{Children Have Rights} 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.

Advisory Board Members:

James P. Cordier, MPH, RS - Director, WIC Program
Shelley Geballe, JD, MPH - Co-President,
  Connecticut Voices for Children
Susan A. Cousineau, Esq.
Honorable Christine Keller - Chief Administrative
  Judge, Juvenile Division 
E. Marie Mas - Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and
  Instruction, Easton, Redding & Region 9 School Districts
Harry Romanowitz, M.D. - DABP, FAAP,
  Stamford Hospital
Michael Schwarzchild, Ph.D., Director of Professional Affairs, Connecticut Psychological   
  Association