Todd Lenz
Summary
Over twenty years of direct service, program management, policy analysis, and training experience for agencies serving disenfranchised and diverse clients in the child welfare and mental health systems across the state. Subject matter expert in Child Welfare, Juvenile Dependency, Probate Code, Family Law.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Program Analyst/Program Manager
Contra Costa County Children & Family Services
Martinez
06.2016 - Current
- Responsible for directing, developing, analyzing and disseminating policies, procedures and child welfare programs for Children and Family Services (CFS)
- Subject matter expert in federal and state statutes for Juvenile Dependency Law, as well as California Department of Social Services Division 31 regulations.
- Conduct confidential and sensitive studies of operational and/or program matters and make policy or administrative recommendations to management.
- Train CFS staff in areas of child welfare and dependency court.
- Design, develop, and implement innovative program models to optimize productivity of child welfare work.
- Monitored progress of programs by collecting and analyzing performance data against established metrics.
- Conducted detailed analyses of complex data sets to identify trends, develop recommendations, and measure outcomes.
- Facilitated training sessions on best practices for project management and evaluation techniques.
Supervising Social Worker III
Contra Costa County Children & Family Services
Martinez
02.2011 - 06.2016
- Responsible for supervising all case management duties for up to thirty court dependent families in Pleasant Hill, CA. Work with county foster homes/family agencies, County Mental Health, County of Office Education, and other community service providers to ensure all services are arranged and delivered for families. Maintain strong working relations with wrap around service providers. Possess thorough understanding of county social service systems of care. Lead clinical trainings provided to social service/mental health providers in areas such as: child abuse, mental health, and family systems. Facilitator of Team Decision Making (TDM) meetings with private non-profits using State of California TDM model. Train Title IV-E MSW interns.
Education
BA, Psychology -
University of California, Santa Barbara
Skills
- Subject Matter Expert
- Effective Facilitator
- Policy analysis
- Strategic Planning
- Process Mapping
- Written Communication
- Data Collection
- Business Analysis
- Excellent Communication
- Team Collaboration
- Analytical Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Relationship Building
Accomplishments
- Project Manager responsible for vision, design and implementation of the first county in the state to provide digital child welfare warrants for Contra Costa County Superior Court, Juvenile Division.
- Project Manager responsible for vision, design and implementation of the first county in the state to utilize Judicial Council’s ‘gold standard’ court templates for use as CFS court recommendations within Contra Costa County Superior Court.
- Project Manager responsible for vision, design and implementation of CFS’s first online multimedia training portal & knowledgebase
Hobbies and Interests
- Avid waterman; surfing, paddling, kayaking, swimming
- Outdoorsman; backpacking, long distance hikes, camping, trail running
- Carpentry & Woodworking; cabinets, shelving, dressers
Affiliations
- First Child Welfare Worker Nominated for Employee of the Year for Contra Costa County
Certification
- Team Decision Meeting Facilitator
- Indian Child Welfare Trainer
Timeline
Senior Program Analyst/Program Manager
Contra Costa County Children & Family Services
06.2016 - Current
Supervising Social Worker III
Contra Costa County Children & Family Services
02.2011 - 06.2016
BA, Psychology -
University of California, Santa Barbara
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