State expert in Friend of the Court operations. SCAO leader and primary contact for large projects and specialized issues.Assist local court officials with policy and procedural questions; provide management assistance, evaluate local office operations and make recommendations for improvement. Research statute, case law, and regulation, and write statewide procedures, policies, rules, and manuals. Lead and manage large projects and grants. Evaluate proposed and recommend local court rules and administrative orders.Serve on Michigan’s IV-D Program Leadership Group that sets and implement strategic vision for statewide child support program.Frequently work with other state agencies, officials, professional organizations, and local agencies. Served as judiciary representative on CJIS (LEIN) Policy Council, and on MDOC Offender Reentry Families and Children Committee. Assist federal and other states’ officials to answer procedural questions and resolve issues on cases.Create training and present on a variety of topics. The following are a few organizations or training seminars that I have presented at:- Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Big Eight State Forum, and Region V- National Child Support Enforcement Assn (NCSEA) - Michigan Judicial Institute and SCAO Training for Court Staff - Michigan Family Support Council - Friend of the Court AssociationAwards:DHHS (Federal) Office of Inspector General - INSPECTOR GENERAL’S INTEGRITY AWARDMichigan Family Support Conference - OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDA few of my projects: - Manage New FOC Directors and Leaders Training -Child Support Recovery Act - designed pilot case referral policy and procedures - Prisoner Support Adjustment Project (Coordinated federally funded grant) - Led statewide implementation of Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) - Oversee Michigan's child support guideline - Michigan Child Support Formula Manual

Managed sizeable domestic relations caseload. Enforced support and visitation orders. Prepared and presented cases to Court.Completed investigations for support, visitation, and custody, prepared reports for Court, and testified at hearings.