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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.

Angela Allison-Owens, Ms ECE
Casa Program Director

Reyna Banda-Torres, BA
Bilingual Services
Program Director
Adri Barrientez, BA
Family Mentor

Lori Blake, BA
Executive Director

Melissa Buhrle
Grief Recovery Coordinator
Victim Advocate
Brian Cano, BA
Victim advocate, family mentor

Grecia Castaneda-Torres, LBSW
Parent education partner

Rex Cearley, MS
Parent Education partner Grief Recovery Specialist™

Robert Collier, BA
YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES SPECIALIST

Egla Eikleberry, BA
CASE MANAGER/ADVOCATE
Parent EDucator ( ENGLISH/SPANISH)
Jace Griffith
Forensic Interviewer, Victim Advocate

Melinda Hansen, BA
BUSINESS MANAGER

Michele Hays, AA ECE
Child Care Worker

PROGRAM DIRECTOR
CHRIS’S PLACE CAC
PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Carolyn Lathan
Office manager

Marsha Mauch
CASA Volunteer Supervisor

Ingrid Pohl, MS
Parent educator

Vicki Price, MS
CAPS Education
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Cindy Ramsey, CFLE
PARENT EDUCATOR

Joan Ray, BA
Family Mentor and Costumed Happy bear

Fernando Rodriguez
Bilingual Family Mentor

Lindsey Rojas, BS
Early Childhood Initiatives Program Director

Necol Sample, AA ECE
Child Care services Program Director

Carmen San Martin, JD
Casa Volunteer
Supervisor
Jenni Seitz
Director of community engagement

Chelsea Sutton, LBSW
Family Mentoring
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Katy Vinson, BS
PARENT EDUCATOR
Our mission.
To improve children’s lives and strengthen families through education, advocacy and support.
Our vision.
To create a world where every child is safe, healthy and strong.
VIEW OUR
2021 Strategic Plan
This document details CAPS’ effectiveness at meeting our mission
and the strategic plan that will be used to guide us into the next five years. READ NOWWorking together, we are making a difference.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Capt. Paul Forrester | President
Christina Trocheck | President-Elect
Madeline Garretson | Past President
Leslie Corbett | Treasurer
Chris Ritter | Secretary
Melissa Bixby
Ralita Cheeks
Danielle Brown
Tom Srack