BOARD OF DIRECTORS

​ President
​​​ Brenda Sweeten, MSSW, LCSW
 Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Field Education
 University of North Texas (UNT) Department of Social Work

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​ President-Elect 
​ Jamie Bernstein, J.D.
 Assistant Director
 Children's Commission

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​​​Past President 
David Gardner, Ph.D.
Higher Education Professional
(Retired)

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Vice President 
Jackie Davis
Supervisor
Dallas CASA

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Secretary
​Monica Faulkner, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, Director
Texas Institute for Child and Family Wellbeing,  The University of Texas at Austin

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Treasurer
Sheila Bustillos, Ph.D. (Founding Member, Past President)
Strategy Development Principal
Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas​

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Sarah Crockett
Director of Public Polcy
Texas CASA

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​Javier Flores, Ed.D. (Past President)
Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
​Angelo State University

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​David Halpern
Attorney
Office of General Counsel, The Texas A&M University System

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​Ben Holquist
Manager, Strategic Workforce Initiatives and Federal Grants
Texas Workforce Commission

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Cortney Jones
Executive Director
Change 1

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​​Zophelia “Zo” Mays 
Texas Health and Human Services

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Christine Lynn Norton, Ph.D., LCSW (Past President)
Associate Professor of Social Work
Founder, FACES   ​Texas State University

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​​Amy O’Keefe
Executive Director, Campus Alliance for Resource Education (CARE) 
Texas Women's University

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​                                      Cindy Patrick
                                    Vice President of Philanthropic Partnerships
                                    Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute

​​Toni Watt, Ph.D. 
Professor and Chair Elect of Sociology
Texas State University

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