National Adoption Association (NAA) 2026 National Conference - Boston

“Steady Hands, Bold Vision: Transformational Leadership in Changing Times” Jodi Hill- Lilly, MSW from the Doris Duke Foundation
Lead by former Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families who is now leading Child Well-Being efforts at the Doris Duke Foundation, this interactive keynote invites the audience to consider how to identify one's personal mission and how to not stray from it during changing times. Elevating the tenets of implementation science, Ms. Hill-Lilly will communicate how child welfare leaders should employ specific strategies to address barriers, engage stakeholders, and measure outcomes like feasibility, adoption, and sustainability. Using witty stories, compelling lived experience narratives from her own life's journey, Ms. Hill-Lilly will help attendees adapt to change and continue to transform systems on behalf of the children, youth and families we all serve.