![Champion for Child Well-Being](/sites/default/files/2023-04/adobestock_286969556_copy.jpg)
Champion for Child Well-Being
Each year, the Arizona State University Center for Child Well-Being recognizes individuals who have demonstrated dedication and commitment to ensuring that children are living in safe, supportive, and nurturing communities. The purpose of the Champion for Child Well-Being award is to recognize contributions made to children living throughout the United States, whether it is through the individual’s professional employment, volunteer work, or advocacy.
To nominate a Champion for Child Well-Being, please fill out the short nomination form using the button below.
Past Honorees:
![Tanya Krupat, Osborne Association](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Tanya__IG_0.jpg)
2023:
Tanya Krupat
Vice President of Policy & Advocacy at Osborne Association in New York
![Rex Newton, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Champion_Rex__IG_2.jpg)
2023:
Rex Newton Ph.D.
Adjunct psychology instructor at Portland Community College
![Ryan Young Youth Empowerment Council President, Arizona Department of Child Safety Image of Ryan Young Youth Empowerment Council President, Arizona Department of Child Safety, Champion for Child Well-Being](/sites/default/files/2023-04/ryan_ig.png)
2022:
Ryan Young
Youth Empowerment Council President,
Arizona Department of Child Safety
![Sandra Barnhill Executive Director, Foreverfamily Image of Sandra Barnhill Executive Director, Foreverfamily, Champion for Child Well-Being](/sites/default/files/2023-04/sandra_ig.png)
2022:
Sandra Barnhil
Executive Director, Foreverfamily
![Ann Adalist-Estrin Arizona State University, ASU, #1Innovation, Incarceration, children of incarcerated parents, BLM, social justice, incarceration rates, incarceration disparity, caring for a child whose parent is incarcerated](/sites/default/files/2023-04/champions_poster.jpg)
2021:
Ann Adalist-Estrin
Director of NRCCFI at Rutgers University
Camden New Jersey
![Ebony Underwood Arizona State University, ASU, #1Innovation, Incarceration, children of incarcerated parents, BLM, social justice, incarceration rates, incarceration disparity, caring for a child whose parent is incarcerated](/sites/default/files/2023-04/champions_poster2.jpg)
2021:
Ebony Underwood
Founder, We Got Us Now
![Champion for Child Well Being, CIP2019, ASU, #1Innovation](/sites/default/files/2023-04/sister_tesa_ccwb.jpg)
2019:
Sister Teresa Fitzgerald
Hour Children
![Champion for Child Well Being, CIP2019, ASU, #1Innovation](/sites/default/files/2023-04/bill_owsley_ccwb.jpg)
2019:
Bill Owsley
Office of the Legal Advocate,
Maricopa County