March 9, 2015 – Des Moines, IA – Children & Families of Iowa (CFI) is excited to announce Janice Lane
as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer.
Lane advanced to the position on March 1, following the retirement of former CEO
Dr. Gloria Gray. Upon the announcement of Gray’s retirement, the Agency Board of Directors and Foundation Board of Trustees formed a selection committee to fill the position, and Lane was chosen as the successor.
Prior to her role as CEO, Lane oversaw CFI’s 18 programs while serving as Chief Operations Officer for eight years. Lane brings years of experience in the human services field and currently holds licenses for Licensed Master Social Worker and Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. She also serves on a number of community and state committees: the National Association of Social Workers’ Iowa Chapter Diversity Committee, Polk County Community Partnership for the Protection of Children, and the Cultural Alliance Committee of the Department of Human Services. Lane graduated from the University of Iowa with a Master of Arts in Rehabilitative Counseling and worked at Broadlawns Medical Center before joining CFI as the program supervisor for Cornerstone Recovery, a substance abuse and mental health program for teens, in 1998.
In her new role, Janice will oversee more than 300 employees statewide and a $16.8 million operating budget. “I am honored to lead an organization that has remained at the forefront of the human services industry since it began over 100 years ago,” Lane says. “We will continue working toward our mission of restoring hope, building futures and changing lives by serving Iowa’s most at-risk individuals.”
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Children & Families of Iowa Introduces Janice Lane as New CEO
