About the Forum: Planning Committee

The Planning Committee oversees the operations of the Forum and coordinates the work of the other committees. Additionally, the Planning Committee assumes the responsibilities of the former Research and Innovation Committee, to develop innovative ways to address existing gaps in our current systems of collecting, reporting, and disseminating information on the status of children and families to the policy community and the general public.

Projects and Deliverables:
Measuring and Reporting Social-Emotional Development in Early Childhood: This project focuses on the development of recommendations from academic experts and survey partners across the federal statistical system. Deliverables are based on outcomes of the May 2013 culminating event and related follow up activities. Check back for further updates and products as work progresses.

• Memos on Measures of Social-Emotional Development in Early Childhood, by Subdomain (870 KB)
• Follow up Steps to May 2013 Measuring EC SED (516 KB)
• May 2013 Measuring EC SED — Key Points by Session (758 KB)

The members of the Planning Committee are listed below.

Thyria Alvarez
Department of Housing and Urban Development—Office of Policy Development and Research

Mark Baldwin
Office of Children's Health Protection

Juanita Chinn
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Traci Cook
National Center for Health Statistics

Jessica Cotto
National Institute on Drug Abuse

Lindsey Gonzales
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Carlos Graham
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Calonie Gray
Administration for Children and Families

Laura Hales
USDA Economic Research Service

Leslie Harrison
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

Susan Jekielek
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Jessica Minnaert
Maternal and Child Health Bureau

David Nehrt-Flores
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Lexi Shankster
Institute of Education Sciences - National Center for Education Statistics

Marie Tate
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Erin Tinney
Bureau of Justice Statistics

Ashley Woodall
National Center for Health Statistics