Our Leadership & Staff
Texas CASA Board of Directors
Officers
President
Danny O’Connell
CEO & Founder, Next Level Insurance
President-elect
Meca Walker
Mediator/Arbitrator, Walker ADR Services
Treasurer
Brad Robbins
Retired CEO
Secretary
Marta Johnson
Assistant Principal, Austin ISD
Past President
Melissa Jones
Retired Manager of Engineering,
Quality and Industrial Engineering
Regional Representatives
Malenda Cree
Executive Director,
CASA of Northeast Texas
Debbie Jensen
Executive Director,
CASA of Denton County
Patty Pisklak
Executive Director,
CASA of West Texas
Jennifer Rodriguez
Executive Director,
Brush County CASA
Ann Marie Ronsman
President & CEO,
CASA of Montgomery County
Mandy Wright
Executive Director,
CASA for Kids South Central Texas
Directors
Kristin Andersen
Retired: Nonprofit Executive
Jessica Cawthorn
Grants Management Officer, Dept of Health and Human Services/Admin of Children and Families
Angela Dunlap, CPA
Certified Public Accountant, FORVIS
Carol Eschenfelder
Retired Executive Vice President, Alliant Insurance
Pete Gallego
Former US Representative
David Garcia
Managing Partner, Real Strategic Solutions
Jorge Gonzalez
Executive Director, STAR Health
Tracey Hull
Director of Development, Café Momentum
MiShon Landry, CDP, CDE
CEO Inclusive Leadership Institute, Culture Consultants
Aaron Lundberg
President & CEO, Praesidium
Beth St. Paul
Financial Services Professional, New York Life
Rhonda Thompson
Retired; Vice President, University Advancement at University of Houston-Clear Lake
Elena Villaseñor Sullivan, J.D. & CCEP
Attorney, Compliance Professional, Managing Member of Endereza Law, PLLC
Mike Viola
Consultant with PwC’s Capital Markets
Advisory Group
Jason Waldie
Partner, PWC
Jeoff Williams
Chief Revenue Officer, Verifco Technology
Email a Department
Administration | administration@texascasa.org
Collaborative Family Engagement | cfeteam@texascasa.org
Communications | communications@texascasa.org
Fundraising | socialimpact@texascasa.org
Grants| grants@texascasa.org
Legislative Advocacy | publicpolicy@texascasa.org
Network Services | networkservices@texascasa.org
Strategic Network Services | sns@texascasa.org
Executive Team

Vicki Spriggs
Texas CASA CEO

Chris Kelly
Executive Assistant and Property Manager
Internal Operations Division

Tamea Byrd
Chief Financial Officer
Administration Team

Lori Adelman
In-House Counsel

Nancy Rodriguez
Finance & Business Operations Director

Sub Uppaluri
Data Director

Toni Perkins
Accounting and Human Resources Manager

Dylan Bednar
Operations & Data Analyst
Grants Management Team

Brandi Goen
Grants Management Director

Kristy Smith
Senior Grants Management Specialist

Melissa G. Foley
Grant Advising Manager

Wilbert King
Grants Compliance Specialist

Ashley Berman
Grants Management Specialist

Mary Hightower
Grants Management Specialist
External Relations Division

Larissa Cartwright
Chief External Relations Officer
Public Policy Team

Sarah Crockett
Public Policy Director

Stephanie Battaglia
Public Policy Specialist
Fund Development Team

Collin Acock
Fund Development Director

Sydney Hoffman
Fund Development Specialist
Communications Team

Kelly Clarke
Internal Communications Manager

Madi Donham
External Communications Manager

Thalia Wilson
Web Development & Communications Specialist
Network Services Division

Deedra Baker
Chief Network Services Officer
Collaborative Family Engagement (CFE) Team

Candice Dosman
Advocacy Initiative Director

Melissa Caddell
CFE Coach

Catherine Herlich
CFE Coach

Frances Lofley
CFE Coach

Maria McCord
CFE Coach

Anna McDonnell
Advocacy Initiative and Implementation Manager
Strategic Network Support Team

Dennise Jackson
Strategic Network Support Director

Maribel Bowles
Events & Meetings Director

Lisa Briggs
Advocacy Development Manager

Margaret Halpin
Learning and Development Manager for Pre-Service Training

Lindsey Lee
Campaign Marketing & Media Manager

Amanda Melancon
Learning and Education Specialist

Leslie Cocke
Advocacy Development Specialist
Program Operations Team

Celeste Prather
Program Operations Director

Linda Coronado
Program Specialist

Liz Woods
Program Specialist

Michelle Cobern
Program Specialist

Andrea March
Legal Resource Specialist