Meet the Team

The Executive Director and Board of Directors are responsible for ensuring that the mission, values, and principles of WACF are carried out in its day-to-day operations.

Jill May, M.S.W.

Executive Director

Prior to joining WACF, Jill had been the Director of the National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment at AdoptUSKids and also served as the New Mexico Foster Care and Adoption Bureau chief. She has extensive experience with foster care and adoption, comprehensive diligent recruitment, collaboration, using implementation science to create and sustain system change, and implementing a customer service approach to child welfare.

She has expertise in engaging stakeholders to improve recruitment systems and in developing practice models to lead change within a child welfare system. Jill is a passionate leader of systems change to improve outcomes for children and families.

Roxanna Cárdenas

Director, WACF Institute for Practice Improvement (IPI)

We are delighted to welcome Roxanna Cárdenas as the new Director for the Institute for Practice Improvement (IPI) - WACF's 501(c)(3). Roxanna is a seasoned business and leadership expert that brings with her a wealth of experience as the former Director of Digital Marketing for HNW Marketing, an award-winning Account Manager at KING 5/KONG TV and a Business Coach. These experiences have made her adept at prioritizing complex projects, leading sales and marketing training, and collaborating with multiple stakeholders towards aligned, actionable strategies. Being a Latinx raised in Seattle suburbs, she understands the challenges of flanking multiple cultures and the importance of BIPOC equity and representation. She holds a B.S in Psychology from Washington State University. 

Roxanna’s energy, leadership and business expertise will well-serve the IPI’s developmental needs as we seek sustainable funding solutions and leverage our assets to help member agencies better serve the changing needs of Washington’s foster children and families.

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Board of Directors

Carla Arnold
WACF President
Youthnet
Kris Sanborn
WACF Western WA Vice President
Y Social Impact Center
Whitney Carlson
WACF Eastern WA Vice President
Catholic Charities Serving Central WA
Ray Deck III
WACF Treasurer
Skookum Kids
Paul Lwali
WACF Secretary
Friends of Youth
Nicole Mazen
WACF Child Placing Agencies (CPA) Division Chair
Amara
Julie Vinson
WACF Intensive Services (IS) Division Chair
The Source Spokane
Sandra Gormon-Brown
WACF Family Preservation and Support Services (FPSS) Division Chair
Grassroots Therapy Group
Julie Brown
WACF Independent Living (IL) Division Chair
Y Social Impact Center
Jeff Clare
WACF Immediate Past President
Olive Crest
Member at Large
WACF Vacant
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