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Christine Santaniello is an Associate Commissioner at New Hampshire’s Department of Health and Human Services where she works to ensure the provision of whole family and whole person supports to create stronger systems for those served. Christine joined DHHS in 2016, first leading the Bureau of Developmental Services, creating the Division of Long Term Supports and Services, and in 2019 transitioned to lead the Division of Economic and Housing Stability (DEHS). Prior to starting with the NH Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), she spent more than 25 years working providing community-based, family strengthening and support services. Christine received her Bachelor's of Arts in Social Work at the University of New Hampshire and a Master of Science in Social Work from Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville. 

Lara Markovitz, Ph.D. is a former SRCD State Policy Fellow. She spent her fellowship in the Office of Child Support (OCS) in the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). In her role, she focused on the Office of Child Support’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, including the Community Advisory Council, community listening sessions, equity impact assessment, and a navigator pilot program. She is currently a court analyst in the Friend of the Court Bureau at the Michigan Supreme Court’s State Court Administrative Office. The Friend of the Court Bureau cooperates with MDHHS’ Office of Child Support to coordinate the provision of Title IV-D services. Dr. Markovitz holds a Ph.D. in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis and earned her Master of Science in Social Work at Columbia University in 2012 and her Bachelor of Arts at the University of Michigan in 2006.   

Lindsay Turner Trammell is the Director for Policy at SRCD and oversees the SRCD U.S. Policy Fellowship program. Lindsay is a policy professional with over a decade of nonprofit leadership, policy analysis and strategic planning. She has been the executive director of a K-5 education nonprofit in Alabama, consulted with Scottish Parliament on gender disparities for elected officials, and was the Director of the Social Mobility Commission for the UK government. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama and a master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Cambridge. She holds dual citizenship in the US and the UK. 

Dr. Jennifer Brooks specializes in the use of evaluation, metrics, and evidence-based policy to amplify the benefits of social programs for children and families. She provides expert advice on building more effective programs and policies to foundations, government, and non-profit organizations. Through an IPA between the University of Chicago and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Brooks facilitates a federal peer learning group focused on the role core components frameworks can play in enhancing evidence-based policy and, ultimately, the outcomes of social programs. Previously, Dr. Brooks served as Senior Program Officer at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, helping to shape the foundation’s strategic investments in high quality public early learning programs. Prior to that she directed the human services, workforce, and economic development portfolios at the National Governors Association’s Center for Best Practices, where she led then-Governor Hickenlooper Chair’s Initiative, Delivering Results. She also led the Head Start research and evaluation portfolio in the federal government for ten years. Dr. Brooks received her Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Human Development and Family Studies from Penn State University and a MA in Public Policy from the University of Chicago. 

We will be joined by several state agency officials who are interested in hosting an SRCD policy fellow.