Carole Shauffer became Youth Law Center’s Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives in 2012 after serving as its Executive Director for 26 years and a staff attorney since 1981. Her experience in systems change and as a Zero to 3 fellow, led to the creation of the Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI). Prior to working at the Youth Law Center she was a staff attorney at the Louisiana Center for the Public Interest and the ACLU of Louisiana.