David Reed served as the Deputy Director of Child Welfare Services for the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) from September 2017 until June 2025. His team oversaw all the services and programming provided to DCS-involved kids and families across the state. He also facilitated the state’s implementation of the …
Angie Mandelstein is a seasoned criminal justice and public safety expert with more than two decades of experience in policy development, strategic planning, budgeting, auditing, and training. As a former Budget and Policy Manager and Analyst for the Texas Legislature, Angie spent over 13 years developing data-driven legislative recommendations, testifying …
With over 30 years of law enforcement and security leadership experience, Rod Forey is a seasoned federal and state operations expert specializing in strategic planning, compliance oversight, physical security, emergency response, and investigative services. A U.S. military veteran and former State Police officer, Rod has held senior roles within the …
Lindsay Littlefield brings nearly two decades of experience in health and human services, with a strong background in both state government and consulting. She began her career in legislative and policy roles at the Texas Legislative Budget Board, where she honed her expertise in developing budget and policy recommendations to …
JoAnne is a Senior Consultant with The Stephen Group, where she brings an intersectional lens and more than 20 years of experience in child welfare. JoAnne spent her career working directly with abused and neglected children and their families. She has provided direct services to youth in foster care and …
Sharon R. Williams is an industry leader in both the health and health related social care) industries. Her broad experience provides a unique perspective on effective engagement across these two diverse ecosystems to maximize integrated care initiatives and improve quality of care and quality of life for consumers. Her work …
Amy’s professional career spans over 20 years, the entirety of which has been in the healthcare space. Her commercial and Medicaid payor experience, coupled with numerous years in the pharmaceutical industry and a provider organization, affords her a unique perspective of the multi-faceted healthcare industry. Amy spent the first decade …
Sheila Cooper is Stephen Group Senior Consultant who was most recently a client executive with CSG Government Solutions. Leveraging over 18 years of state government experience, her background includes wide-ranging work in Medicaid including experience with Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS), Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA), health insurance exchange, Medicaid …
John K Cooper is a subject matter expert with The Stephen Group. Mr. Cooper was appointed Assistant Secretary of the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families in 2011. In that role, he was charged with directing statewide operations through the oversight of six Regional Directors, the Florida Abuse …
Rory Rickert is a Subject Matter Expert for The Stephen Group. Rory was CEO of Integrated Healthcare Service Incorporated (IHS). There he assisted healthcare clients in winning over $100 billion in awards since the inception of the firm’s government business development practice. The company’s pharmacy practice assisted commercial healthcare clients …
