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

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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.

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