Stacy Schleif is the Director of the Center’s Child Welfare Advocacy Project. She represents children in the areas of abuse and neglect, and is involved with systemic and legislative advocacy on child welfare issues. Stacy teaches and supervises law school students as part of the Center’s child advocacy clinic; provides pre-service training to attorneys new to juvenile court practice; and participates in the Center’s training programs. Prior to her work at CCA, Stacy spent 14 years representing children and families in varying capacities. She was a supervising staff attorney for the Children and Family Law (CAFL) division of the public defender’s office in MA, where she represented children and parents in child welfare cases, and supervised newer attorneys in their representation. Stacy holds a JD from Northeastern University School of Law, and a BA in Philosophy from Haverford College.