2025 WICSEC Rock Star Achievement Awardee: Alexandra Popescu
Welcome to another episode of NCSEA On Location with Pat O'Donnell of Young Williams. We are delighted to celebrate the 2025 WICSEC Rock Star Achievement Awardee, an individual recognized for significant non-supervisory contributions that improve the lives of children and promote a more effective child support program. Join Pat as she speaks with Alexandra Popescu (Oregon Division of Child Support) about her journey, policy work in Oregon, involvement with national associations, and her award.
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2025 WICSEC Working Together Awardees: Kylie Claycomb and Rhonda Evans
Collaborations are critical to the success of the child support program and the ADMYRE (Advocating for My Relationships) Program illustrates the positive and lasting impact these partnerships have on families. Hosted by Pat O’Donnell of YoungWilliams, listen as Kylie Claycomb of the Iowa Child Support Program and Rhonda Evans of Iowa State University describe how they are reaching youth and young adults to help them understand how to establish boundaries between healthy and unhealthy relationships. In recognition of their work, WICSEC has recognized this program as their 2025 Working Together Awardees.  Congratulations Kylie and Rhonda!
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Transitioning Public Service Experience to Private Sector Impact (Pt. 2)
On this episode of On Location, hosts Tim Lightner (eWorldEnterprise Solutions) and Barbara Lacina continue to discuss the topic of transition from public service to the private sector. Guests Tanguler Gray (Executive VP of Operations, SMI); Laura Roth (recently retired as the Child Support Practice Lead and Director, CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.), and Matt Lyons(Director of Public Sector Partnerships, SteadyIQ), all of whom have experience making this career shift, continue to share their personal transition summaries and advice. Key topics include identifying transferable skills, adapting to newroles, and job searching tips for the private sector, in this second part of a two-part series. Let’s listen in and rejoin as Barbara asks about adaptability and actual examples of relating experiences in government to what privateorganizations may be looking for.  Resources that are available to those seeking/needing tomake this transition: o  NCSEA 5/29/25 NCSEA Helps May 2025Webinar: Navigating Change: Polished Resumes and Confident Interviewso NCSEA 7/31/25 NCSEA Helps July 2025 Webinar: Transitioning Public Service Experience intoPrivate Sector Impacto HSITAG Talent Bank: https://hsitag.org/news/talent-bank/o APHSA: APHSACareer Center Account Benefits: AmericanPublic Human Services Association (APHSA), APHSA Career Center|Find Your CareerHereo  NCSEA Job Board: https://www.ncsea.org/resources-info/job-board/
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Transitioning Public Service Experience to Private Sector Impact (Pt. 1)
On this episode of On Location, hosts Tim Lightner (eWorldEnterprise Solutions) and Barbara Lacina discuss the topic of transition from public service to the private sector. The conversation was prompted by recent reduction in force (RIF) events within the federal government and is of value to others who are considering making the shift to private sector employment . Guests Tanguler Gray (Executive VP of Operations, SMI); Laura Roth (recently retired as the Child Support Practice Lead and Director, CGI Technologies andSolutions Inc.), and Matt Lyons (Director of Public Sector Partnerships, SteadyIQ), all of whom have experience making this career shift, share their personal transition summaries and advice. Key topics include identifying transferable skills, adapting to new roles, and job searching tips for the private sector. This is part-one of a two-part series.Resources that are available to those seeking/needing to make this transition: o  NCSEA 5/29/25 NCSEA Helps May 2025 Webinar: Navigating Change: Polished Resumes and Confident Interviewso  NCSEA 7/31/25 NCSEA Helps July 2025 Webinar: Transitioning Public Service Experience into Private Sector Impacto  HSITAG Talent Bank: https://hsitag.org/news/talent-bank/o  APHSA: APHSA Career Center Account Benefits: AmericanPublic Human Services Association (APHSA), APHSA Career Center|Find Your CareerHereo  NCSEA Job Board: https://www.ncsea.org/resources-info/job-board/
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Meet Brianna Nesbitt, NCSEA’s Professional Development Manager
Join NCSEA On Location hosts Tim Lightner (eWorld Enterprise Solutions) and DeAnna Rice (CaliforniaDepartment of Child Support Services) as they introduce Brianna Nesbitt, the new NCSEA Manager of Professional Development and Communication, who shares her academic journey and her first impressions of the 2025 NCSEA Leadership Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia. She discusses her professional goals for her new role, including how members can support her and what her first projects will be. Brianna also reveals fun personal details, such as her black belt in HapKiDo, her love for Chicago, and attending over 500 concerts.
Interviews and discussions with Human Services professionals and other stakeholders. Recorded on location and meetings and events around the world. All the music contained in the podcast is used by permission and is written and performed by Joe Mamlin.
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