Karabelle A. L. Pizzigati, a policy and leadership development consultant on children and family services, is the former director of public policy for the Child Welfare League of America, the national association that links more than 1,100 child-serving agencies. Dr. Pizzigati also has served as the staff director of the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. She serves on several boards and advisory panels, including the Parents as Teachers National Center Board of Directors and the National Longitudinal Study of Child and Adolescent Well-Being. Dr. Pizzigati received her doctorate in child development and family studies from Cornell University. She has served as a local PTA president in Montgomery County, where both her children attended public schools.