OUR TEAM

CEO & Founder:

Carrie-Leigh Cloutier

Meet Carrie-Leigh Cloutier, the heart and soul behind Casakids. Her love for children and dedication to making a difference sparked the creation of our organization.

Growing up, Carrie-Leigh always believed that every child deserves a safe and loving environment.

This passion led her to establish Casakids, where she works tirelessly to provide support and advocacy for kids in need.

Meet the Executive Team

  • Valerie Lopez

    Chief Programs Officer

  • Kevin Price

    Chief People Officer

  • Sarah Pukansky

    Chief Development Officer

  • Pat Peralta

    Chief Finance Officer

Meet the Program Directors

  • Amanda Lueras

    Children’s Advocacy Center Director

  • Claudia Lopez

    Family Resource Center Director

  • Doug Parson

    Family Services Director

  • Gabriella Castro

    Youth & Young Adults Director

  • Kila Williams

    Clinical Director

  • Lauren Koelling-Fink

    CASA Program Director

  • Wendy Taylor

    Visitation & Advocacy/KFT Director

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Morgan Breedyk

President

Shelley Lackey

Vice President

Joanna Aguilar

Rowdy Green

Kay Jenkins

Wendie Marley

Secretary

Deb Lucero

Angel Munson

Justin Paletta

Elda Palma-Fierro

Michelle Rhoads

Jennifer Zapata

Ryon Groesbeck

Treasurer

STAFF

Emilio Hernandez
ehernandez@casakids.org
School Liaison

Erica Vital
evital@casakids.org
School Liaison

Ethan Wickham
ewickham@casakids.org
Stellar Coffee Trailer Manager

Etonne Rosprim
erosprim@casakids.org
Family Outreach Manager

Gabriella Castro
gcastro@casakids.org
Youth Team Director

Gino Sanchez
gsanchez@casakids.org
Family Navigator

Haley Rodriguez
hrodriguez@casakids.org
FRC Admin

Harmony Gedde
hgedde@casakids.org
FS Practitioner

Isabel Barrientos
ibarrientos@casakids.org
Family Services Practitioner

Iliana Palma
ipalma@casakids.org
C.A.C. Data Manager

Jacqueline Peinado
jpeinado@casakids.org
KFT Caseworker

Jessica Lucero
jlucero@casakids.org
KFT Caseworker

Jessenia Ramirez
jramirez@casakids.org
FS Practitioner

Jennifer Smith
jsmith@casakids.org
Family Services Data Manager

Jennifer Garcia
jgarcia@casakids.org
Supervised Visitation Monitor

Johanna Tarin
jtarin@casakids.org
Victim Advocate

Kevin Price
kprice@casakids.org
Chief People Officer

Kailee Sanchez
ksanchez@casakids.org
CASA Advocacy Admin

Kila Williams
kwilliams@casakids.org
Clinical Director

Kianna Conway
kconway@casakids.org
Content Creator

Kristin Heisey
kheisey@casakids.org
FO Caseworker

Lauren Koelling
lkoelling@casakids.org
C.A.S.A. Program Director

Laura Olivas
lolivas@casakids.org
Family Outreach Practitioner

Laura Meador
lmeador@casakids.org
Sexual Violence Prevention Coordinator

LeeAnne Rice
lrice@casakids.org
CASA Volunteer Recruiter

Adelina Mendez
amendez@casakids.org
Designer, Development

Alyssa Prudencio
aprudencio@casakids.org
Family Outreach Caseworker

Amanda Lueras
alueras@casakids.org
C.A.C. Director

Amanda Carillo
acarillo@casakids.org
Family Services In-Home Practitioner

AnaKaren Sifuentes
asifuentes@casakids.org
Lead Forensic Interviewer

Anna Ingalls
aingalls@casakids.org
Advocate Coach

Anna Rose Martinez
amartinez@casakids.org
Girl’s Circle/Emerge Caseworker

Arianna Morones
amorones@casakids.org
Supervised Visitation Monitor

Aryenna Ramirez
aramirez@casakids.org
Family Advocacy Data Coordinator

Ayde Lagunas
alagunas@casakids.org
CAC Deputy Director

Barbourella Briseno
bbriseno@casakids.org
JCC Case Manager

Benjamin Allender
ballender@casakids.org
Counselor, Therapy

Bonnie Sanders
bsanders@casakids.org
Accounting Associate

Breann Hudson
bhudson@casakids.org
Keeping Families Together Program Manager

Claudia Lopez
clopez@casakids.org
FRC Director

Claudia Segovia
csegovia@casakids.org
Victim Advocate

Cody Anderson
canderson@casakids.org
Alternative School Caseworker

Corina Valverde
cvalverde@casakids.org
Family Services In-Home Practitioner

Dagmar Torres
dtorres@casakids.org
FS Practitioner

Deb Beckham
dbeckham@casakids.org
Advocacy Family Finder

Diana Avina
davina@casakids.org
FS Practitioner

Dina Flores
dflores@casakids.org
Lead Emerge Case Manager

Doug Parson
dparson@casakids.org
Family Services Director

Loretta Candelaria
lcandelaria@casakids.org
Family & Victim Advocate

Luis Alvidrez
lalvidrez@casakids.org
JCC Lead Case Manager

Lydia Lopez
llopez@casakids.org
Youth Team Assistant

Maria Sandoval
msandoval@casakids.org
Emergent Needs Coordinator

Maribel Quezada
mquezada@casakids.org
Development Executive Assistant

Megan Cederberg
mcederberg@casakids.org
Youth Team/Stellar Satellite

Nadia Najera
nnajera@casakids.org
Foster Parent Navigator

Nereida Huerta
nhuerta@casakids.org
Emerge Drop-In Monitor

Pat Peralta
pperalta@casakids.org
Chief Finance Officer

Rosaura Rand
rrand@casakids.org
Family Navigator

Ryan Nunez
rnunez@casakids.org
IT Operations and Support

Salma Gandara
sgandara@casakids.org
Drop-In Center Case Manager

Sarah Pukansky
spukansky@casakids.org
Chief Development Officer

Savannah Gonzales
sgonzales@casakids.org
HR/Counseling Admin Coordinator

Selena Bejarano
sbejarano@casakids.org
Assistant Youth Director

Sharayah Cochran
scochran@casakids.org
Accounting Associate

Sonja Romero
sromero@casakids.org
Emergent Needs Coordinator

Susan Entrop
sentrop@casakids.org
Alternative Education Teacher

Susan Scott
sscott@casakids.org
Family Court Case Manager

Valerie Lopez
vlopez@casakids.org
Chief Programs Officer

Valerie Arlet
varlet@casakids.org
Program Data Specialist

Victor Silvas
vsilvas@casakids.org
Emerge Caseworker

Wendy Taylor
wtaylor@casakids.org
Visitation & Family Advocacy/Keeping Families Together Director

Yesenia Lopez
ylopez@casakids.org
Lead Family Navigator

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