LaTasha has devoted over 12 years of her professional career to the hospitality industry and nonprofit youth organizations. Before joining PCAA, she served as the Events Manager at the DeKalb County Lou Walker Senior Center in Atlanta, Georgia. She also held the position of Manager of Events—Alumni Relations at the Catholic Theological Union in the Hyde Park area of Chicago, Illinois.
Jade is part of the collaborative research team that uses data to generate insights that improve practice and increase learning across the HFA network. Working with a newly developed data warehouse, she is working on analyzing family-level data to improve support of the children and families PCAA serves. She received her master’s in public health from the University of Nevada, Reno and has a background in data science and working with high-risk youth populations.
Bio coming soon.
Andy Berkhout joined Prevent Child Abuse America as a Quality Improvement Data Analyst in August 2021. He believes that all children and families should have the support and resources they need to be successful and thrive.
Since 2019, Catherine has been a member of Prevent Child Abuse America’s (PCA America) research team. She holds a BS in Criminal Justice & Criminology from Loyola University Chicago and a MPPA in Public Policy & Administration from Northwestern University. At PCA America, she manages the research team’s sponsored project portfolio. This work includes conducting several state-level policy analyses, understanding the impact of family violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, and building cross-sector partnership to address homelessness experienced by parents and their children.
“After working in group care for a number of years, I became exhausted by the revolving door of children needing services as a result of violence and trauma. I was convinced that there had to be another way. Prevention is the way forward!”
