Staff

Kristina Lovato, PhD

Director

Program Manager - Sophia Sepp, LMSW, MPH, CHES

Sophia Sepp, LMSW, MPH, CHES

Program Manager

Director - Megan Finno-Velasquez, PhD

Megan Finno-Velasquez, PhD

Former Director and Advisor

Advisory Committee

The CICW Advisory Committee consists of national experts and leaders in the field of immigration and child welfare. The Advisory Committee sets the agenda of the Center and oversees the Center’s products and activities.
Assistant Professor, Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston - Jodi Berger Cardoso, PhD, MSSW

Jodi Berger Cardoso, PhD, MSSW

Assistant Professor, Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston

Project Director, CO Child Welfare Scholars Consortium (CCWSC), Social Work Department, Metropolitan State University of Denver - Lara Bruce, MSW

Lara Bruce, MSW

Project Director, CO Child Welfare Scholars Consortium (CCWSC), Social Work Department, Metropolitan State University of Denver

Emily Butera

Nonprofit and Philanthropic Advisor

Director, Immigration and Immigrant Families, Center on Law and Social Policy - Wendy Cervantes, MA

Wendy Cervantes, MA

Director, Immigration and Immigrant Families, Center on Law and Social Policy

Senior Attorney, ABA Center on Children and the Law - Cristina Ritchie Cooper

Cristina Ritchie Cooper

Senior Attorney, ABA Center on Children and the Law

Research Associate Professor, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin - Monica Faulkner, PhD, MSW

Monica Faulkner, PhD, MSW

Research Associate Professor, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin

Associate Professor, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Stockton University - Robin Hernandez-Mekonnen, PhD, MSW

Robin Hernandez-Mekonnen, PhD, MSW

Associate Professor, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Stockton University

Rachel Prandini

Staff Attorney, Immigrant Legal Resource Center