Kim Skrentny is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of behavioral health experience that includes direct care service provision to administrative, supervisory and training positions within a variety of outpatient, hospital, and government settings. In her current role as the Children's Clinical Advisor with the Arizona Department of Health Services/Division of Behavioral Health Services (ADHS/DBHS) Ms. Skrentny is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of quality clinical practices and programs for children and youth statewide. In her work she has co-authored protocols that outline practice guidance for Arizona's behavioral health system in responding to the unique needs of children age birth to five when providing clinical assessment, service planning and treatment interventions. As the facilitator of ADHS/DBHS' Birth to Five Assessment workgroup she partnered with child welfare and infant and early childhood mental health professionals in refining assessment practices and implemented a pilot of these changes statewide during October 2009. For the past 2 years she has been a member of the Interagency Coordinating Council for Infants and Toddlers which is a governor appointed position that provides support to the Arizona Early Intervention Program. She is currently overseeing grant funded projects that promote staff training on the use of the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood, Revised Edition when assessing infants and toddlers for behavioral health services.

Dawn currently oversees mental health services for the Navajo Head Start program that serves up to 2,600 children annually. Dawn received her graduate degree in Counseling Psychology from Northern Arizona University in 2002. She has 6 years experience providing direct services to children and family as a Residential School Counselor on the Navajo Nation. Dawn has great interest in advocating and promoting infant/toddler mental health on the Navajo Nation. Currently Navajo Head Start is looking to expand its Early Head Start program from 60 to 200 infants/toddlers/pregnant women. Navajo Head Start is the only agency that widely serves the mental health needs of children, (ages 0-5 yrs.), on the Navajo Nation. Currently, Dawn is starting her 3rd year in providing training and technical assistance to all Navajo Head Start staff about their critical role as a nurturing caregiver in the classroom. Dawn is anxious to see the growth of Navajo Head Start mental health services by implementing more appropriate practices through Early Childhood Mental Health Consultations to systematically support, and build staff capacity to provide exceptional care to our Navajo children.

Nicole has been a member of the Infant Toddler Mental Health Coalition of Arizona's Board of Directors since 2007 and was nominated as Chair of the Board of Directors in September 2009. She is a Harris Institute graduate and is Endorsed in Arizona at Level III as an Infant Mental Health Specialist. She has worked in direct practice with families and young children for eight years and is currently providing Reflective Supervision/Consultation and training statewide.