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The Mockingbird Society Announces new Youth Lead Director

 
The Mockingbird Society is pleased to announce that after an extensive search, Tiffany Washington, M.S. has accepted the position of Youth LEAD Director. This position will provide supervision and guidance to The Mockingbird Society’s award winning programs, including the Mockingbird Times, the Youth Speaker’s Panel and our youth driven advocacy coalition Advocates for System Kids and Youth (ASK-Y). Additionally, Ms. Washington will provide the leadership and direction for the development of our newest program, The Mockingbird Network. A network of local youth-driven chapters in communities across the state, The Mockingbird Network will provide leadership development and civic engagement opportunities to youth in foster care while ensuring their voice is heard in the reform of public policy and practice. Receiving support and mentoring from The Mockingbird Society staff, local Chapters will drive a State Advisory Council comprised of youth, alumni and allies.

Tiffany Washington has worked as an advocate for children and families for more than a decade. Most recently with the Casey Family Programs, Ms. Washington was responsible for supporting their strategic consulting work in local and state jurisdictions by engaging alumni, foster parents, birth parents, and relative caregivers as leaders whose participation and expertise was critical to the improvement of foster care policy and practice. Ms. Washington is a strong and active advocate ensuring that youth in foster care and other macro-systems (mental health, juvenile justice, and education) receive the support necessary to be successful, self-sufficient adults. As an alumna of foster care, Ms. Washington comes with a unique insight and expertise into the needs of children as well as system reforms and improvements. Ms. Washington has earned a Master’s of Science in Human Services from Capella University.

"I am excited and eager to begin my position with The Mockingbird Society and join the team as they continue to serve children and families and strive towards their vision of building a world class foster care system. I gained invaluable skills during my time at Casey Family Programs and plan to continue the work of empowering youth and alumni in my position at The Mockingbird Society," says Ms. Washington. "As an alumna of foster care, I have a deep passion for ensuring that our voices are heard and included in every aspect of the decision making process. I firmly believe that we are the true experts and when we can partner with key decision makers the end result is a better system for our brothers and sisters in care."