Aly Frei, M.N. is a Project Manager for Public Strategies with over 17 years of experience in the HMRE and curriculum development and dissemination fields.  She has served as project director and implementation strategist for several multi-site federal subcontracts, including randomized-controlled clinical trials of HMRE interventions, and is a seasoned leader in implementation design, training and technical assistance.  Ms. Frei also serves as the Director of Becoming Parents Program, Inc., an agency focused on equipping expectant parents with the knowledge, skills, and support they need to be great partners over the transition to parenthood and beyond. Ms. Frei has authored and co-authored more than seven adaptations of HMRE curricula targeted at improving relationship and health outcomes for new parent couples and their children, including adaptations for cultural relevance among Spanish-speaking, married and unmarried, and socially and economically disadvantaged populations.

Armon R. Perry, Ph.D., MSW is a Professor and Director of the BSW Program at the University of Louisville’s Kent School of Social Work. Dr. Perry teaches Introduction to Social Work and Generalist Social Work Practice. Dr. Perry’s research interests include fathers’ involvement in the lives of their children, leading him to co-edit, Fatherhood in America: Social Work Perspectives in a Changing Society, a comprehensive edited volume addressing the micro and macro factors shaping paternal involvement. Currently, Dr. Perry serves as the Principal Investigator of the 4 Your Child Program, a federally funded multi-site project that aims to increase non-resident fathers’ capacity for paternal involvement. In addition to his teaching and research, Dr. Perry has professional experience in the areas of child protective services and as a parent education curriculum facilitator.