Estes Selected for Casey Foundation Fellowship

Jul 20, 2022

Ryan Estes, LCSW, LCAS, treasurer and compliance officer for the NASW national board of directors, is one of 15 leaders selected for the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Children and Family Fellowship®. The people selected for the fellowship will spend 21 months working within their agencies, organizations and communities toward specific, measurable improvements for large numbers of young people and families.

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Now in its third decade, the fellowship is an intensive executive leadership program designed to give more child- and family-serving professionals the confidence and competence to lead major system reforms and community change initiatives. The six women and nine men chosen for the 2022-2024 class work in the disciplines of education, juvenile justice, child welfare and housing.

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