Bree Padgett has been selected to serve as FamiliesFirst Network’s team manager for judicial case management in Okaloosa and Walton Counties. FamiliesFirst Network is the child protective services division of LifeView Group.

Bree brings more than 10 years of dedicated child welfare experience to her role. She joined FamiliesFirst Network in 2015 as a family services counselor, now known as a child welfare case manager. In this role, Bree managed complex dependency cases and was selected to serve as a mentor for other case managers, providing guidance and support to staff.

In 2018, she was promoted to unit manager, providing supervision, coaching staff, reviewing documentation, monitoring compliance, managing performance measures and working closely with community partners to meet the needs of families.

In her new role, Bree will oversee child protective programs across the region, managing workflows, budgets and quality assurance efforts. She will also serve as a key liaison to courts, schools, mental health providers and community partners, fostering strong working relationships to support the needs of families in care.

Bree holds a bachelor’s degree in criminology with a minor in communications from Florida State University. She is a certified Child Protection Professional.