She worked her way up to an SCSW position in Continuing Services where she worked for 8 years while also facilitating a Teen Club. Ms. Pollard came to Youth Development Services Division in 2014 as an ILP/Transition Coordinator and is currently the ILP Director.

He began his career at DCFS as a Research Analyst. His role in Research was to advise the Department’s MSW candidates in data collection, methodology development, and formulating analysis for their master’s thesis. He was promoted to a Children’s Services Administrator I as a Training Coordinator, where he provided and facilitated training on a number of subjects. Later, he was promoted to Program Manager (Children’s Services Administrator II) with the Kinship Support Division prior to being selected as the Director of Housing for the Youth Development Services Division.

During his tenure at DCFS, Dr. Scoggins provided professional instruction and has been the principal coordinator on a number of child welfare-related conferences for staff and caregiver/resource families. His interests include caregiver education, aftercare, permanency and well being for youth, and community resource navigation for families. In addition, Dr. Scoggins has served as a lecturer at various universities on research development, education and social work.

She went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling from San Diego State University, in 1985, before starting her career at the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) as a Children’s Social Worker. While working as a social worker for DCFS, Ms. McDade-White obtained a Master’s Degree in social work (MSW) from the University of Southern California in 1995.

She has worked for DCFS for 30 years, 10 years as a front line social worker and 20 years in management/administration for DCFS. Prior to her current position as the Housing Director in the DCFS Youth Development Services Division, Ms. McDade-White was the Head Investigator for DCFS Risk Management Division Internal Affairs Section where she supervised and conducted investigations of departmental personnel for the DCFS.

Jenny holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Public Administration degree from California State University, Northridge. She is also an Associate Professor of Political Science with the Los Angeles Community College District.

Jenny is a proud alumna of foster care in Los Angeles County. She was in foster care from the age of 13 and aged out in 1995. During that time, she attended 6 high schools and lived in 6 foster homes. She went on to become the caregiver for her younger brother when she was 19 and he was 15. The ILP program helped her get through college. Today, she has a family of her own with 2 kids and a cat named Dutchess.