Michael Petit
Deputy Director, Child Welfare League of America
Michael Petit has worked on behalf of
children and families for more than 25 years in both the public
and private sectors. Currently, he is deputy director at the Child
Welfare League of America (CWLA). He provides oversight for the
agency's public policy, research, communications, publications,
fund development, and program specialty area divisions. Prior to
this position, Mr. Petit directed the National Center for Program
Excellence in Child Welfare, CWLA's public agency consultation
division, which stimulated systemic reform and improved service
coordination within child welfare agencies across the United States.
Mr. Petit continues to provide consultation to scores of State
and local child welfare agencies across the country. He specializes
in formulating specific and comprehensive initiatives to drive
child welfare problem solving. Before joining CWLA he served for
8 years as the commissioner of Maine's Department of Human Services
and for many years was the planning director for a metropolitan
United Way. Mr. Petit received his bachelor of arts degree from
Bowdoin College and a master's degree in social work from Boston
College.
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