Allegra Henry has over 10 years of experience working in various roles throughout child welfare and human services. Prior to coming to APHSA, Allegra transformed an intake training program into an agency-wide coaching, professional development, and training program in the most populated county in Colorado. Through this cross-functional program she provided one-to-one coaching for leadership and staff, facilitated team building, resilience work, courageous conversations, and created strategies to retain staff through increased job satisfaction in human services.
Within the Colorado Child Welfare Training System, she completed the Co-Active Coaches Program, the Dare to Lead Leadership Program, and collaborated with coaches across the state through The Kempe Center. Allegra was an active member of the Quality Assurance team, where she brought continuous improvement to policies and practices. Her work in government began as a child protection case services aide then intake caseworker with families facing criminal investigation.
In addition, Allegra has held roles working in residential treatment, human trafficking, and family advocacy through the criminal process. She started her journey receiving her Bachelor’s in Social Work with honors.