Alliance for Children’s Justice

The Alliance for Children’s Justice is a multi-disciplinary task force of North Dakota professionals and people concerned about the abuse and neglect of children, funded by the North Dakota Child Protection Services in the Children and Family Division of the North Dakota Department of Health & Human Services.

Task Force Members

  • Jonathan Avalos- School Resource Officer

  • Swain Benison - Retired - Bottineau State’s Attorney

  • Lindsey Burkhardt - Director of Prevention Initiatives - FFND

  • Christy Dodd - Executive Director - FFND

  • Todd Ewell - Deputy Director - ND Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents

  • Travis Finck - Executive Director - ND Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents

  • Anna Frissell – Attorney

  • Dan Gast - Civil and Criminal Court Judge

  • Christal Halseth – Executive Director - Northern Plains CAC

  • Kirsten Hansen - DHHS - Prevention & Protection Administrator for Child Family Services

  • Joel Hektner - NDSU Professor and Department

  • Mark Heinert - Executive Director - Youthworks

  • Clare Hochhalter - Assistant US Attorney U.S. Department of Justice

  • Jen Jackson – Community Member

  • Steffanie Jorgenson - School Counselor

  • Greg Kasowski - Child Advocacy Center of ND

  • Kristin Knorr - Member

  • Brittany Long - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

  • Michelle Manley - CPS Supervisor - Northern Valley Human Service Zone

  • Carlotta McCleary - ND Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health

  • Amy Oehlke - Children & Family Services Training Center Director

  • Barb Oliger - Child Advocate/CASA Representatives

  • John Orluck - Home on the Range

  • Tanya Redroad – ND Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health

  • Janell Regimball - Community Member

  • Heather Traynor - State Juvenile Improvement Coordinator

  • Tracey Wilkie - ND Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health

  • Jen Withers - ND DPI Asst. Director Educational Improvement and Support

  • LeDora Wohler - Fargo Cass Public Health

  • Jason Ziegler - Police Chief

  • Amy Zundel - Community Member