BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Gary Stangler, Co-Chair

Mr. Stangler is the executive director of the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative, a major national effort launched in May 2001 by The Annie E. Casey Foundation and Casey Family Programs to help youth in foster care make successful transitions to the adult world. Prior to this position, Mr. Stangler was the director of the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) appointed by Governor John Ashcroft (R) in May 1989, and re-appointed by Governor Mel Carnahan (D) in February 1993.

Active in international, national and state organizations, he has served on the board of directors of the American Public Human Services Association and the American Public Welfare Association, and chaired its National Council of State Human Services Administrators from 1994-1998. He is a graduate of the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government; Strategic Public-Sector Negotiation; and Leadership for the 21st Century at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

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