Nurse-Family Partnership leadership team.
Ensuring success for implementing agencies and communities.
The Denver, Colorado-based Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office is comprised of a diverse and knowledgeable team of nursing and nurse education, public policy, program development, marketing, program quality assurance, administration and legal, and information technology professionals, as well as vital support staff in finance and human resources.
The National Service Office staff collaborates with Philadelphia-based Public/Private Ventures, Denver-based Invest in Kids, and other partners nationwide to develop new implementing agencies and to provide continuing support to existing agencies. In addition to direct service to Nurse-Family Partnership Implementing Agencies, the National Service Office staff works to educate policy makers, clinicians, and the public about the impact Nurse-Family Partnership has on maternal and child health and on government expenditures.
Leadership team
Thomas R. Jenkins, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
303.327.4274
Tom joined Nurse-Family Partnership in 2006, bringing senior-level management experience in public, non-profit, and for-profit organizations serving the needs of children, youth, and families. Prior to joining Nurse-Family Partnership, he was president and COO for Cornell Companies, a private, for-profit company providing adult corrections and juvenile justice treatment services nationwide. Tom also served as director of Child Welfare Services for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, overseeing programs and services for abused and dependent children. Tom earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology/sociology from St. Vincent College, and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Pittsburgh.
Lauren Baker
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
303.327.4244
Lauren leads the team responsible for managing the Nurse-Family Partnership’s brand and messaging, including marketing materials, public relations, web site management, tradeshow participation, and executive and implementing agency communications. Her marketing and communications experience spans both Fortune 100 companies and smaller entrepreneurial firms and includes Ford Motor Company, Alcoa Inc., and American Medical Response. Lauren began her career as a broadcast journalist. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri, where she attended the School of Journalism.
Erika Bantz
Director, Program Development
303.865.8372
Erika is responsible for overseeing the activities aimed at assuring prospective and new implementing agencies, their community partners, and their governmental and private sector funders and institutional sponsors are adequately prepared to implement the NFP program with fidelity to the model. She also leads the NSO's continuing, intensive effort to sustain and diversify financing for our current network of implementing agencies. Prior to joining Nurse-Family Partnership in 2006, Erika held positions in the non-profit and for-profit sectors, with experience in new business development, public policy, lobbying, campaign finance, and public service. Erika holds a baccalaureate degree in psychology with a minor in health care from Beloit College, and a master’s degree in political science-public policy from Kent State University.
Tamar Bauer
Chief Policy and Government Affairs Officer
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Tamar leads the federal policy and government affairs department in securing government support for Nurse-Family Partnership’s home visitation services. Tamar is an attorney with expertise in healthcare law and maternal and child health policy, research, and advocacy experience. Before joining Nurse-Family Partnership, Tamar served in leadership positions at the Forum for Child Health at the New York Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Pediatrics for District II, the Greater New York March of Dimes Foundation, and the National Office of Government Affairs. Tamar holds a bachelor’s degree in history and music from Wesleyan University, and a juris doctor from Rutgers University School of Law.
Wallace P. (Sandy) Dunlap
Chief Planning and Administrative Officer
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As Chief Planning and Administrator Officer, Sandy is responsible for the contracts with Nurse-Family Partnership Implementing Agencies and long-term business planning. He has three decades of experience in general management and marketing and sales management, including three years as a president of a successful turn-around company. Prior to joining Nurse-Family Partnership, Sandy held senior management positions at Nike, Call Connect Communications. and Corrintec/UK Ltd. Sandy holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Dartmouth College and a Master of Business Administration from Boston University.
Cindy Eby
Director, Program Quality Support
303.327.4248
As Director of Program Quality Support, Cindy leads the effort to promote and ensure model fidelity and high-quality national replication of the Nurse-Family Partnership program through evaluation and quality improvement measures. Prior to joining Nurse-Family Partnership, she worked in program implementation and applied research in a joint European Union-Kenya effort on product development and resource sustainability for micro-entrepreneurs in Kenya, as well as coordinated nationally funded health services studies and evaluations for various entities, such as the Denver Drug Court. Cindy holds a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Denver with an emphasis on applied research.
Peggy Hill
Chief Strategic Relations Officer
303.327.4270
Peggy develops external partnerships and relationships to promote long-term business interests between the National Service Office and agency administrators, associations, managed care agencies, and other national influencers in health care and human services. She has more than 20 years of experience at community-based programs that improve family and child health and prevent child abuse. She was instrumental in laying the groundwork for early replication of the Nurse-Family Partnership, ensuring new program sites had the resources and support necessary to realize outcomes comparable to those achieved in the randomized trials. Peggy earned a master’s degree in counseling from Purdue University with a focus on social change and community systems of care.
Bear Miller
Director, Information Technology
303.327.4265
Bear joined the Nurse-Family Partnership in 2009 as the director of information technology. He has more than 25 years of experience in many areas of IT, with a strong emphasis on business systems, strategic planning, system architecture, and the day-to-day management of software development projects. Bear is responsible for all IT programs and processes, including the development of an improved Clinical Information System. He attended the University of Kansas and is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.
Kammie Monarch
Chief Operations Officer
As Chief Operations Officer, Kammie provides leadership to the National Service Office Nursing Practice, Program Development and Program Quality Support teams. She is a nationally recognized nursing leader who is widely published and has served in senior positions in the state of Oklahoma, the American Nurses Association, and the Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing. Kammie earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Oklahoma Baptist University, a Masters of Science in Nursing from Oral Roberts University, and a Juris Doctorate from Oklahoma City University.
Scott Shirai
Chief Development Officer
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Scott leads the National Service Office fundraising efforts and works closely with major foundation supporters as well as the NFP Board of Directors. He has more than 30 years in the non-profit and for-profit sectors, most recently with the Mile High United Way in Denver, Colorado. He has been honored with an Innovator's Award at the White House for fundraising, research, and marketing, as well as for his work in successfully restarting the New Orleans Combined Federal Campaign after Hurricane Katrina.
Paul Tosetti
Chief Financial Officer
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As CFO, Paul is responsible for the finance, human resources, and IT functions at the National Service Office. He has more than 20 years of experience in financial management, including accounting, finance, payroll, risk management, purchasing, and fleet operations with a strong customer-centric approach to all processes. He has held senior management positions at Colorado firms including King Soopers, Children's World, and Elite Auto Glass. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from University of Colorado and is an active Certified Public Accountant.
Elly Yost
Director, Nursing Practice
303.327.4266
As head of Nursing Practice, Elly leads the national team of nurse consultants and nurse educators that works directly with implementing agencies. Prior to joining Nurse-Family Partnership, Elly was executive director of Pennsylvania’s Smart Start-Centre County. She also served as division manager, maternal/child health, for the Yavapai County Health Department in Prescott, Arizona. Elly's clinical expertise is in child development specialist/evaluator for early intervention programs. She holds a Master of Business Administration and Health Administration; a Master of Science, Nursing; and is a board-certified and licensed Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.