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Posted: April 8, 2003

MINNER: NAMES NEW CHILD PROTECTION CHAIR

DOVER -- Governor Ruth Ann Minner announced Tuesday she has appointed Jennifer Barber as the new chair of Delaware’s Child Protection Accountability Commission. Barber will replace Lynne Howard, who recently resigned after serving for more than two years as chair of the commission. 

The Child Protection Accountability Commission was established to oversee and coordinate the state’s efforts to prevent, treat, and prosecute child abuse and child neglect. It has membership from the public and private sectors, and staff support is provided by the Office of the Child Advocate. 

“I would like to thank Lynne Howard for the outstanding service she provided to this state’s children,” Gov. Minner said. “I look forward to equally capable leadership from Jennifer Barber. I believe Jennifer’s wide-ranging experience with abused and neglected children will help her to be an effective chair for this important commission.” 

Barber has a wealth of experience in the fields of child abuse and child neglect. She began her legal career as project coordinator for the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council, and then became director of legal affairs for Delaware’s Family Court system. In 1999, Barber became deputy legal counsel to Governor Thomas R. Carper, and in that position, drafted legislation for the state in the areas of adoption and termination of parental rights. 

Barber is currently an attorney with the law firm of Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen.  While in private practice, Barber has continued to serve the state in many capacities, including membership on the Violence Against Women Implementation Committee and the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and chairmanship of the Governor’s Synar Advisory Committee, which oversees enforcement of laws governing youth access to tobacco. She is also vice-chair of the Delaware State Bar Association’s Women and the Law Section.

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