{"id":36190,"date":"2023-01-09T20:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T20:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caseyfamilyv2.wpengine.com\/?p=36190"},"modified":"2026-06-03T20:24:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:24:36","slug":"exalumnos-de-la-familia-ceca-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/es\/ceca-family-alumni-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Galardonados de la Familia y Exalumnos de los Premios Casey a la Excelencia para la Ni\u00f1ez 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fresh-image overflow-x-hidden wp-block-fresh-image\">\n            <div class=\"fresh-image__align flex justify-center\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3600\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CECA-online-header-prpl-scaled.png\" class=\"fresh-image__img h-auto w-full object-cover\" alt=\"Casey Excellence for Children Awards\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CECA-online-header-prpl-scaled.png 3600w, https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CECA-online-header-prpl-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CECA-online-header-prpl-1024x201.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CECA-online-header-prpl-768x151.png 768w, https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CECA-online-header-prpl-1536x301.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CECA-online-header-prpl-2048x402.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CECA-online-header-prpl-18x4.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px\" data-copyright=\"\" data-headline=\"Casey Excellence for Children Awards\" data-description=\"\" \/>\n              <\/div>\n     <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block back-warm-ceramic padding-top padding-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/?p=32734\"> AWARDS HOME PAGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ceca-top-fa\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"image-grid backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block back-warm-ceramic margin-bottom padding-top padding-bottom wp-block-image-grid content-section light overflow-x-hidden\">\n <div class=\"overflow-x-hidden\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5 text-center\">\n <h2>Meet the 2023 Family and Alumni Honorees<\/h2>\n <div class=\"text-salt-box mb-9 inline-block w-full sm:max-w-[600px] lg:w-[830px]\"><p>These awards recognize those foster care alumni, birth parents, kinship caregivers and resource parents who have demonstrated extraordinary efforts on behalf of those involved in child welfare.<\/p>\n<p>Select the photo below to read more about this year&#8217;s honorees<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <ul class=\"list-none mx-auto grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-x-0 gap-y-[32px] md:gap-x-[64px] md:gap-y-[32px] lg:gap-x-[32px] xl:gap-x-[64px] lg:gap-y-[64px] xl:gap-y-[84px] xl:gap-y-[96px]\">\n  <li class=\"text-center hidden md:block\">\n <a  href=\"#birth-mother\"  target=\"\" class=\"bg-ceramic card stealthy\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tecoria-Jones-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"mx-auto my-[35px] lg:my-[25px] xl:my-[50px] w-full object-cover\" \/>\n <div class=\"label !text-md -mt-2 pt-0 pb-7 px-8 md:px-6 lg:px-7 text-black\">Tecoria A. 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Jones<\/h2>\n  \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p><span style=\"color: #6c221d;\"><strong>COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tecoria A. Jones is a devoted mother to six children and has been an active advocate, speaker and leader. Her work includes being a member and chair of the PRISMA Children&#8217;s Hospital Parent Advisory Council and a parent peer partner with the Federation of Families South Carolina. Jones was chosen to be the first parent leader on the South Carolina Child Well Being Coalition, working in her state with FRIENDS National Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention and SC Children Trust. Her restorative work focuses on health, specifically mental well-being, racial justice, food policy and therapeutic massage. Jones works with Thriving Families, Safer Children as a lived experience national partner and advisory board member for the state lead team. She is also a member of the Birth Parent National Network, a parent leader and trainer with the National Family Support Network, and a board member of Be Strong Families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"featured-video is-style-simple wp-block-featured-video\">\n  <div class=\"my-[100px] text-revolver\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n      \n      <div class=\"embed\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tecoria A. 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As one of the first parent partners, he helped develop their program, supporting and encouraging families in navigating these systems, often leading to reunification. He is a birth father representative on the California Child Welfare Council and a member of the Parent Partner Advisory Committee. De Leon uses his personal experience navigating the child welfare and court systems to inform his work. De Leon is a member of the Children\u2019s Trust Fund Alliance\u2019s Birth Parent National Network. He has collaborated with Casey Family Programs on strengthening families through the American Rescue Plan Act and the Parent Partner Learning Collaborative and provides consultation to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. De Leon helps develop and deliver state-mandated trainings throughout California.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"featured-video is-style-simple wp-block-featured-video\">\n  <div class=\"my-[100px] text-revolver\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n      \n      <div class=\"embed\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Roger De Leon, Jr., 2023 recipient, Birth Father Award\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/h4--sq598nI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#ceca-top-fa\"><strong>BACK TO TOP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"qff_disclaimer align wp-block-disclaimer content-section\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-0 md:px-5\">\n <div class=\"qff_disclaimer__wrapper text-salt-box text-xs font-sofiapro border-t-2 border-spring-wood\">\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"resource-parent\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top padding-top\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n  <div class=\"preheader\"><span>2023 Resource Parent Honoree<\/span><\/div>\n \n   <h2>Shawna D. Begay<\/h2>\n  \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p><span style=\"color: #6c221d;\"><strong>NEW MEXICO<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Shawna D. Begay serves families as a protective services placement worker with the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department. A member of the Navajo Nation, Begay strives to ingrain the principles of the Indian Child Welfare Act into her work. She provides community resources to strengthen families and their self-efficacy. If a family\u2019s stability cannot be immediately achieved, Begay identifies kin who can care for children and partner in family strengthening. Begay was led into the work after her own experience with her father\u2019s alcoholism and domestic abuse. The youngest of six children, she was raised by her mother. Despite being moved in and out of her birth home due to safety concerns, she excelled at school. She received her Associate of Arts with Academic Honors and graduated with High Honors with a Bachelor of Science in social work. Begay and her husband care for her teenage nieces, who are excelling in life and school.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#ceca-top-fa\"><strong>BACK TO TOP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"qff_disclaimer align wp-block-disclaimer content-section\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-0 md:px-5\">\n <div class=\"qff_disclaimer__wrapper text-salt-box text-xs font-sofiapro border-t-2 border-spring-wood\">\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"kinship\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top padding-top\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n  <div class=\"preheader\"><span>2023 Kinship Caregiver Honoree<\/span><\/div>\n \n   <h2>Gail Engel<\/h2>\n  \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p><span style=\"color: #6c221d;\"><strong>LOVELAND, COLORADO<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Gail Engel is an advocate for kinship families in Colorado, inspired by the journey of caring for a granddaughter and adopting a grandson with special needs. In 2015, Engel founded Grand Family Coalition Inc., a nonprofit designed to create a community of peer support and connection to resources for grandparents and kinship care providers. Engel joined Generations United GRAND Voice Network in 2017 and is a voice of lived experience, advocate and educator. She has supported legislation such as the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) and the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act of 2018. Engel serves on federal, state and local councils. She has represented families on the FFPSA Implementation Team, is working with Colorado Department of Human Services to create a Child Welfare Family Advisory Council and participates in policy and rule changes. Engel co-chairs the Larimer County Alliance for Grandfamilies. She also testified to a Senate committee on the impact of COVID-19 on grandfamilies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"featured-video is-style-simple wp-block-featured-video\">\n  <div class=\"my-[100px] text-revolver\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n      \n      <div class=\"embed\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gail Engel, 2023 recipient, Kinship Caregiver Award\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/fy3gd-cgBzA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#ceca-top-fa\"><strong>BACK TO TOP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"qff_disclaimer align wp-block-disclaimer content-section\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-0 md:px-5\">\n <div class=\"qff_disclaimer__wrapper text-salt-box text-xs font-sofiapro border-t-2 border-spring-wood\">\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"alumni\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top padding-top\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n  <div class=\"preheader\"><span>2023 Alumni Honoree<\/span><\/div>\n \n   <h2>Sixto Martin Cancel<\/h2>\n  \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p><span style=\"color: #6c221d;\"><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sixto Cancel is a nationally recognized leader driving systems change in child welfare. He draws on his personal story of his time in foster care in his advocacy and in leading the technology nonprofit he founded in 2017: Think of Us. At its inception, Think of Us used virtual storytelling to shed light on experiences of foster youth. It has evolved and today boasts of building the Lived Experience Networks, the nation\u2019s largest virtual community of lived-experts in child welfare. Cancel often participates in conversations about improving outcomes for youth aging out of foster care. He has helped design conversations at the White House, various Federal Agencies and with Congress; presented about foster care issues all around the nation; and serves on the board of directors for the National Foster Care Coalition. 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