Meet the team

MEET OUR ADVISORS:

CASA Advocate Advisors are experienced professionals who supervise and support volunteer advocates appointed by the court to represent the best interests of children in foster care due to abuse or neglect.

They serve as mentors, trainers, and case consultants to ensure each child’s advocate is equipped to navigate complex legal and social systems. We are so lucky to have an amazing staff of Advisors, and we are happy to highlight them.

Staff

Page Hall

Chief Executive Director

page@coastalbendcasa.org

361-779-5497 

Diana Booth

Communications Director

diana@coastalbendcasa.org

361-779-3664 

ERin shull, PhD

Program Director

erin@coastalbendcasa.org

John White

Training Liaison

john@coastalbendcasa.org

Monica Martin

Salesforce Admin/Exec Asst.  

monica@coastalbendcasa.org

Arlas blackwell

Training & Recruitment Manager 

arlas@coastalbendcasa.org

361-443-4059

Noelia Ortiz

Advocate Advisor

noelia@coastalbendcasa.org

Stephanie Sawyer

Advocate Advisor

stephanie@coastalbendcasa.org

Senaida Angel

Advocate Advisor

senaida@coastalbendcasa.org

Darra Walker

Advocate Advisor

darra@coastalbendcasa.org

Elsa Serna

Program Liaison

elsa@coastalbendcasa.org

board of directors

Ralph Silva

Board President

J.R. Bockerstette

Vice President

Emily Barrera

Secretary

Lynn Cates

Treasurer

Board Members

Chris Anderson

Amy Cooley

Emily Crawford

John David Garcia

Alonzo Garza

Laura Hernandez Chapman, J.D.

Cassandra Kirkpatrick

Deborah K. Lawler

Mary Miller

Sulu Modak

Cyndi Munoz-Hernandez

Shalini Narang

Hilda Perez-Garcia

Sarah Rodriguez

Kris Tovar