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Published on: 7/24/2007
Last Visited: 10/12/2008
During the event program, Casa Colina's annual National Ambassador Award was presented to Margaret Dunkle, Senior Fellow with the Center for Health Services Research & Policy at George Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.Ms. Dunkle's career is dedicated to issues concerning programs, policies and systems affecting children, families and communities, primarily in Los Angeles County where she resides.Casa Colina selected Margaret for her leadership in convening the Los Angeles County Early Identification & Intervention Collaborative, a multi-sector coalition and catalyst to help partner organizations, communities and others to ensure that every child in Los Angeles County gets developmental screenings as early as possible and frequently using high-quality screening tools.Ms. Dunkle, a resident of La Canada Flintridge, also advises the public-private Los Angeles County Children's Planning Council, with an emphasis on data and indicators, services integration and program simplification, connecting local initiatives to federal and national efforts, and school readiness.