New ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR NOMINEE #3: Laurie Munoz Since the day Laurie was assigned her case as a new advocate, she was ready to get started and meet with her supervisor to learn what she needed to do. That…
ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR NOMINEE #3: Catharine James Catharine James joined our CASA team in April 2019. In her two years with CASA she has served as an advocate on three cases with a total of 5 children. Cat is…
New Advocate of the Year Nominee #2: Darlene Ortiz 2020 was not an easy year for Darlene! She joined the CASA team in February 2020 but was not appointed to her own case until January 2021 (11 months later!). Many…
Advocate of the Year Nominee #2: Gigi Clayton If there is one thing Gigi knows how to do, it is how to show up and love the families with whom she works. Gigi has been an advocate for over four…
NEW Advocate of the Year Nominee #1: Kaylea Haas Professional and poised, Kaylea is a college student who took on a case with a fair amount of drama. While that may have intimidated others her age, Kaylea has done a…
Advocate of the Year Nominee #1: Pam Zinnante (Pam pictured with her husband and CASA Companion, Vince Zinnante) Pam finished her CASA training and joined the CASA family in February 2019. In her two years with CASA she has served…
THE APRIL ADVOCATE OF THE MONTH IS: LOIS STEHLIK! Lois has been an advocate with our CASA program since October 2017. Over this time, she has served 4 families and 7 total children ranging in ages from newborn to 19…
THE March ADVOCATE OF THE MONTH IS: Darlene Ortiz! Darlene is a very special advocate of the month because she graduated in February 2020, and just a short month later, COVID-19 shutdowns began. Throughout the past year she has been…
THE FEBRUARY ADVOCATE OF THE MONTH IS: Jason Tucker This month’s advocate of the month is Jason Tucker who coincidentally is also celebrating his 2-year anniversary with CASA. Jason has been assigned to the same case for the duration of…
THE January ADVOCATE OF THE MONTH IS: Sharon Dieringer! (Sharon pictured riding on the 2020 CASA Christmas Parade float) It feels impossible to put into words all the things we collectively as a CASA program think and feel about this…