Kameko Johnson-Styles, LICSW, LCSW-C

Kameko Johnson-Styles, LCSW-C, LICSW, is a dedicated child welfare professional with extensive experience working with underserved youth and families. She currently serves as the Director of Youth, Birth Family, & Community Engagement at the National Center for Children and Families and as the Training and Instructional Development Consultant at the Institute for Mastery Consulting. With first-hand expertise in supporting vulnerable youth in residential and foster care settings, she is committed to improving outcomes for children, families, and communities.

For over a decade, Ms. Johnson-Styles has been an adjunct professor and research assistant, contributing to academic scholarship, presenting at professional conferences, and co-authoring a publication on executive functioning and academic success. She brings a wealth of expertise in case planning and management, group facilitation, socioemotional development, social science research, crisis intervention, and trauma-based therapies.

Ms. Johnson-Styles holds a Master of Social Work degree from Howard University and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Bowie State University. She is currently a doctoral student in the School of Social Work at Morgan State University, further deepening her expertise and impact in the field.