Cheryl Peltier is a licensed social worker and trained mediator with over 30 years of experience working in both private and public child welfare agencies. She has provided direct service, supervision, training and coaching of staff to promote use of collaborative teaming approaches to ensure timely permanence for children in state care. Her strong belief in strength-based, child-centered and family-driven practice along with her mediation skills have been central to her work promoting permanency, safety and well-being for all children and youth. Presently, Cheryl works as a Senior Child Welfare Manager in the Permanency Practice Leadership at Plummer Youth Promise, providing child welfare training and coaching of frontline practitioners and supervisors in several states.