BFT’s Directors

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Randi Howard, M.A., BFT Founding Partner

• Master of Arts in Human Relations Services/Counseling
• Registered Music Therapist
• Has been working with children and families since 1977 including:
  • Children’s Treatment Services
  • Family program development
  • Program quality assurance
  • Administrative experience
  • Developmental disabilities and mental retardation
  • MO First Steps
• Formed Bringing Families Together in 1999
• Community involvement including:
  • Missouri Coalition of Children’s Agencies

CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR:
Liz Ervin, B.A., BFT Founding Partner

• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with an emphasis in Family and Early Childhood Development from the University of Missouri- Columbia
• Has been working with children and families since 1988 including:
  • Foster Family Development
  • Residential Treatment  Foster care case management
• Formed Bringing Families Together in 1999
• Active member in Missouri’s Coalition of Children’s Agencies
• Politically active regarding children’s issues, including child abuse/neglect law and formulating best practices in social work

RESOURCE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR:
Kim Brown, M.B.A., BFT Founding Partner

• Bachelor of Arts in Independent Studies, SEMO 2008
• Masters of Business from Western Governer’s University 2015
• Has been working with children and families since 1990 including:
• Residential treatment
  • Foster care case management
  • Foster/adoptive family development
  • MO First Steps
  • Adoption
• Formed BFT in 1999