The Alliance that Makes a Difference.

Together with the leadership of our expert board and a staff of legal professionals, social workers, and child advocates, the Alliance works to advance justice, transform lives, and protect the rights of young people.

Our Board

Chair

Alan J. Epstein
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Secretary

Phillip Rudolph
The ExCo Group

Treasurer

Trent Copeland
Ellis George LLP

Matthew Babrick
J.P. Morgan

Karey Burke
20th Television

Manuel Cachán
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

James P. Clark
Arbitrator/Mediator

Dena Cook
Signal

Scott Edelman
Gibson Dunn

Michelle Esquivel-Hall
CBRE ­­

Alex Fixmer
The Walt Disney Company

Susan F. Friedman
Producer and Director

Andrew D. Garelick
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Clifford W. Gilbert-Lurie*
Ziffren Brittenham LLP

Leslie Gilbert-Lurie*
Author, Human Rights Advocate and Attorney

Barbara Grushow Bujold
Barbara Grushow Designs

Simone Jones   
Sidley Austin LLP

Jo Kaplan
Commissioner, L.A. County Probation

Mitchell T. Kaplan
Kaplan Stahler Agency

Marc Korman
WME

Karen Mack
Writer, Attorney and Producer

Steven A. Marenberg*
Paul Hastings LLP

Gary Newman
Attention Capital

Celeste Owens
Gallagher

Alex G. Romain
Jenner & Block

Bruce Rosenblum

Bradley Ross
Armanino LLP

 Susan Saltz

Gary Saltz Foundation Child Advocate

José F. Sanchez
Deloitte Global

Toni M. Schulman*
Child Advocate

John Schwab 
Munger, Tolles & Olson  

Kris Spazafumo
Capital Group

Silvia Vannini
O’Melveny & Myers LLP

Steven Velkei
Velkei Law

Robert J. Woolway
B. Riley Securities

Kelly Zajfen
Alliance of Moms

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Francis M. Wheat, Esq. 
Founder (1921-2000)

*Former Board Chairs

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The work is not easy, but it’s worth it. You will navigate many challenges and tough circumstances to bring down barriers preventing children in foster care from accessing critical support.