Our Leadership & Staff
TEXAS CASA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Officers
PRESIDENT
Melissa Jones
Retired Manager of Engineering,
Quality and Industrial Engineering
Danny O’Connell
CEO & Founder, Next Level Insurance
Brad Robbins
Retired CEO
Rhonda Thompson
Retired; Vice President, University
Advancement at University of
Houston-Clear Lake
John D. Knight
City of Red Oak, Assistant Director of Economic Development
Kristin Andersen
Retired: Nonprofit Executive
Jessica Cawthorn
Grants Management Specialist, 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
DIRECTORS (continued)
Pete Gallego
Former US Representative
David Garcia
Managing Partner, Real Strategic Solutions
Tracey Hull
Director of Development, Café Momentum
Marta Johnson
Assistant Principal, Austin ISD
MiShon Landry, CDP, CDE, CEO Inclusive Leadership Institute, Culture Consultants
Aaron Lundberg
President & CEO, Praesidium
Lorraine Martinez, M.S.
Senior Consultant, The Stephen Group
Beth St. Paul
Financial Services Professional, New York Life
Carel Stith
Attorney
Elena Villaseñor Sullivan, J.D. & CCEP
General Counsel, Massage Heights Franchising, LLC
Mike Viola
Consultant with PwC's Capital Markets
Advisory Group
Jason Waldie
Partner, PWC
Meca Walker, J.D.
Mediator/Arbitrator, Walker ADR Services
Regional Representatives
Jenny Bratton
Executive Director,
Child Advocates of Navarro County
Page Hall
Executive Director,
CASA of the Coastal Bend
Debbie Jensen
Executive Director,
CASA of Denton County
Ann Marie Ronsman
President & CEO,
CASA of Montgomery County
Lisa Saucedo
CEO,
CASA of El Paso
Mandy Wright
Executive Director,
CASA for Kids South Central Texas
OUR STAFF
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 Finance Officer
Administration Team
Nancy Rodriguez
Finance & Business
Operations Director
Sub Uppaluri
Data Manager
Dylan Bednar
Operations & Data Analyst
Toni Perkins
Accounting and Human Resources Manager
Grants Management Team
Brandi Goen
Grants Management
Director
Kristy Smith
Senior Grants
Management Specialist
Ashley Berman
Grants Management
Specialist II
Melissa G. Foley
Grant Advising Manager
Wilbert King
Grants Compliance Specialist
External Relations Division
Amanda Arriaga
General Counsel & Chief External Relations Officer
Public Policy Team
Sarah Crockett
Public Policy Director
Stephanie Battaglia
Public Policy Specialist
Collin Acock
Social Impact Director
Communications Team
Kelly Clarke
Internal Communications Manager
Madi Donham
External Communications Manager
Caitlyn Perdue
Contracts & Project Manager
Network Services Division
Deedra Baker
Chief Network Services Officer
Collaborative Family Engagement (CFE) Team
Candice Dosman
Advocacy Initiatives Director
Melissa Caddell
CFE Coach
Catherine Herlich
CFE Coach
Maria McCord
CFE Coach
Frances Lofley
CFE Coach
Anna McDonnell
CFE Implementation Specialist
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
Marketing & Media Manager
Leslie Cocke
Advocacy Development Specialist
Amanda Melancon
Learning and Education Specialist
Program Operations Team
Celeste Prather
Program Operations Director
Debbie Dugger
Program Specialist
Linda Coronado
Program Specialist
Andrea March
Legal Resource Specialist
Social Impact Team