Young Professionals Council
The Young Professionals Council (YPC) is a group of professionals from within and beyond the world of child welfare with a passion and commitment to improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families.
Executive Committee
Jessica Taflin, LPC, Chair
Children’s Crisis Treatment Center
Molly McLaurin, Events Chair
Monarch Connections, CASA Youth Advocates
Sarah Wasch, MSW, Staff Liaison
Field Center
Members
Em Brandon, MSW
Community Behavioral Health
Rajitha Penaka, MBA Candidate
Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business
Daniel S. Schiff, MSSP, PhD
Purdue University, Governance and Responsible AI Lab (GRAIL)
Julia Vadas, MSW
Maternity Care Coalition
Liz Wade, MSW, LSW, ACSW
Liz Wade Adoptions, LLC
The Field Center’s Young Professionals Council activities are funded in part by a generous grant from the University of Pennsylvania’s Trustees’ Council of Penn Women.
