[1] In 2006, ODJFS took away the license for Lifeway For Youth, a nonprofit Christian-based placement agency, due to the death of a 3 year old boy.
[2] Riley, then the director of ODJFS, questioned "how the private placement agency Lifeway for Youth, Butler County Children Services and her own department failed the boy.
"[3] As director of the Ohio Department of Aging, Riley visited numerous senior centers and spoke about the state's long-term health care system.
[4] Riley has stated that one of the main challenges her department is facing is the aftermath of the baby boom.
Riley has encouraged people to make their voice heard, get involved, and lobby their legislators.