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 abused and neglected children.
Executive Committee
Jessica Taflin, MA, LPC, Chair
Children’s Crisis Treatment Center
Molly E. McLaurin, Events Chair
Monarch Connections, LLC
Sarah Wasch, MSW, Staff Liaison
Field Center
Members
Miyoshi Contee, MS
NET
Lindsay Cooper, MSW
Bucks County Children and Youth Social Services Agency
Emma C. DiMarcantonio, LSW
Catapult Learning, LLC
Stonie Hull, MSW
Social Worker
Matt Lipson
Binswanger
Rajitha Penaka
Merck
Ann Perepezko, LSW
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Bryn Mawr College
Daniel S. Schiff, MS, PhD
Purdue University; Governance and Responsible AI Lab
Julia Vadas, MSW
Maternity Care Coalition
Liz Wade, MSW, LSW, ACSW
Liz Wade Adoptions, LLC
Brendan Yospa, CRU
Cerity Partners
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.