CHSA Announces Board Officers for 2022-2023
The CHSA network is grateful for its members who have stepped into leadership as Board officers to shepherd in a period of transformation that is focused on ensuring equity, collective work to continuously improve child and family outcomes, and further stepping up the network’s influence on systems changes that matter to children, families and their communities. The Board of Directors Officers for the 2023 fiscal year are:
Borja Alvarez de Toledo, Chair
Borja Alvarez de Toledo (President/CEO of Waypoint-NH) steps into the CHSA Board Chair role lending his vision and enthusiasm for creating enduring positive impact in the live of our nation’s children, youth, families and communities. Most recently, Borja has served as Chair of the Governance and Membership Committee. This committee refined the governance architecture to enhance engagement and to focus on generative impact. Borja and the committee leveraged CHSA’s transformational strategy framework to harness the talent, energy and insight of the CHSA board and staff team. He also served as Chair of the Leadership Search Committee during the past year.
Borja expressed his appreciation for the Board’s confidence, “I am honored and humbled to step into the Chair role at this pivotal time. I am grateful to Brian Maness, as the Immediate Past Chair, whose skills, mentorship and extraordinary vision have assured CHSA’s success these past five years. Also, I am excited to offer my leadership as Marlo Nash joins the CHSA team, adding her passion and expertise to tackle the challenges and opportunities we face today.”
Andry Sweet, Vice Chair
Andry Sweet, President and CEO, Children’s Home Society of Florida, now serves as Vice Chair of CHSA’s Board. Andry’s strategic lens and deep engagement in CHSA top priorities in extraordinary. Andry developed the Data Strategy 3-year framework and doubled-down to accelerate results by launching the Data Task Force. CHSA is building its capacity to achieve measurable impact, and to promote evidence-building in the CHSA network. Andry’s contributions include the Wicked Problems of Child Welfare Institute, and a new role in crafting the CHSA communication platform to more broadly share the CHSA innovations.
“I am so grateful for this opportunity to serve CHSA in this new role,“ Andry said, “although the problems we face in human services are daunting, every day I see ways that CHSA is able to amplify positive impact for our communities, kids and families. I am thrilled to drive for greater impact and so appreciate the CHSA team.”
Jacob Schmitt, Treasurer
Jacob Schmitt, President and CEO, Arizona’s Children’s Association, continues in his role as CHSA Treasurer. Jacob led the work to transition CHSA to a fully independent finance operating platform. Launched in 2021, this new model has improved the efficiency and transparency of CHSA’s financial systems. Jacob and the board member team created the Finance Committee Charter, roles and responsibilities coupled with the on-boarding of a financial advisor. “CHSA is in a strong financial position and the board and staff team have consistently achieved its year-end goals. The annual audit affirms the careful stewardship of our limited resources, and I am pleased to support CHSA in this work.”
Encarni Gallardo, Secretary
Encarni Gallardo, Executive Director, Children’s Service Society of Utah, offers her leadership insight and energy in CHSA’s top initiatives. These include her work on the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion team; the Wicked Problems of Child Welfare Institute Team, and membership on the Finance Committee. Encarni’s passion for strengthening families inspired the Grand Families model, featured at a Wicked Problems Institute and on 60 Minutes. “I am so happy to serve as Secretary of the CHSA Board. Our collective work is my passion and every day I know we are making a real difference in the lives of children and families in Utah and across the country. The CHSA board and staff share a great passion to be innovative and to always strive to do better for those we serve.”