Yvonne Coad is currently the Director of Chris’s Place, a Forensic Interviewer and CAC Advocate, having joined the CAPS team on August 5, 2024. She graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) in May 1996. From 1995 to 1997, Yvonne served as a Deputy Sheriff on Road Patrol in Dickinson County, Kansas.
Yvonne worked at the Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas (DVACK) from 1997 to 2007, where she held various roles, including Outreach Coordinator, Domestic Violence Advocate, and OARS Advocate. In her position as OARS Advocate, she was embedded within the Salina Social and Rehabilitation Service Office, providing support to families affected by domestic and sexual violence.
Following her time at DVACK, Yvonne joined the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (DCF) as a Special Investigator in the Children Protection Services unit, where she worked from 2007 to 2012.