NCSEA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Leadership Awards. These awards were presented at the 2025 Leadership Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia, and recognize outstanding contributions of individuals and/or organizations to the child support program through extraordinary management, leadership, collaboration, and messaging.
Recipients of the NCSEA Leadership Awards reflect and embody the mission and values of NCSEA; enhancing the financial, medical and emotional support parents provide for their children and increasing public awareness of the child support program’s contribution to the best interests of the families and children served. The accomplishments of award winners serve to inspire current and future child support leaders, professionals and program collaborators, further advancing and improving the child support program’s mission and goals.
Outstanding Leader Award
PHYLLIS NANCE
Director
Alameda County Child Support Program
Emerging Leader Award
ANTOLETTE VINSON
Georgia DHS, Division of Child Support Services
Innovative Partnership/Collaboration Award
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY ADMYRE PROGRAM
Iowa State University
Program Awareness Award
GEORGIA FATHERHOOD PROGRAM
Georgia DHS, Division of Child Support Services
Emerging Leader Scholarship
TATIANA CHRISTOPHER
Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services
Division of Child Support Services
Judge Ross Scholarship
CANDIS HAYES
Georgia DHS, Division of Child Support Services
The Howard G. Baldwin Memorial Scholarship recipient
ELISE TOPLISS
Denver County Child Support Enforcement
