The advisory committee to the Office of the Child Advocate meets with the Child Advocate and staff to review and assess patterns of treatment and services, policy implications, and necessary systemic improvements. The advisory committee also provides an annual evaluation of the effectiveness of the Office.  Upon any vacancy in the position of Child Advocate, the committee meets to consider and interview successor candidates and submits to the Governor five to seven candidates to fill the vacancy.

Advisory Committee Members:

Appoinment Made By	Name, Town	Term
Senate Pro Tempore	Shelley Geballe, Branford	1/11/12 - 6/30/16
Speaker of the House	Rudolph Brooks, Bloomfield	1/5/12 - 6/30/16
Majority Leader of the Senate	Atty. Joel Rudikoff, North Haven	12/12/11 - 6/30/16
Majority Leader of the House	Vacant
Minority Leader of the Senate	Catherine Cook	3/13/12 - 6/30/17
Minority Leader of the House	John Fenton, Ridgefield	2/22/12 - 6/30/16
Governor	Jeanne Milstein, West Hartford	3/2/12 - 6/30/16