Jonathan Kotch, MD MPH MA
ChairDr. Jonathan Kotch, a board-certified medical specialist in pediatrics and preventive medicine, retired in 2016 after 38 years on the faculty of the Department of Maternal and Child Health of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.…
Arnold Adlin, MUP
TreasurerFor forty years Mr. Adlin enjoyed a wide-ranging career in the financial services industry. After working in the administration of Mayor John V. Lindsay of New York City, he worked variously as Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Partner,…
Diane R. Johnson, DrPH
Vice ChairDiane R. Johnson, DrPH, is a health communications and strategy expert. For almost 25 years, she has served in several executive capacities including her current position as the Chief Communications and Public Health Officer at Miss Porter’s…
Dr. Michele Benoit-Wilson, MD, FACOG
DirectorMichele Benoit-Wilson is a board-certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist whose life’s work has been providing the full scope of women’s health care, including preventative care, high-risk obstetrics, and gynecologic surgery. She is a writer,…
Elizabeth Doggett, MA, BSN, BA
DirectorElizabeth is a maternal and child health professional with twenty years of experience in direct patient care and global public health program and policy work. At Jhpiego, she is a Senior Technical Advisor for Gender, working to advance gender…
David Reese, MBA
DirectorDavid Reese has been the President and CEO of the Foundation for Health Leadership & Innovation (FHLI) since August 2022. Prior to this role, he led the Durham Children’s Initiative as President & CEO for 12 years, focusing on social…
Pilar Olivo
DirectorPilar Olivo guides the implementation of Family Connects Frederick County at Frederick Health Hospital, as principal of Adepta LLC. She previously led and supported cross-institutional workgroups to increase child and family resiliency at the…
FCI Standing Committees
FCI has several Standing Committees that provide recommendations and guidance to our Board of Directors, including the Scientific Affairs Committee, Program Committee, and Finance Committee. The chairs of the Standing Committees report directly to our Board of Directors.
Current members of various committees include:
Robert Murphy, PhD
Committee Member, FounderRobert Murphy is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University, Executive Director for the Center for Child & Family Health, and co-founder. Robert collaborates with the Duke University Research Team to…
Kenneth Dodge, PhD
Committee Member, FounderKenneth Dodge is the William McDougall Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. He is also a faculty fellow at the Duke Center for Child and Family Policy, which he founded in…
Steven Green, MBA
Committee MemberSteven Green, MBA serves as a board member for Playful Learning Inc. and has served as a general partner of Ordinance Capital L.P., a Florida-based investment firm, since 1997. From 2012-2019, he was a board member of the New York Times Company.…
Deborah Daro, PHD
Committee MemberDeborah Daro, Senior Research Fellow Emeritus at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, has played a key role in the development and assessment of evidence-based home visitation programs, working with Federal administrators and Congressional…
Joe Waters, MDiv
Committee MemberJoe Waters is the co-founder and CEO of Capita and serves as a Senior Advisor at Openfields consulting firm. Waters was the Executive Vice President of the Institute for Child Success. A 2021 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow, his views have been…
Diana English, PhD
Committee MemberDr. English completed her Ph.D. at the School of Social Work at the University of Washington. For the next 17 years, she was the Director of Research for the Children's Administration of the Washington Department of Social and Health Services.…
Karen O’Donnell, PhD
Committee Member, FounderDr. Karen O’Donnell is Associate Professor (retired), Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center and Director of Prevention and Global Initiatives at the Center for Child and Family Health (also retired). She…
Bonnie Hepler, RN, MSW, MSPH, PhD
Committee MemberBonnie Hepler (RN, MSW, MSPH, PhD) is currently an Assistant Professor at Duke University School of Nursing, and previously the Acting Chief Nursing Officer at Family Connects International. She earned her PhD at Duke University in the School…