Carla McNeill
Summary
Dynamic executive leader with extensive experience at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, specializing in strategic leadership and operations management. Achieved significant funding increases and program innovations, including a $1 million federal grant. Expert in stakeholder collaboration and policy development, driving impactful change in child welfare systems.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief, Permanency Planning
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
01.2020 - 01.2024
- Executive leader with responsibility in administration and oversight of the State Child Welfare Permanency Planning programs under state and federal laws, regulations, and policies and procedures of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and United States Health and Human Services.
- Managed budgets exceeding $30 million.
- Subject Matter Expert participation on NC Medicaid Expansion project.
- Executive leader for the first Teen and Young Adult Listening Sessions, the first ever listening session approach by the State NC DSS to meet with, engage, and survey teens and young adults in the foster care program for inclusion in policy and practice improvement; developed statistical report for the Secretary of the NC DHHS and legislators; secured an additional $1million dollars in federal funding.
- Executive leader for development and establishment of the NC Kinship Caregiver Program, through legislation approval and appropriations of approximately $5.7 million dollars; the program provides financial assistance to families providing kinship care to children in foster care.
Deputy Compact Administrator
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
01.2008 - 01.2020
- Manager for the NC Interstate Compact Program.
- Developed and launched the National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise (NEICE), an electronic interface technology solution reducing the length of time to decision by 50 percent at initialization; reduced required staffing resources and operating costs by approximately 35 percent.
Program Manager
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
01.2008 - 01.2016
- Lead monitor and manager for the Child Welfare Fiscal Monitoring programs including Title IV-E Adoption and Foster Care Subsidy Programs, At Risk Case Management, Social Service Block Grants.
Human Services Consultant
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
01.2004 - 01.2008
- State policy consultant for Child Welfare and Family Support programs (TANF).
Social Worker
Cumberland County Department of Social Services
01.1998 - 01.2004
- Temporary Assistance for Needy (TANF), and Child Welfare Foster Care Programs.
Education
Master of Social Work -
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel HillBachelor of Science - Sociology
Methodist College
Fayetteville, NCSkills
- Strategic Leadership
- Operations management
- New policy creation
Legislative initiatives
Program design - Contract management
- Financial and legal transactions
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Data Collection
- Performance reporting
- Collaboration with legislators
Timeline
Chief, Permanency Planning
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
01.2020 - 01.2024
Deputy Compact Administrator
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
01.2008 - 01.2020
Program Manager
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
01.2008 - 01.2016
Human Services Consultant
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
01.2004 - 01.2008
Social Worker
Cumberland County Department of Social Services
01.1998 - 01.2004
Master of Social Work -
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Science - Sociology
Methodist College
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