Staff & Board
Jennifer Deazvedo
Chief Program Officer
Darlene Lewis
Chief Operating Officer
Tiffany Sturman, MPH
Chief Advancement Officer
Visionary Leadership Team
Shannon Soliz
Human Resources Manager
Crystal Bradshaw
Client Services Supervisor
Felicia Coleman
Director of MDT Support Services
Kyle Borel
Education & Training Supervisor
Layna Lankford, LPC-S
Director of Clinical Services
Deb Kleypas, RN, CA-CP SANE, SANE-A, SANE-P, GFN-C
Forensic Nurse Coordinator
Staff
- Kelli Gaba, Facilities Coordinator
- Teressa Hattaway, Finance Assistant
- Sandi Bronte, Administrative Specialist
- Katarina Rivera, Executive Assistant
- Megan Tawbush, Program Assistant
- Valerie Lopez, Bilingual Program Assistant
- Autumn Stork, Program Assistant
- Haley Beahm, LCSW: Therapist
- Arianna Kozitza, MA, LPC: Therapist
- Famari Valdez LMSW: Therapist
- Supervised by Katie Romeo, LCSW-S
- Leslie Q. Alamo LMSW: Bilingual Therapist
- Supervised by Lizet Benitez, LCSW-S
- Liz Yanira Mendez, LMSW: Therapist
- Supervised by Lizet Orozco, LCSW-S
Family Support
- Melissa Centeno, Bilingual Family Support Specialist
- Natalia Narvaez, Bilingual Family Support Specialist
- Stephanie Lopez, Bilingual Family Support Specialist
- Grace Roseberry, Family Support Specialist
- Cassidy Sainz, Family Support Specialist
Forensic Interviewing
- Alyssa Castro, Forensic Interviewer
- Selena Mowrer, Bilingual Forensic Interviewer
- Radhika Gafur, Forensic Interviewer
- Caron Marnocha, Intake Analyst
- Leah Golden, MDT Coordinator
- Tee Holder, MDT Coordinator
- Melinda Sentence, Community Educator
- Sophia Hernandez, Bilingual Community Educator
- Tierra Smith, Community Educator
- Stephanie Moreno, Project Coordinator
- Robyn Wilson, Project Coordinator
- Caroline Gatlin, Development & Communication Specialist
- Brooke Cox, Development & Events Coordinator
- Felicia Martinez, Development & Grants Specialist
- Mandie Chancellor, Data Analyst
- Christian Mendoza, Volunteer Coordinator
- Ilyan Cantu, Development Coordinator
- Erin Miller, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC, SANE-P, CPTMP, Forensic Nurse Practitioner
- Maggie Macri MSN, RN, CA-SANE, SANE-A, Forensic Nurse
- Carmen Batista Speller BSN, RN, CA-CP SANE, CM, Forensic Nurse
- Mary Rodman, RN, CA-CP SANE, Forensic Nurse
Interested in joining our team? Please check our Careers & Internships page for openings
Board of Directors
James ‘Jay’ Kennedy
President
Barbara Shaffer
Past President President
James ‘Jim’ Howicz
Vice President
Kelley Crutchfield
Treasurer
Heather Martinez
Secretary
MaLea Sullivan
Shawn Dick
Chief Allen Banks
Shonnie Stapp
Eric Boyce
Madison Runyan
Whitney Langley
Hector Hernandez
Michelle Ly
Nancy Maxwell
Beth Bernardo
Stacy McLaughlin
Robert Powers
Lisa Torres
WCCAC is part of a powerful network of Children's Advocacy Centers working to protect kids and support healing.
Children’s Advocacy Centers follow a proven multidisciplinary model to respond to child abuse with compassion, coordination, and care. WCCAC is proud to be an accredited member of this national movement.
Learn more about the CAC model and our statewide and national partners
Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas (CACTX)National Children's Alliance (NCA)