Staff

The Staff of SPI

Social Policy Institute (SPI) staff have a strong commitment to cross-system collaboration between health and human service systems and the individuals and families they serve throughout California and the nation. Our work is centered on improving equitable access to care, quality of life, and community wellness. We bring innovation to the field through policy reform, program coordination, and research and evaluation.

Co-Directors Lori Clarke and Steve Hornberger are fully committed to an ecology of wellness, hope and recovery. Steve Hornberger, husband of a non-profit legend, father of a pentathlete, and an NASW Pioneer and past Director of Behavioral Health for the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), brings vision and perspective for transformation from his many years of experience with individual, family, and community well-being. Lori Clarke, mother to an accomplished equestrian, and grandmother to 5 dressage-ready horses, the lead designer for California’s Evidence-based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC) and part of the national faculty for Child Welfare Services Redesign, brings a focus on adaptive leadership and change management.

Together with our staff, students, and associates, we are a team of passionate individuals who are certified, experienced facilitators providing technical assistance on local, statewide, and national issues. SPI is invested in engaging, educating, and mobilizing high performance partnerships. Our core values include leadership, excellence and quality of life and will continue to collaborate and work with other stakeholders, community leaders, and subject matter experts to achieve our mission of being a catalyst for improving the communities we serve.