Presenter(s)

Traci Tippett works closely with the Children’s Bureau (CB) and other experts to shape and implement the national agendas for the Capacity Building Center for States’ lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or questioning (LGBTQ) and workforce development priority areas. She also co-leads the State-Tribal topics priority area. One of Tippett's primary responsibilities is helping States and territories build capacity through the development and management of projects, products, and constituency groups. A former national child welfare consultant, trainer, curriculum developer, and clinician, Tippett has 24 years of child welfare experience and specializes in adoption, LGBTQ, foster care, trauma, and attachment issues.