Location

Washington, DC

Organization

Administration for Children and Families

Title

Strategic Initiatives Lead

What are your domains of INTEREST?

Human Services, Education, Public Health

Do you have any OTHER domains of interest?

early childhood

What are your domains of EXPERTISE?

Human Services, Public Health

Do you have any OTHER domains of expertise?

child welfare

Share with us a short bio of yourself.

Melissa Lim Brodowski is the Strategic Initiatives Lead with the Office of Regional Operations at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). In this role, she provides leadership and guidance for the regional implementation of ACF cross-cutting strategic initiatives. Prior to this position, she was a Senior Policy Analyst with the Office of Early Childhood Development and supported a variety of interagency efforts, including the Early Head Start – Child Care Partnerships Program. She was also a Senior Program Specialist with the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (OCAN) at the Children’s Bureau at ACF. Through various federal positions, she has overseen grant programs, technical assistance, research and evaluation activities, interagency coordination, and public-private partnerships related to early childhood, child maltreatment prevention, child welfare, and the implementation of evidence-based programs. She has over 20 years of experience working in the field of child welfare and human services. Prior to her federal career, she worked as a Management Analyst at the Alameda County (CA) Department of Children and Family Services and as a substance abuse counselor working with pregnant and parenting women and adults on methadone. She received her BA in Psychology from Temple University, her MSW and MPH from the University of California at Berkeley, and her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Social Work.

Would you like to join Social Determinants Group?

Yes