Executive Leadership Institute for Organizational Impact: Creating an Internal Leadership Academy

Robena Spangler is an innovative senior executive with over 30 years of experience in behavioral health, human services, and advancing equity and inclusion work. The majority of her career has been dedicated to systems improvement within the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Spangler held several leadership roles in the public and private sectors. She has provided professional coaching and leadership development for teams and individuals on a national level.

In addition to her public and private sector work, she is an adjunct instructor at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS), responsible for facilitating accelerated programs in human services for adult learners. Her current role, as an EDI and leadership strategist, is to design and manage all aspects of Social Current’s leadership and organizational excellence portfolio. Spangler holds a bachelor’s in sociology and human services along with a master’s in leadership and professional advancement.

Devin Burgin joined KidsTLC in 2013 as a residential care facilitator in the psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF). After serving in that capacity for two years, he made the transition to program implementation manager. During his three years in this role, he oversaw a residential unit, was the school manager, and eventually transitioned to director of unit clinical operations, where he helped oversee day-to-day residential operations on campus. In 2023, Devin transitioned to his current role as vice president of PRTF Programming, where he oversees the program implementation managers and supervises residential operations.

Devin graduated with his bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Pittsburg State University in 2013. With this degree, he still has a huge passion for health and fitness and conducts personal training outside of KidsTLC time.