Anne Kuppinger has focused her professional energies on fostering partnerships among researchers, providers, funders, policymakers, families, youth and communities to improve access to effective and responsive services for children and families. Over the years Anne has worked at the Center for the Study of Social Policy, the New York State Office of Mental Health, Families Together in New York State, the NYU Langone IDEAS Center and the Community Technical Assistance Center at NYU. In recent years, her focus has been on scaling up the training and credentialing of Family and Youth Peer Advocates, promoting family-driven and youth-guided practice, and supporting children’s services providers in a variety of ways. Anne earned her BA in History from Boston College and her Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Maryland at College Park. She and her husband, Dan, live in Albany, New York.