Camille Schraeder, MA,

Camille Schraeder, MA, has over 35 years of experience, an extensive history of community involvement and is a strong advocate for abused, neglected and at-risk children, youth and families at the local, state and federal levels. In 1995, Schraeder founded Redwood Children’s Services (now Redwood Community Services), a large multi-agency serving thousands of clients a year within three Northern California counties. Under her leadership, RCS developed and provided community-based services, prevention services, homeless services, mental health services, foster care and adoption services. She served as the CEO until 2019. In addition to serving as the public policy officer for Redwood Community Services, Schraeder currently leads Redwood Quality Management, which is an administrative services organization managing access, quality assurance and network adequacy and leveraging Medi-Cal eligibility for both the Children and Adult System of Care of Mendocino County. The Mendocino County System of Care has served over 4,000 unduplicated clients annually. Schraeder is the volunteer founder and director of the Potter Valley Youth and Community Center, a founding member of the Children’s Action Committee, a member of the Policy Council on Children and Youth and an active leader in policy change for children, youth and families. With Schraeder’s leadership, Redwood Community Services, Inc., has been a COA accredited agency for the last eight years. She is a long-standing leader in her counties, receiving numerous community awards for her work. Schraeder holds a master’s degree in psychology and a Group Home Administrators License in the State of California. She serves on the boards of the California Alliance of Children and Families and the California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies.