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Affilliate AFCC CRC 2002 Custody/Divorce Commission Court Notes Barry Armata, Esq. Member X Contractor, Trains Staff (RFP 04-60 2002 Custody/Divorce Affilliate AFCC CRC Commission Court Notes http://www.bpslawyers.com/Attorneys/Barry-F- Barry Armata, Esq. Member X Contractor, trains staff (RFP 04-6024) Armata.shtml Pat D'Angelo Director X D'Angelo v. D'Angelo DCF founded allegations of child abuse against him Jennifer Davis Member Contractor, trains staff (RFP 04-6024) Judge Anne Draganis Past Director Chair Retired CT Chief Family Court Judge, Appellate Judge Stephen Grant Past President, Director X CSSD Director, Family Court http://www.psychologyinfo.com/NJ-AFCC/pdf/ny- Judge Herbert Gruendel Presenter X Judge 2001.pdf Fundraises for AFCC, Presents at AFCC conferences with Sidney Horowitz, Ph.D. Member, Presentor X Contracted Staff trainer, appointed to cases as evaluator and paid by Judgestate (RFPMunro 04-6024) Deborah Kulak Director CSSD Regional Manager, works with contracts, training staff Writes papers for AFCC with Marsha Kline Pruett Judge, organizes GAL trainings sponsored/administered by AFCC affilliates, Approves vendor payments for Horowitz, appoints him Judge Lynda Munro Member, Presentor X to cases, presents at AFCC conferences with him Oversees CSSD demonstration programs for AFCC, writes reports Jessica Pearson Founder for HHS and DOJ under Center for Policy Research Married to Marsha Pruett, Dr. at Yale child psychiatry, Kyle Pruett, MD Presenter X promotes PAS theory Married to Dr. Kyle Pruett, Yale; Gives seminars for Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D Past President X AFCC on Alienation, promoting Fatherhood projects Anthony "Tim" Selius Past President, Director Past CSSD Director from 1973-199? Linda Smith, Ph.D. Director Serves litigants in CT Court CRC 113 Developmentally Effective Parenting Plans –Stahl http://www.crckids.org/wp- Phillip Stahl, Ph.D. Director, Presenter Speaker Contracted to train CSSD staff (RFP 04-6024) content/uploads/2009/07/spr-01.pdf Robert Tompkins Past President, Director X Director CSSD, controls contracts for court, vendor payments Louise Traux, Esq Member Contractor, Trains CSSD staff (RFP 04-6024) DCF employee, Attorney General issued opinion stating Ann Tuller, MA Member Contractor, CSSD supervised visitation via AMPS that CSSD could not use AMPS for her cases. !"#$%&'('%)*+,!-.)#('/&)!"0' %&/.) !"##$#%#&#%'((& !"")**)!+,-& #./0.1&"21&324567& '"")#)!*(& (0895.:;&)/6<& AFCC #(1*('"0$/) $9:5;:<2=)+"0) judges who hear the cases & the >2=7?8=)623)@4A?4:B) ,2324)$5678) court professionals appearing before 787C:C92=) them D2==7E:)F2:4=A8G) Jessica Pearson-Incorporating 0742E<A4) Officer Joan B. Kelly "*!) Elizabeth Hickey *:<H24=)I)*:B7572=G) Jim Cook #A:57CA8)!8EJ) *:<H24=):8>)*:B7572=)) David Dinn CRC +#*#) Phil Stahl) Paid from ACF program funds: Pro-Pedophile Custody Experts Psychologist, Evaluators Judicial Trainers, Mediators, 3.92=>54.&312?2021:& Supervisors Dr. RichardGardner Ralph Underwager Warren Farrell& AFCC - HHS Fatherhood / Pedophile Ring These key players control the HHS grant process and use this influence to obtain gov’t paid fees for AFCC professionals and to gain favorable case results for CRC members. Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Children’s Rights Council (CRC) (AFCC) Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) -Promotes pro-pedophile theories in -Solicits membership of judges in family courts and the — Fatherhood Programs — Custody Evaluations professionals who appear before them. $ -Pays court professionals $ -Channels funds to Fatherhood and Jessica Pearson—Incorporating officer -Mandates Access/Visitation enforcement and pro-pedophile affiliates Meyer Elkin—Co-founder promotes Responsible Fatherhood program, which is funded with OCSE discretionary funds, OCSE incentive Meyer Elkin—Co-founder funds, and surplus TANF funds. David Gray Ross—frequent speaker Richard Gardner—frequent speaker David Gray Ross—former Director John Money— Ron Haskins— Center for Policy Research (CPR) $ Warren Farrell— -Designs and administers programs to intervene Model Custody Program in court cases $ -Writes early Implementation Reviews and -Provides forum for shifting funds to AFCC Executive Summaries members and affiliates Pro-Pedophile Custody Experts -Provides Final Evaluations for key programs -Makes custody recommendations when Domestic Violence is a factor (ignores APA model) -Promote known pedophiles and trainers such as Jessica Pearson—Director -Uses theories developed by pro-pedophile custody Gardner, Money, Underwager, Farrell experts and sympathizers -Receive payment from Program Funds -Forms basis of training for judiciary and -Include Psychologists, Evaluators, courtroom professionals Mediators, Guardians, Judicial Trainers, Examples of Privatized Owner-Operated Supervisors, and others Fatherhood and Child Support Programs * * * Policy Studies Inc. (PSI, CPPS) Principle Violations Colorado POP Program -Designs and administers programs to intervene Judges obtain grants and hear cases for fathers (Fatherhood/Child Support program) in court cases associated with CRC and affiliates. Federal -Designed by CPR and PSI and implemented -Writes early Implementation Reviews and evaluators (CPR, PSI) conceal the following: through Maximus (PSI owner-operated) Executive Summaries -their role in the program design -HHS provided names of eligable fathers -Provides Final Evaluations for key programs -their “ownership” role in model program sites -CRC provided program managers and were given David Williams -their cross-affiliation with program case managers ‘judicial’ authority to change court orders David Price -their affiliation with court professionals, who are -Program gave dads “free” program, which paid paid from the program as court evaluators attorneys to litigate custody and child support -their program design uses child support agencies against the mother to recruit adversaries of congressionally Cross-Affiliated Key Players Child Access Project mandated public clients for the sole purpose of litigating against those custodial clients (Access/Visitation project) Elizabeth Hickey—AFCC, CRC Joan B. Kelly, speaker, trainer—AFCC, CRC -their case managers have “judicial-like” authority -Managed by Dick Woods (CRC, Iowa) David Dinn— to change support orders -Used Gardner’s PAS tactics to switch custody to Jim Cook— Bauserman? Rind? -they allow Gardner’s pro-pedophile PAS tactics, fathers accused of child abuse Phil Stahl— which they themselves have discredited Key players in control of the HHS grant process who use this influence to gain favorable case results for CRC members and govt paid fees for AFCC professionals. Center for Policy AFCC Research Affiliated judges who hear the cases & the (CPR) court professionals appearing before them Policy Studies Inc. Jessica Pearson-Incorporating Officer Jessica Pearson, Final 2,4 PSI (CPPS) Director Evaluations David Williams Evaluates AND David Price designs key program Cross Affiliated People: Joan B. Kelly Elizabeth Hickey Key Problems Co-Founder1 : Jim Cook $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Federal HHS-OCSE FatherhoodPrograms: 1 - people 2 - program David Dinn use to pay court professionals in cases Meyer Elkin 3 - money 2,3,4 $ 1) Access/Visitation Enforcement (Mandated) Phil Stahl $ 4- conflicts 1, 3, 4 $ 2) Responsible Fatherhood (Discretionary) Funded with OCSE discretionary program funds; $ and OCSE Incentive funds; $ $ Model Custody Program when D.V. is a factor 2,3,4 $ and from surplus state TANF funds 2,3,4 2, 3, 4 $ Children Rights Council $ Owner Operated (CRC) 1, 3, 4 Early Implementation 2 , 4 privatized child 1, 3, 4 Reviews & Exec Summaries support sites Paid from program funds: 2, 3, 4 Pro-Pedophile Custody Experts 1, 4 Psychologist, Evaluators Pedophiles Judicial Trainers, Mediators, Gardner & Underwager & Farrell Supervisors Program Design & Implementation Principle Violations: designed to intervene in court cases 1) Judges obtaining the grants & hearing cases are in some instances 2 , 4 affiliated with the male litigants (programs serve as a vehicle for favorable case results for enrolled dads - many are CRC members). 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