NCSEA On Location

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Leading Where You Are: Helping Child Support Professionals Continue Their Professional and Personal Development May 01, 2024

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Today’s podcast comes to you from California and Ohio. Join Emily Jernigan (Regional Administrator, Southern Region for the California Department of Child Support Services) and Brandi Gallebo (Manager with the Franklin County, Ohio Child Support Enforcement Agency) as they co-host today. They welcome Laura Van Buskirk (Director, Placer County, California Department of Child Support Services) and Kim Newsom Bridges (Sr. Director, Child Support Solutions, Conduent; based in Ohio). Laura and Kim talk about their journeys and their career paths. They have a conversation about leadership, why it’s important to lead, and how to develop your leadership skills. Listen as they share their leadership philosophies and perspectives.

Talking About Mental Health with Tara Rolstad Apr 24, 2024

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On today's episode Vernoica Riley (Veronica Riley Training & Consulting; California) talks to Tara Rolstad (Lake Oswego, Oregon) about mental health and self-care in the workplace. Tara is a mental health expert, professional speaker, author, and trained advocate with nearly 15 years of experience who helps organizations break open powerful conversations about mental health. In addition to her speaking engagements, Tara is a consultant and program partner with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and is also the founder and director of "Shattering Stigma with Stories: Understanding Mental Health." She is the author of the book "OMG That's Me 3: Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD and HUMOR."

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Eliminating Barriers and Making Work More Human: Connecting with Renee Smith Apr 17, 2024

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This week’s edition of On Location comes to you from Washington and California. Today, Veronica Riley (Veronica Riley Training & Consulting; California) has a conversation 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 what led Renee to this work, and how to make work more human.

Renée Smith, MSOD (she/her) is the founder and CEO of A Human Workplace, where she makes the business case for love as a speaker, researcher, and writer, and she leads a team of 30 affiliates in the US and the UK who guide clients in how to operationalize love in practice. She is also the co-founder of the Center for a Loving Workplace, a membership organization that supports change-makers to put love at the center of work through social support, training, demonstration projects, research, and advocacy. Renée served in the Governor’s Office as Director of Workplace Transformation for the State of Washington and led award-winning culture change work.

Smith has spoken to hundreds of audiences in ten countries for organizations in IT, Healthcare, Education, Government, Military, Manufacturing, Construction and Engineering, Law, Social Services, and more. She hosts the podcast "To Work: With Love" on the Gut+Science leadership podcast, is a prolific blogger and author. She is proud of their cultural work with many organizations and especially the relationship-building work between district leaders and union leaders that averted strikes in two different school districts.

She earned a Master of Science in Organization Development from Pepperdine University and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from the University of Washington. She loves living in Tacoma with her husband, Jim, and when she isn’t traveling to foreign cities, she enjoys sculling on the Puget Sound, drawing with oil pastels, concocting craft cocktails for friends, and hosting "Grandma Camp".

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Mastering Our Dialogue: Constructively Navigating Sometimes Difficult Conversations Apr 10, 2024

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How can you constructively navigate sometimes difficult conversations? Coming to you from Illinois and California, join Emily Jernigan of California Department of Child Support 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 Child Support Services – Training and Development Unit. As we continue our personal and professional development journeys, the tools and techniques described will help us “Master Our Dialogue”. Listen to learn more …

A Lesson in Mindfulness and Leadership with Lee Papa Apr 03, 2024

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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, California) interview Lee Papa (Lee Papa, LLC; Las Vegas, Nevada). Lee is an internationally acclaimed speaker, trainer, coach, and author celebrated for her expertise in mindfulness and well-being. You can learn more about Lee Papa at https://leepapa.com/.

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Improving Collaboration on International Child Support Cases Mar 27, 2024

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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 Department of Child Support Services). They have a robust discussion of international child support, including payments, OCSS forms system for Convention cases, obstacles, issues and how to succeed. They also engage in talking about lessons learned, and where to find resources.

The Future of Systems with Child Support Mar 20, 2024

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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 -- and give a little more understanding, including a perspective from the Federal Office. Listen to the conversation as they talk about where the child support systems started, where it has progressed, and where it is likely headed.

NCSEA-YOU! – Get Yourself Ready to Apply for NCSEA-U and Level Up Mar 13, 2024

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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 (President of Grays Peak Strategies in Colorado), and John Hurst (Marietta, Georgia). They have a conversation about the upcoming NCSEA-U offering, how it can help you understand the child support program a little deeper, increase your networking experience and build your confidence. They also talk about the application process, what the committee looks for in choosing applicants, and how you can help your application to stand out. Learn who should apply, and when to apply!

Now That I Know Better, I Do Better: Becoming an Ally Instead of an Adversary Mar 06, 2024

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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 spanning over the past twenty-seven years. Listen as she shares her thoughts with the NCSEA community in transitioning from “enforcement” to “engagement.” Brandi and Susan talk about the grants that Franklin County has received along with resources, to analyze and dig deeper into the impact that policies and practices have on their residents. Get to know Susan, as she also shares her hobbies and interests outside of the child support office.

Taking a More Holistic and Equitable Approach to Working with Families: A Conversation with Judge Ashleigh Parker Feb 28, 2024

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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 they talk about her biggest inspiration, and making an impact by focusing on children. Judge Parker shares about parental involvement with children, both financially and physically, to create a better world for them. She talks about what she might like to see better or different in the child support program, and how the program could be more equitable. She also reminds child support professionals that these families are individuals, and that every situation is different. You can check out Judge Parker’s website to learn more about her: https://judgeashleigh.com/

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