Our mission.
Improving children’s lives and strengthening families through education, advocacy and support to create a world where every child is happy, healthy and strong.
Meet our team.
CAPS is proud to attract and retain highly skilled and qualified employees with the reputation in the community as experts in the field. Because of the variety of human needs and conditions we experience, maintaining personal health and wellness is of our utmost concern. Our culture is to take care of each other as well as we care for our clientele. Modeling the response to trauma that we preach is key to our continued success.

Lori Blake, BA
Executive Director

Carolyn Lathan
Office manager

Melinda Hansen, BA
Bookkeeper

Chelsea Sutton, LBSW
Family Mentoring
PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Vicki Price, MS
CAPS Education
PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Emily Walker, BA
Saline Co. School Readiness
PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Necol Sample, AA ECE
Child Care
Program Director

Joan Ray, BA
Family Mentor and
Costumed Happy bear

Reyna Banda Torres, BA
Bilingual Services
Program Director

Egla Eikleberry, BA
CASE MANAGER/ADVOCATE
Parent EDucator
( ENGLISH/SPANISH)

Morgan Hale, BS
CASE MANAGER/ADVOCATE

Angela Allison-Owens, Ms ECE
Casa Program Director

Katy Vinson, BS
PARENT EDUCATOR

Cindy Ramsey, CFLE
PARENT EDUCATOR

Mina Soberon, BA
Parent Educator
( ENGLISH/SPANISH)

Carmen San Martin, JD
Casa Volunteer
Supervisor

Jennifer Sturges, BS
Costumed
Happy Bear

Michele Hays, AA ECE
Child Care Worker

Jakyma Roughton
Child Care Worker

Kristi Green, MS
Family Mentor, Youth and Family Services Specialist

Rex Cearley, MS
Parenting Education
partner

Jacqueline R. Murdock
Chris’s Place Child Advocacy Center Program director

Claudia Quezada-Commerford, BA
VICTIM ADVOCATE
Working together, we are making a difference.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Christina Trocheck | President
Joe Ryan | President-Elect
Curt Marshall | Treasurer
Capt. Paul Forrester | Secretary
Todd Heitschmidt | Past President
Shaun Alvarez
Dr. Natalie Davis, OB/GYN
Teresa Martin
John Presley
Chris Ritter
Susan Trafton