Committed to helping fAMILIES succeed

Formed in the fall of 2004, the National Service Office for Nurse-Family Partnership and Child First Board of Directors provides governance, stewardship, and leadership to help the organization accomplish its vision of transforming lives through the power of relationships. We are honored to have a dedicated group of professionals, who volunteer their time and expertise in the pursuit of helping families succeed.

Ensuring success for network partners, AFFILIATES and communities

The Denver, Colorado-based National Service Office is comprised of a diverse and knowledgeable team of nursing and nurse education, public policy, program development, marketing, program quality assurance, administration, legal and information technology professionals, as well as vital support staff in finance and human resources.

The National Service Office staff collaborates with Denver-based Invest in Kids and other partners nationwide to develop new local agencies and to provide continuing support to existing agencies. In addition to direct service to Nurse-Family Partnership and Child First, the National Service Office staff works to educate policy makers, clinicians and the public about the impact Nurse-Family Partnership and Child First have on family health and on government expenditures.

Board of Directors

Paurvi Bhatt, MPH

Chair of the Board
Interim CEO, Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers

Karen Howard, JD

Founding Partner of Crossover Partners, LLC

David Kass

Executive Director, Americans for Tax Fairness

Chelsea Lawyer

Founder of Being The Village

Richard Ostuw, MS

Vice Chair of the Board
Community Leader

David Perez

Community Leader

Steven Summer

President and CEO of the Healthcare Institute

Jonathan Webb

CEO at Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses

Veronica Willeto DeCrane, M.Ed.

Tribal Program Coordinator, Friends of the Children

Tolu Thomas

Chief Quality Officer, Health Care for the Homeless (HCH)

LaKisa Ward

Director of Operations, Versability Resources Inc.

Leadership Team

Charlotte Min-Harris

Chief Executive Officer
303.327.4240

Renea Banks

Chief Human Resources and Equity Officer
757.618.9089

Sarah McGee

Chief Policy and Government Affairs Officer
303.865.8384

Julia Teska

Chief Financial Officer
303.951.3855

Michele Werner

Chief Philanthropy Officer
703.517.5811

Erin Frautschy

Chief of Staff to the CEO
720.667.7265