The following individuals led and contributed to the development of this Toolkit:

Pam Dardess, MPH, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Operations, IPFCC
Jazmine Orazi, MPH, Program Manager, IPFCC
Beverley Johnson, FAAN, President and CEO, IPFCC
Ndidi I. Unaka, MD, MEd, Chief Health Equity Officer, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health
Andrew F. Beck, MD, MPH, Professor, Divisions of General and Community Pediatrics and Hospital Medicine, CCHMC
Carlos A. Casillas, MD, MPH, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow, CCHMC
Chichi Okeke, University of Cincinnati, College of Allied Health Science, Class of 2026

The Toolkit was funded by a grant from the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, Palo Alto, California. The project team greatly appreciates the support of Allison Gray, Senior Program Officer and Madhavi Kuthunur, Program Associate.

Acknowledgments

The project team is grateful to the individuals who shared their experiences and expertise as part of the National Project Advisory Committee for this work. Their contributions were critical in shaping the Reflecting Our Community PFAC Toolkit. We are particularly grateful to Darcel Jackson, DeeJo Miller, and Vicki Mascareño Nelson, who reviewed and provided feedback on drafts of Toolkit materials.

Toyetta Barnard-Kirk, MSW, LSW	Family Advisory Council Co-Chair Connect Families Program Coordinator Endocrinology Clinical Social Work Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Teresa Boeger	Ambassador, Patient & Family Advisory Councils Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Kanisha Dolsingh	Former & Current Honorary Chair & Executive Committee & DEI Lead Komansky Children's Hospital Family Advisory Council, NYPH Weill/Cornell
Darcel Jackson, CPXP	Manager, Patient- and Family-Centered Care Children’s National Hospital
Evelyne Kane, MPH	Senior Program Manager, Community Engagement & Capacity Building Camden Coalition
Sunnah Kim, MS, RN, CPNP	Senior Director, Pediatric Practice & Health Care Delivery American Academy of Pediatrics
Anne Lyren, MD, MSc	Clinical Director Solutions for Patient Safety National Children’s Network
Vicki Mascareño Nelson, MEd	Patient Experience Partner The University of Vermont Children’s Hospital, UVM Medical Center
DeeJo Miller	Director, Patient & Family Engagement Children’s Mercy Hospital of Kansas City
Karen Wayman, PhD	Family-Centered Care Innovation and Research Stanford Medicine Children’s Health
Naomi Williams, MPH, CHES	Grief Coach Exceptional Living 101