Jay Warner

Jay Warner (he/him), MS, CSW, serves as a Diligent Recruitment Advisor at the National Center for Diligent Recruitment. He has a BS in Social Work, an MS in Marriage and Family Therapy, and 20 years of experience in Child Welfare in the state of Wisconsin. He has worked with both private and public agencies with a focus on diligent recruitment efforts for kin caregivers, like-kin, foster, and adoptive homes for children and youth in out-of-home care. Jay also has certifications in Lean Six Sigma and the Training on Adoption Competency from the Center for Adoption Support and Education (CASE). Almost 10 years of his experience was as a permanency consultant providing consultation, technical assistance, coaching, and training to tribal and county agencies, and child welfare professionals. Jay is committed to supporting the work of reducing and eliminating disproportionality and disparities for communities of color and the LGBTQIA2S+ community.

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