NEW ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR NOMINEE #4: Shenane Boston Shenane became a CASA in February 2020 – she was ready to start right away after training and quickly made her first visit on her case. Unfortunately, right after that the…
ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR NOMINEE #4: Tonie Sikes Tonie has been a CASA for almost 3 years, but you would think she has been doing this all her life! She has a special way of seeing needs with the families…
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…