LMSW, MPH, CHES
803-744-4048
ksingletary@scchildren.org

I will live what I teach, support, and believe to build a better community for my children and others.

Kayce provides strategic direction and leadership in the development and implementation of research, evaluation, training and workforce development, and Triple P (Positive Parenting Program).

Before joining Children’s Trust in 2021, she worked in the field of sexual violence prevention for 10 years, developing, implementing and evaluating primary prevention programs. She’s a licensed master social worker and a Certified Health Education Specialist.

Kayce represents Children’s Trust on the Prevent Together National Committee to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and participates on the National Plan to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Committee. She is also a member of the Handle with Care South Carolina Advisory Board.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in biology at USC Aiken and master’s degrees in both social work and public health at the University of South Carolina.

I love the hopefulness of program evaluation because it allows us to see where there’s been progress and where we can create a foundation for redirecting unsuccessful attempts at progress – failing forward. I also love the opportunity to make data understandable and relatable as well as to share it with others.

Atieno leads instrument development, data collection, analysis and the creation of evaluation plans and training manuals to evaluate the effectiveness of child abuse and neglect prevention programs and prevention training.

Her prior work experience includes researching sexual violence prevention programs, Train-the-Trainer (TOT) programs and TOT pretest-posttest question topics at Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands (now Pathways to Healing). While there, Atieno also conducted statistical analysis and created a manual for said analysis for the pretest-posttest evaluation of the Youth Violence Prevention program.

Atieno holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in medicine, health, and society from Vanderbilt University and a master’s degree in health promotion, education, and behavior from the University of South Carolina.

She hails from Columbia, South Carolina.

MPH
803-744-4045
jpassarelli@scchildren.org

I love helping others better understand and use data! With better understanding, we can help create actionable improvement in our programs and practices—for the betterment of all!

Jessica supports a range of research and evaluation activities, including conducting research on Children’s Trust’s programs, practices and policies, and ensure that programs meet standards, achieve outcomes and make an impact. She also manages and updates the KIDS COUNT Data Center.

Jessica previously worked as a research psychologist with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), where she conducted applied behavioral research on traffic safety issues and evaluated the effectiveness of programs and campaigns. She holds a Master of Science in Applied Psychology from Old Dominion University and a Master of Public Health in Behavioral Science and Health Education from Saint Louis University.

Jessica is making Columbia, South Carolina, home after spending eight years in Washington, D.C.

MPH
803-744-4054
lrobertson@scchildren.org

I design evaluations to foster data-driven decisions that enhance our work. I focus on evaluation processes and data quality improvement to better inform our programs and practices.

Leigh Robertson manages a range of evaluation activities across programs and initiatives. Her goal is to integrate her love of practical data and process improvement into the work Children’s Trust does to support its partners in prevention.

Her experience centers around enhancing services through a public health lens. Prior to joining Children’s Trust, she worked in various project implementation and evaluation roles in health services and nonprofit organizations.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in earth and environmental science at Furman University and a Master of Public Health degree at the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health.