This week’s edition of On Location comes to you fromWashington and California. Today, Veronica Riley (Veronica Riley Training & Consulting; California) has aconversation with Renee Smith (Founder and CEO of A Human Workplace; Washington). Get to know Renee and learn about her unwavering advocacy for love in the workplace. Listen as they discuss wha…

How can you constructively navigate sometimes difficultconversations? Coming to you from Illinois and California, join Emily Jernigan of California Department of ChildSupport Services and Pat O’Donnell of YoungWilliams as they discuss the importance of Crucial Conversations with Jasper Jacobs, Training Facilitator from the California Department of …

In today's landscape, there's plenty of obstacles and stress that leaders and staff are facing, and it may be more important than ever to explore the benefits of mindfulness and well-being. In today’s episode, Mariellen Keely (State of Virginia Child Support; Charlottesville, VA) and Veronica Riley (Veronica Riley Training & Consulting; Lodi, Calif…

Today’s program comes to you from Chicago, Illinois; Heidelberg, Germany; Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; and Rancho Cordova, CA. Join Pat O’Donnell (YoungWilliams) as she hosts Thomas Meysen (SOCLES International Centre for Socio-Legal Studies), Hannah Roots (Hannah Roots Law) and Kristen Erickson Donadee (Chief Deputy Director, CA Child Depar…

Today’s episode comes to you from Washington DC and Alaska, where Tim Lightner (from Anchorage, Alaska) hosts Raghavan Varadachari from the Federal Office of Child Support Services (better known as OCSS). He is joining us to have a conversation about the future of child support systems – a topic of interest to many in the child support community --…

Today’s episode comes to you on location from Georgia, Ohio and Colorado. Lisa Westfall (Enforcement Supervisor with Franklin County, Ohio Child Support Enforcement Agency) welcomes Maureen Leif (Presidentof Grays Peak Strategies in Colorado), and John Hurst (Marietta, Georgia). They have a conversation about the upcoming NCSEA-U offering, how it c…

Today’s program comes to you from Franklin County, Coumbus, Ohio. Join Brandi Gallebo of Franklin County Child Support Enforcement Agency, as she hosts a conversation with Susan Brown (Director of Franklin County CSEA). Learn about Susan’s history and background in the child support program spanningover the past twenty-seven years. Listen as she sh…

Today’s On Location episode comes to you from Swansboro, North Carolina, and Raleigh, North Carolina. Get ready to join Tammy Pearson (the Director of Operations for YoungWilliams’ North Carolina offices) as she welcomes and hosts Judge Ashleigh Parker (District Court Judge for Wake County, North Carolina). Listen and get to know Judge Parker, as t…

This week's edition of On Location comes to you fromVirginia and Tennessee. This is the second episode discussing the National Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration Program Grants(CSPED) and the now current Next Generation GrantForecast. Join Mariellen Keely (Virginia Child Support) as she hosts David Teasdale (Program Manager,…

This week's episode of On Location comes to you from Virginia and North Carolina. Join Mariellen Keely (Virginia Child Support) as she hosts Taylor Ashe (Policy Program Consultant, Virginia Child Support) to discuss his January NCSEA CSQ Article: “Behavioral Economics and Attracting Customers to the IV-D Program.” Taylor explains how, with the help…

Oftentimes child support is left out of the conversation with other social safety net programs and we miss out on opportunities to collaborate to better serve our customers. Well, as Bob Dylansang, The Times They Are A-Changin’. There is a now a robust collaboration between many child support professionals and the American Public Human Services Ass…

This week's episode of On Location comes from Virginia, and two famous football cities: Canton, Ohio and Green Bay, Wisconsin. Our guests discuss the National Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration Program Grants (CSPED) and the upcoming Next Generation Grant Forecast. Join Mariellen Keely (Virginia Child Support) as she hosts A…

On this episode of On Location, host Veronica Riley (Veronica Riley Training & Consulting) talks with Dr. Marcella Wilson. Dr. Wilson is an expert on poverty and the possibilities that exist to eradicate it. She is the founder of the organization Transition to Success, which designed and implemented an evidenced based system of care for understandi…

Today we come to you from too many locations to count (well, actually 15 different locations across the U.S.)! On our program today, we are celebrating NCSEA’s premier podcast -- On Location. Listen and hear the top ten listened to On Location episodes for 2023. See how many you have heard, and which ones you might want to catch up with. And for th…

Welcome to a special edition of NCSEA On Location--coming to you from across the U.S. Today, many of our NCSEA Board visit to share their favorite holiday memories, as well as their hope for the child support program. Settle in, and listen all the way through to hear them all.

Join host Mariellen Keely (VA Division of Child Support) as she has a conversation with NCSEA Policy Forum co-chairs, Laura Galindo (Senior Consultant, CSG Government Solutions in New Mexico) and Trish Skophammer (IV-D Director of the Ramsey County Child Support program, St. Paul, Minnesota). Both shared their hopes and insights about the upcoming …

This episode comes to you from New Jersey, Illinois, California, and Alaska. Today, On Location presents episode four in our series designed to help employers navigate within the child support program and provide required information that is so vital in providing child support funds to families. We also aim to assist child support professionals wit…

Today we are coming to you from South Carolina/Washington DC, Illinois, California, and Alaska. On Location is pleased to present episode three in our series designed to help employers engage with the child support program and provide required information that is so vital in providing child support funds to families. Our focus in this discussion is…

This episode of On Location comes to you from South Carolina/Washington DC, Illinois, California, and Alaska. Join co-hosts Pat O’Donnell (YoungWilliams) and Tim Lightner (CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc.) as they introduce the second in a series focused on engaging with employers as they contribute to the child support program’s success. Their…

Today’s episode comes to you from Ohio, Colorado, and Alaska. Tim Lightner (in Anchorage, Alaska with CGI Technologies, and Solutions Inc.) welcomes two guests that are known throughout the child support program, and who are here to join in a conversation about the legislative proposals that NCSEA has initiated. Amy Roehrenbeck, co-chair of NCSEA’s…

Coming to you on location from Washington D.C., California, and Alaska. Join Emily Jernigan (California Department of Child Support Services) and Tim Lightner (CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc.) as they welcome back Tom Joseph (Paragon Government Relations) to the podcast. Listen as Tom gives current updates on what is occurring on The Hill, fro…

Today’s program comes to you on location from Blackfeet Nation and Virginia. Mariellen Keely hosts today’s episode and is joined by Jayla Wells (Iiksook'ksooksik Project Manager, Blackfeet Child Support). They discuss the federal demonstration grant Charting A Course for Economic Mobility which involves fifteen states and two tribes. Their conversa…

Today’s episode comes on location from North Carolina, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and California. Veronica Riley (Veronica Riley Training & Consulting) hosts today’s podcast, and has an engaging conversation with Sandy Cloer (President of the National Tribal Child Support Association; Division Director of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians child suppor…

Today’s program comes to you from North Carolina and is hosted by Tammy Pearson of YoungWilliams. Join Tammy as she has a conversation with James Brannon (Senior Business Consultant with CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc.) and Kelly Little (Founder and President of the Urban Institute for Strengthening Families). Listen as they share their passio…

Coming to you from Georgia, Illinois, and Ohio, Pat O’Donnell of YoungWilliams and Brandi Gallebo of Franklin County Child Support Enforcement Services, host a conversation with Liz Schriber, the 2023 Emerging Leader Awardee. Liz is the Strategic Performance Planning Manager for the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Child Suppo…

On today’s edition hear how Natalie Dillon and her team created and implemented a new three county Regional Child Support Agency to serve families in Colusa, Sutter, and Yolo Counties in Northern California. Their comprehensive outreach and branding efforts and impressive results led to their selection as the NCSEA 2023 Program Awareness Award. Pat…

This episode of On Location, is hosted by Pat O’Donnell of YoungWilliams and Brandi Gallebo of Franklin County Child Support Enforcement Services and features a conversation with the NCSEA 2023 Innovative Partnership and Collaboration Awardee. Yemane Weldu, Ami Gomez and Andee Monexay represent the team of people within the San Diego County Departm…

Today’s episode comes to you from Indiana, California, and Alaska. Join co-hosts Tim Lightner (CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc.) and DeAnna Rice (California Department of Child Support Services) as they welcome Adam Norman (the IV-D Director of the Indiana Child Support Bureau). Get to know Adam as he talks about how he got involved in child su…

This episode of On Location is a celebration of Child Support Awareness month and is hosted by Pat O’Donnell of YoungWilliams. Tammy Pearson of YoungWilliams interviewed participants during the 2023NC Child Support Conference to gain their perspectives on the importance of child support to families and on their unique contributions to the program. …

Today’s episode comes to you from Michigan, North Dakota, and Alaska. Tim Lightner (CGI) hosts current NCSEA President Erin Frisch (IV-D Director of the Michigan Child Support Program) and Immediate Past-President, Jim Fleming (Director of the Child Support Section of the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services). The conversation resum…

Today’s episode comes to you from Michigan, North Dakota, and Alaska. Tim Lightner (CGI) hosts current NCSEA President Jim Fleming (Director of the Child Support Section of the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services) with President-Elect, and incoming President Erin Frisch (IV-D Director of the Michigan Child Support Program). The con…

Coming to you On Location from the Anaheim Marriott Hotel in Anaheim, California (next door to Disneyland!). Our On Location podcast reporters scour the halls, workshop, and plenary rooms to talk to NCSEA Leadership Symposium attendees and get their take on the conference. Brandi Gallebo (Franklin County Child Support), Pat O’Donnell (YoungWilliams…

This episode of On Location features a conversation with Konitra Jack, the IV-D Child Support Enforcement Director for the State of Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services. Konitra is NCSEA’s 2023 Outstanding Leader Awardee. Her career journey as well as her commitments to community and family, as shared with hosts Pat O’Donnell of Young…

Each year, NCSEA accepts nominations to recognize individuals who make significant contributions to the child support program. Three individuals are selected to receive scholarships to attend the NCSEA Leadership Symposium. comes to you on location from Ohio, Illinois, California, NorthCarolina, and Pennsylvania. Pat O’Donnell of YoungWilliams and …

Today’s program comes to you on location from California, Louisiana, and Virginia. Mariellen Keely hosts today’s episode and is joined by Shaun Edwards (Program Planner, Sacramento County, California Child Support Services), and Gabrielle Brown-Morgan (Project Director for the Responsible Parenting Grant with the Louisiana Department of Children an…

This episode comes to you On Location from Saratoga, New York; Crozet, Virginia; and Anchorage, Alaska. Tim Lightner (CGI) and Mariellen Keely (Grants & Initiatives Consultant Senior, VA Child Support) continue the conversation with Rob Velcoff (Intergovernmental Support Services). Rob discusses some more of the “hot topics” in intergovernmental ca…

Coming to you on location from Ohio, Minnesota, New Mexico and Alaska, Tim Lightner (CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc. based in Anchorage, Alaska) is joined by co-host Brandi Gallebo (Manager with the Franklin County Child Support Enforcement agency in Columbus, Ohio). They have a conversation with this year’s NCSEA Web Talk Committee co-chairs,…

Today’s episode comes to you from Georgia, Illinois, California, Alaska, and Virginia. Mariellen Keely (VA Child Support) hosts some of her NCSEA podcasting peers from the Communication Committee and podcast Subcommittee: Adrienne Reddick (GA Division of Child Support Services), Pat O’Donnell (YoungWilliams), Emily Jernigan (CA Child Support Servic…

On today’s program, Tim Lightner (CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc.) in Anchorage, Alaska welcomes NCSEA Connects co-chairs Laura Van Buskirk (Director of Placer County Department of Child Support Services) and Kathie Bohacek (Child Support Program Manager/Outreach Coordinator for the San Joaquin County Department of Child Support Services). The…

This episode comes to you from Susanville, California and Anchorage, Alaska. Tim Lightner (CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc.) hosts today’s conversation with Brandon Guitierez (California Child Support Services Division). They have a conversation and catch up with Brandon since his last appearance with On Location, and where his leadership journ…

Today’s On Location comes to you from Green Bay, Wisconsin: Salem, Oregon; and Anchorage, Alaska. Tim Lightner (CGI) hosts Lisa Skenandore (VP -- Business Development at Systems and Methods, Inc.) and Kate Cooper Richardson (Director of the Oregon Child Support Program and current President of the National Council of Child Support Directors). You r…

This episode of On Location comes to you from North Carolina, Michigan, and Alaska. Co-hosts Tim Lightner (CGI in Anchorage, AK), and Erin Frish (IV-D Director of the Michigan Child Support Program; and NCSEA President-Elect) welcome NCSEA’s newest addition, Executive Director Christopher Wood. Listen as they introduce Chris to our membership and h…

Coming to you from Washington DC and Alaska, Tim Lightner (with CGI in Anchorage, Alaska) hosts a conversation with Tom Joseph (Vice President and Managing Partner for Paragon Government Relations in DC). Learn about Tom and his leadership journey, as well as how he got involved in the child support community and child support issues. Hear what ser…

Today’s episode comes to you today on location from Georgia, Washington, and Alaska. On today’s show, Tim Lightner (CGI) welcomes Liz Schriber (GA Dept of Human Services, Child Support Division) and Wally McClure (Ravenwings Consulting). Liz and Wally are currently serving as the co-chairs of NCSEA’s Research Committee. They talk about their own ca…

Today’s show comes to you on location from Missouri and Illinois. Pat O’Donnell (YoungWilliams) welcomes Ellen Rutledge. Ellen is the Director of Professional Development at YoungWilliams, an NCSEA Board member and a co-chair of this year’s NCSEA Leadership Symposium. Today Ellen and Pat discuss the meeting heavy nature of our work and the world we…

On today's program, Pat O'Donnell (YoungWilliams) in Chicago, Illinois welcomes Leadership Symposium co-chairs Phyllis Nance (Director, Alameda County, CA DCSS) in Oakland, California, and Ellen Rutledge (Director of Professional Development, YoungWilliams) in Jefferson City, Missouri. They share their thoughts and insights on leadership, and talk …

On Location comes to you today from Georgia, Louisiana, Kansas, California and Alaska. Tim Lightner (CGI) hosts Ashley Dexter (Deloitte Consulting), John Hurst (Assistant Deputy Commissioner for the Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Child Support Services), Robbie Endris (Conduent) and Laura Van Buskirk (Director, Placer County, Cal…

Today’s podcast comes to you from Shoreline, Washington; Sacramento, California; and Charlottesville, Virginia. Mariellen Keely (VA Division of Child Support) hosts a discussion about the Section 1115 grants for the Intergovernmental Case Processing Innovation project which was awarded by the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE). She …

Coming to you on location from Virginia and California, join Emily Jernigan (California Department of Child Support Services) as she hosts Barbara Lacina Director, Virginia Child Support Enforcement) and David Kilgore (Director, California Department of Child Support Services). They have a conversation focused on the National Child Support Market R…

This episode comes to you on location from Maryland and Alaska. Tim Lightner (CGI) hosts today’s program where we welcome someone directly involved in the shaping of the child support program as it exists today, and who can speak to the history and progression of the program. That person is none other than Vernon Drew. Listen as they have a convers…