2022 Winner: Sara Bianca Presented with Atkinson-Payne Pro Bono Award

Awarded for her pro bono work with Florida Foster and Adoptive Parent Association (FAPA).

During the 2022 Partnership Retreat, McGuireWoods Consulting senior advisors and senior vice presidents convened for a general session featuring speakers and a presentation of the Atkinson-Payne Pro Bono Award. 

The firm presented its 2022 Atkinson-Payne Pro Bono Award to Sara Bianca, vice president for state government relations, for her work on behalf of the Florida Foster and Adoptive Parent Association (FAPA). Sara and McGuireWoods Consulting have assisted FAPA on many projects to ensure that foster parents have a voice in important decisions impacting foster children and the children’s welfare system. 

Thanks to Sara’s efforts, Florida lawmakers funded $25 million in next year’s state budget to decrease foster parents’ out-of-pocket childcare expenses, providing foster families an additional $200 per foster child per month to defray costs.