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 Lauren 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
Social Worker
Lindsay Cooper, MSW
Bucks County Children and Youth Social Services Agency
Matt Lipson
Binswanger
Rajitha Penaka
Merck
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
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.
