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
Lauren Arnold
COO, Trails to Wellness
Paurvi Bhatt, MPH
Chair of the Board
Interim CEO, Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers
Veronica Willeto DeCrane, M.Ed.
Tribal Program Coordinator, Friends of the Children
Lakesha Farmer, PharmD, MBA
Senior Director, Strategic Accounts, Cencora
Padma Gulur, MD
Interim Chair, Duke Anesthesiology, Professor of Anesthesiology & Population Health
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
Randi Roy, MBA
Strategic Advisor/Consultant
Steven Summer
President and CEO of the Healthcare Institute
Tolu Thomas
Chief Quality Officer, Health Care for the Homeless (HCH)
LaKisa Ward
Vice President of Programming and Operations, Versability Resources Inc.
Jonathan Webb
CEO at Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
Leadership Team
Charlotte Min-Harris
Chief Executive Officer
303.327.4240
Renea Banks
Chief Human Resources and Equity Officer
757.618.9089
Dr. Meghan Lopez
Chief Program and Network Officer
303.385.9483