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Friday, November 13, 2009
Ind. Gov't. - Daniels appoints child services ombudsman
From the press release:
INDIANAPOLIS (November 13, 2009) – Governor Mitch Daniels has named an Indianapolis woman with more than 25 years of child welfare, social work and family counseling experience as the state’s first Department of Child Services Ombudsman.The law regarding the Department of Child Services Ombudsman is found at IC 4-13-19, and took effect July 1, 2009.Susan Hoppe will begin the role on December 14. She is a child welfare professional who has spent her career as a caseworker, manager and counselor on child and family issues such as custody evaluations, child abuse and neglect and family advocacy.
Daniels lauded Hoppe’s long career of commitment to child welfare, saying “Huge improvements and national honors are nice, but we can never do enough to protect our little ones from the selfishness or even brutality of irresponsible parents.”
Most recently, Hoppe has spent the last nine years as a social worker with Marion County Circuit and Superior Courts, providing evaluation services to families involved in contested custody cases. She also has served as the court’s appointee to the Marion County child protection team.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 13, 2009 04:18 PM
Posted to Indiana Government