Reed Connell

Reed Connell currently serves as the Managing Partner at Social Change Partners, LLC since January 2014, focusing on enhancing the influence and effectiveness of child-serving organizations through policy solutions. Additionally, Reed has been the Executive Director of A Home Within since November 2019, and previously held the role of Executive Director at the Alameda County Foster Youth Alliance, advocating for resources and improved systems for foster and probation youth from October 2009 to January 2014. Early experience includes a policy internship at the John Burton Foundation, contributing to the successful passage of AB12, and a position as a Youth Development Specialist at Bay Area Youth Centers, where Reed supported adolescents in achieving personal and educational goals. Reed holds a Master of Social Work in Management and Planning from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Literature from The Evergreen State College.