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
Mike Viola
Consultant with PWC’s Capital Markets Advisory Group
Secretary
Elena Villaseñor Sullivan, J.D. & CCEP
Attorney, Compliance Professional, Founder and Managing Member of Enderza Law, PLLC
Past President
Melissa Jones
Retired Manager of Engineering,
Quality and Industrial Engineering
Regional Representatives
Malenda Cree
Executive Director,
CASA of Northeast Texas
James Hamilton
Executive Director,
CASA of Grayson County
Kevin Kyle
Executive Director,
CASA of Bell and Coryell Counties
Patty Pisklak
Executive Director,
CASA of West Texas
Jennifer Rodriguez
Executive Director,
Brush County CASA
Ann Marie Ronsman
President & CEO,
CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County
Directors
Kristin Andersen
Retired: Nonprofit Executive
Karmen Bryant
Managing Member of KHB Energy, LLC and President of the Bryant Family Foundation
Jessica Cawthorn
Grants Management Officer, Dept of Health and Human Services/Admin of Children and Families
Matthew Conner
Managing Principal, Arete Public Affairs
Angela Dunlap, CPA
Certified Public Accountant, FORVIS
Carol Eschenfelder
Retired Executive Vice President, Alliant Insurance
Pete Gallego
Former US Representative
Jorge Gonzalez
Executive Director, STAR Health
Tracey Hull
Director of Development, Café Momentum
Aaron Lundberg
President & CEO, Praesidium
Darrell Picha
Marketing and Communications Professional
Stephen Skeeter
Symphony Executive Committee Member
Beth St. Paul
Financial Services Professional, New York Life
Dr. Sheila Taylor, CPA
Owner of Sheila Taylor, CPA, a Texas licensed CPA firm
Rhonda Thompson
Retired; Vice President, University Advancement at University of Houston-Clear Lake
Jason Waldie
Deals Partner, PWC
Jeoff Williams
Chief Revenue Officer, Verfico Technology
Kimberly D. Wise, MPH, MA
Founder and President of Wise Health Communications
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
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
Laura Sanchez
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
Anna McDonnell
Advocacy Initiatives and Implementation Manager
Collaborative Family Engagement (CFE) Team
Catherine Herlich
CFE Director
Melissa Caddell
CFE Coach
Frances Lofley
CFE Coach
Maria McCord
CFE Coach
Taylor Merrill
CFE Coach
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