The History of the National Child Support Engagement Association (Part 1)

The History of the National Child Support Engagement Association (Part 1)

Author: NCSEA July 10, 2024 Duration: 42:33

Today’s episode comes to you from Anchorage, Alaska and Brooklyn, New York along with voices from around the country. On today’s show, Tim Lightner and Nick Palos lead a conversation with a group of NCSEA past Presidents , Executive Directors, and other NCSEA leaders including Vernon Drew, Colleen Eubanks, Ann Marie Ruskin, Chris Wood, Lori Bengston, Jim Fleming, Charles Smith, and Joe Mamlin. The group talks a bit about the history of the organization as well as that of the child support program itself, from the beginning through to 2017. We talk about how we came out of our reorganization, our critical role in interstate, and the international child support program itself.



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