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Advisory Council

The Capita Advisory Council is established to provide strategic advice and guidance to the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer on the organization’s intellectual direction. The Council plays a key role in ensuring the highest intellectual standards for the Idea Labs and fostering the development of new lines of inquiry that align with Capita’s mission and strategic objectives.

Members

Jessica Dixon Weaver (Co-Chair)
Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Law, Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University (SMU)

David W. Willis (Co-Chair)
Professor of Pediatrics, Thrive Center for Children, Families, and Communities, Georgetown University
Founder and Director,  Nurture Connection
Co-Chair, National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Forum on Children’s Wellbeing

Ashley Ahlers
Director, Partnerships and Communication, John Rex Endowment

Karen Bogenschneider
Rothermel-Bascom Professor Emeritus of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Author of Family Policy Matters

Clinton Boyd, Jr
Executive Director, Fathers, Families, & Healthy Communities

Marica Cox Mitchell
Chief Program Officer, Bainum Family Foundation

Betsy Delgado
Senior Vice President and Chief Mission and Education Officer, Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana

Anissa L. Eddie
Director of Foundation-Led Initiatives, Steelcase Foundation

Ariel Kalil
Daniel Levin Professor, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
Director, Center for Human Potential and Public Policy
Co-Director, Behavioral Insights and Parenting Lab, University of Chicago

Celinda Lake
Founding Partner, Lake Research Partners

Joan Lombardi
Director, Early Opportunities Initiative
Principal Advisor and Adjunct Professor, Stanford Center on Early Childhood

LaDon Love
Executive Director, SPACEs In Action

Natalie Renew
Executive Director, Home Grown