ICAN POLICY COMMITTEE
The ICAN Policy Committee meeting provides an important forum for agencies and advocates to share information and data on the well-being of children in Los Angeles County, discuss barriers to child safety, and recommendations to address the harmful impact of abuse, neglect, and family violence.
ICAN will present data and recommendations to address key concerns for approval by the Policy Committee members. Additionally, ICAN also will release 3 annual reports:
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The ICAN Child Death Review Team Report
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The State of Child Abuse in Los Angeles County
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Safely Surrendered and Abandoned Babies
Council Members
Robert Luna
Sheriff, Los Angeles County
Co-Chair
AKEMI D. ARAKAKI
Presiding Judge, Juvenile Court
ROB BONTA
California Attorney General
NIKKI BUCKSTEAD
Appointee, Board of Supervisor
DAVID CARROLL
Director, Department of Youth Development
ALBERTO M. CARVALHO
Superintendent, LA Unified School District
MANUEL CID
President, Police Chiefs Association
Chief, Glendale Police Department
JACKIE CONTRERAS, PH.D.
Director, Public Social Services
FESIA DAVENPORT
Chief Executive Officer
DEBRA DUARDO, MSW, Ed.D.
Superintendent, Office of Education
BILAL A. ESSAYLI
United States Attorney
HYDEE FELDSTEIN SOTO
Los Angeles City Attorney
BARBARA FERRER, PH.D., MPH, MEd
Director, Department of Public Health
NORMA E. GARCIA
Director, Parks and Recreation
RICARDO D. GARCIA
Public Defender
CHRISTINA GHALY, MD
Director, Health Services
DAWYN R. HARRISON
County Counsel
KIM JOHNSON
Director, California Department of Social Services
Nathan Hochman
District Attorney, Los Angeles County
Co-Chair
THOMAS LEE
Appointee, Board of Supervisor
DR. SHARONI LITTLE
Appointee, Board of Supervisors
JEFFREY MACOMBER
Secretary, California Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation
ANTHONY C MARRONE
Fire Chief, Forester and Fire Warden
JIM MCDONNELL
Chief, Los Angeles Police Department
BRANDON NICHOLS
Director, Children and Family Services
MICHAEL OWH
Acting Director, Internal Services
DANITZA PANTOJA
Appointee, Board of Supervisors
SKYE PATRICK
County Librarian, Public Library
EMILIO SALAS
Executive Director, Los Angeles County
Development Authority
DAVID SLAYTON
Executive Officer/Clerk, Superior Court
ODEY C. UPKO, MD
Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner
LILIA A. VARGAS
Appointee, Board of Supervisors
GUILLERMO VIERA ROSA
Chief Probation Officer
CLAUDIA WANG, MD
UCLA Health System SCAN Team
LISA H. WONG, PSY.D.
Director, Mental Health