with chronic homelessness, addiction, any type of mental health issues and co-occurring disorders—to pay child support.  Join...

Another great episode, coming to you from on location in California and Alaska.  Tim Lightner has a discussion with California Department of Child Support Services Director, David Kilgore.  Hear the conversation about flexible enforcement, and how the child support program can be a resource in building a partnership for engaging in supportive services with both parents.

This is part two of our two-part series on engaging fathers in the child support program.  On this series, Tim Lightner continues the conversation with Brandon Guitierez, a child support specialist in a California county office, a noncustodial parent and paying member of a child support case.  He’s a featured speaker on the essential role of fathers. Hear Brandon’s perspective on how the...

This is the first of our two-part series on engaging fathers in the child support program.  On this series, Tim Lightner has a conversation with Brandon Guitierez, a child support specialist in a California county office.  Hear Brandon’s perspective on how the program works with fathers and how we may better engage them going forward.

We are coming to you on location today from Virginia, Kansas, Texas and Alaska. On today’s episode, Tim Lightner welcomes Ashley Dexter and Charles Smith, co-chairs of this year’s NCSEA Leadership Symposium. Also joining them is Gillyn Croog, who is NCSEA’s Director of Professional Development. They talk about the upcoming conference, what to expect, and how good it’s going to be to be in person a...

Coming to you from Michigan and Alaska, Sharon Pizzuti and Tim Lightner continue the conversation with Zenell Brown, Esq. from her discussion at the 2021 NCSEA Policy Forum. Grab a cup of coffee and be ready to engage as she shares about diversity and inclusion, her personal experiences and her book, Coffee and Conversations:  Inclusion and Belonging.

Today’s episode comes to you from Georgia and Alaska.  Tim Lightner has a conversation with Wende Parker and John Strickland about what the Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Child Support Services is doing with their Parental Accountability Court and Fatherhood programs.  Hear about their successes, their passion, and their dedication.   It’s a great opportunity...

Our episode today comes to you on locations from New York, NY and Chicago, IL. Pat O’Donnell (Vice President of Payment Processing at YoungWilliams) hosts and covers a conversation with Andree Tenemas-Chavez (Citywide Program Manager & Resource Coordinator at the Center for Court Innovation Parent Support Program), Nicholas Palos, Esquire (Support Magistrate in the New York State Family Court)...

We’re bringing this podcast back, for another listen with Diane Potts and Pat Quinn conversing, and with a special introduction from NCSEA President, Lisa Skenandore. It’s a nice reminder of Pat, and his contributions to the child support program. And a nice reminder of our colleague and friend. (Originally published on 5/3/20.)

This episode comes to you on location from Alaska, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. On today’s show, Tim Lightner and Tammy Pearson have a conversation with the co-chairs of the NCSEA Child Support CommuniQue (better known as the CSQ), Carla West and Ann Marie Oldani.  They talk about the history of the publication, its purpose, and they give you some insights of how it’s published.

On today’s episode, Tim Lightner and Sharon Pizzuti have a conversation with Mary Ann Wellbank and Jeff Ball. They talk about their careers, their book – The Insiders’ Guide to Child Support – and what each of them are doing, both now in the child support community and looking ahead. Get to know each of these amazing people as we talk to them.