Marla McDade Williams serves as the Administrator of the Division and was appointed in September 2023. She was formerly the Deputy Director of Programs, Nevada’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), providing oversight to the five Divisions’ programs. Marla has a long history with public policy and health and human services policy. She served as Senior Director for Northern Nevada for Strategies 360 and worked for DHHS for 10 years, including serving as Deputy Administrator for the Division of Public and Behavioral Health and as a Bureau Chief over the regulation of health facilities. Prior to working at DHHS, Marla worked for the Research Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau as a principal policy analyst for health and human services and was primary staff to the Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services and what was formerly the Legislative Committee on Health Care. Her more than 30 years of experience has enabled her to maintain an extensive network of community stakeholders and key policymakers throughout the State of Nevada.

Marla has served as a member of the Nevada Indian Commission, represents the Commission as a member of the Statewide Land Use Planning Advisory Council, and serves on the Executive Board of the Nevada Open Government Coalition. Marla earned her bachelor’s degree in political science from Washington State University and her master’s degree in public administration from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Kimberly Abbott has an incredible passion for working to support children and families. She has over 17 years of serving Nevadans in her various roles with the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada. Most recently in her time with its Children’s Attorneys Project, she served as the Mental Health Initiatives Manager, advocating for systematic changes to help improve the continuum of mental health services available to child clients and collaborating with community partners on new initiatives and quality improvements. She represented victims of abuse and neglect in all aspects of dependency court proceedings, and in her prior role as the Pro Bono Project Director, matched low-income clients with volunteer attorneys and developed and implemented innovative strategies to recruit, retain, support, and recognize volunteers.

She has served on numerous committees in the community, including the Clark County Citizens Advisory Committee, NV Supreme Court Children’s Commission’s Behavioral Health Subcommittee, Nevada Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission, State Bar of NV Access to Justice Section, and the 8th Judicial Pro Bono Foundation. She was recognized with the CCSD Foster Care Department Mental Health Advocate of the Year Award in 2024, Vegas Legal Magazine Legal Excellence Award in 2023, Clark County Bar Association’s Martin P. Dowling Volunteer of the Year Award in 2007, and the Clark County Bar Association’s Ambassador of the Year Award in 2006.

Kimberly has been a presenter at national conferences, including the National Association of Counsel for Children Annual Conference and the America Bar Association Equal Justice Conference and has conducted many trainings for lawyers and community partners related to youth mental health needs. Her article “Practical Considerations in Advocating for High Needs Youth” was published by the American Bar Association, Children’s Rights Litigation Committee. She holds a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center, a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, and a Minor in Women’s Studies from Boston College and is a Certified Child Welfare Law Specialist. She is a long-time volunteer and former board member of Helping Hands of Vegas Valley.

Kimberly is excited to bring her knowledge, experience, and dedication related to children’s mental health issues to state service and inspired to be working alongside so many amazing people who have chosen a career serving children and families in the State of Nevada.

Betsey Crumrine joined the Division of Child and Family Services in 2007 and currently serves as Deputy Administrator over Child Welfare. In this role she is responsible for leadership and oversight of child welfare services statewide ensuring adherence to state and federal child welfare mandates for practice, reporting, and continuous quality improvement. She also directly oversees the child welfare agency serving the 15 rural counties.

For 36 years she has dedicated her career to serving the most vulnerable children and families. She has worked in the field of mental health and child welfare as a child protection caseworker, perinatal social worker, children’s mental health clinician, Guardian ad Litem, Social Services Program Specialist III and finally as a Social Services Manager V for 15 years before being promoted to this position. Her career has spanned several states to include, Maine, Minnesota, Anchorage and Homer Alaska, before moving to northern Nevada 18 years ago.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of New Hampshire and a master’s degree in social work from the University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is an LCSW and a Certified Public Manager.

Sharon Anderson joined the Division in 2005 and currently serves as the Deputy Administrator for Juvenile Justice Services. In this role, she is responsible for the leadership, operations, and oversight of the statewide Juvenile Justice Programs Office, Youth Parole Bureau, and three state-operated residential juvenile justice facilities: Caliente Youth Center, Nevada Youth Training Center, and Summit View Youth Center. She joined the department in July 2005 as a Youth Parole Counselor, for the Nevada Youth Parole Bureau, where she specialized in gender-specific programming. She subsequently served at the same agency as a Senior Youth Parole Counselor and Unit Manager. She also served as the Committee Chairperson for the implementation of Juvenile Justice Reform Bills that passed during the 2017 Legislative sessions.

Prior to joining the Division of Child and Family Services, Sharon Anderson began her career in Human Services as a Residential Counselor for The Devereux Foundation, a residential facility for developmentally disabled individuals. She subsequently served as a Guidance Counselor/Group Worker at Rancho San Antonio, Boys Town of the West, a Corrections Officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons for several years, and before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada, she worked as a Juvenile Probation Officer for the San Diego County Probation Department for 10 years.

She holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a master’s in social work administration from San Diego State University, and she is a Certified Public Manager.

Appointed as Deputy Administrator in August 2025, Joseph oversees the Division’s support service areas. With more than a decade of state service, he first joined the Department of Human Services in 2017, serving in various roles within the Director’s Office and Division of Public and Behavioral Health. Joseph also previously worked for Nevada Rural Hospital Partners, where he was responsible for leading rural workforce development and implementing the Nevada Nurse Apprentice Program statewide. In 2024, he was appointed to serve as the Executive Director for the Patient Protection Commission where he focused on developing policy solutions to improve health care access and affordability in the state. His current focus is building teams to provide effective and efficient support for the Division’s programs that serve Nevada’s children and families.

Kyra Morgan serves as the Medical Epidemiologist for the Division, where she leads strategic research and evaluation initiatives to improve outcomes for Nevada’s children and families. With over 15 years of experience in public health, data analytics, and program evaluation spanning state- and county-level government as well as the private sector, Ms. Morgan brings a results-oriented, data-driven approach to policy development, clinical integration, and systems improvement. In her current role Ms. Morgan oversees the Planning and Evaluation Unit, a team of professionals responsible for statewide program evaluation and quality assurance across the Division. She also represents the Division on the Clark County Children’s Mental Health Consortium and plays a key leadership role in shaping evidence-based policies, diagnostic criteria, and interagency coordination strategies.

Previously, Ms. Morgan served as the Chief Biostatistician for the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Analytics (2015–2024), where she advised state leadership on data-informed decision-making. She was instrumental in the development of the DHHS Data Portal that launched in 2023, Nevada’s Master Client Index platform, and several cross-sector data integration initiatives, significantly expanding access to comprehensive population health data across the state.

Ms. Morgan holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Master of Science in Statistics, and she is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Health. A recognized innovator, she has received numerous accolades, including the Innovation in Data Dissemination Award from the National Association of Health Data Organizations (2024) and Nevada’s "Hero of the Day" for her pivotal work during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020). Known for her strategic thinking, collaborative spirit, and effectiveness under pressure, Ms. Morgan consistently drives operational excellence and advances cross-agency solutions to some of the state's most pressing public health challenges.