Indiana GAL/CASA 2021 Local Program Directory Indiana State Office of GAL/CASA Indiana Supreme Court Indiana Office of Court Services 251 North Illinois Street, Suite 800 Indianapolis, IN 46204
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The Indiana State Office of GAL/CASA celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2020. Established in 1990, the State Office certifies and provides training and support to local GAL/CASA volunteer programs. General Summary of Indiana’s GAL/CASA Volunteer Programs in 2020 • Certified GAL/CASA volunteer programs in 88 of our 92 counties • 4,292 active volunteers advocated for children involved in 22,627 CHINS cases • 813 new volunteers were trained in 2020, spending nearly 24,400 hours in initial training
2021 GAL/CASA Program Directory
Adams Megan Close, Director [email protected] • State Certified Adams County 112 South 2nd Street C Phone: 260-724-5307 • National CASA CASA Decatur, IN 46733 or 260-408-6818 Member
Allen Nancy Springer, Director [email protected] • State Certified Allen County 1 East Main Street, Suite 421 www.allencountycasa.org • National CASA CASA Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Phone: 260-449-7190 Member
Therese Miller, Director Bartholomew P.O. Box 2107 [email protected] • State Certified 1531 13th Street, Suite 2107 www.apowerfulvoice.org Advocates for • Columbus, IN 47202 Phone: 812-372-2808 National CASA Children, Inc. Member * Multi-County Program also serving or 877-604-9402 Decatur and Jennings Counties.
Katie Hall, Director Benton • State Certified 910 South Sparling Avenue [email protected] Crossroads Rensselaer, IN 47978 • Phone: 219-866-0843 National CASA CASA * Multi-County Program also serving Member Jasper and Newton Counties.
Judge Brian W. Bade Blackford Circuit Court No Volunteer Blackford Phone: 765-348-2901 110 West Washington Program Hartford, IN 47348-2251
Dave Schoening Boone • State Certified www.casaboone.com Boone County GAL/CASA • Boone County 310 Courthouse Square National CASA GAL/CASA Phone: 765-483-5252 Lebanon, IN 46052 Member
Sallyann Murphey, Director Brown • State Certified Brown County Circuit Court [email protected] Brown County P.O. Box 85 www.browncountygal.org • National CASA GAL Nashville, IN 47448 Phone: 812-340-8894 Member
Abigail Diener, J.D., Director Carroll • State Certified 102 South Union Street [email protected] Carroll-White Delphi, IN 46923 • Phone: 765-564-3060 National CASA CASA * Multi-County Program also serving Member White County.
Cass Mystine Collins, Director [email protected] • State Certified Cass County 200 Court Park, Room 303 www.casacasscounty.com • National CASA Child Logansport, IN 46947 Advocates Phone: 574-753-7839 Member
Clark Shannon Holt, Director CASA-The 131 E Court Avenue, [email protected] • State Certified Voice of Clark Suite 102 www.casavoiceclark.org • National CASA County’s P.O. Box 866 Phone: 812-285-0743 Member Children Jeffersonville, IN 47130 Clay Sarah Tellechea, Director • State Certified [email protected] Clay County 609 E. National, Room 307 • Phone: 812-448-9035 National CASA CASA Brazil, IN 47834 Member
Clinton Deanne Hunter, Director • State Certified [email protected] CASA of 355 Courthouse Square • Phone: 765-357-6123 National CASA Clinton County Frankfort, IN 46041 Member
Megan Timberlake, Director Crawford • State Certified P.O. Box 54 (for mailing) [email protected] Crawford Phone: 812-338-2695 • National CASA County CASA 743 East State Road 64 English, IN 47118 or 812-788-1364 Member
Daviess Misty English, Director [email protected] • State Certified Daviess County 211 East Main Street www.daviesscasa.com • National CASA CASA Washington, IN 47501 Phone: 812-254-8652 Member
Dearborn Katrina McIntosh, Director 219 West High Street [email protected] Dearborn-Ohio www.voiceofachild.net • State Certified County Child Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 Advocates * Multi-County Program also serving Phone: 812-537-8741 Ohio County.
Therese Miller, Director [email protected] Decatur P.O. Box 2107 • State Certified www.apowerfulvoice.org Advocates for 1531 13th Street, Suite 2107 • Columbus, IN 47202 Phone: 812-372-2808 National CASA Children, Inc. Member * Multi-County Program also serving or 877-604-9402 Bartholomew and Jennings Counties.
Brooke Griggs, Director 116 West Main Street DeKalb P.O. Box 111 [email protected] • State Certified Northeastern Albion, IN 46701 www.neincasa.net • National CASA IN CASA, Inc. * Multi-County Program, also serving Phone: 260-636-6101 Member LaGrange, Noble, Steuben and Whitley Counties.
Delaware Ashley Soldaat, Director [email protected] • State Certified Delaware 3412 West Kilgore Avenue www.delawarecountycasa.org • National CASA County CASA Muncie, IN 47304 Phone: 765-747-7875 Member
Dubois Deena Hubler, Director [email protected] • State Certified Dubois County One Courthouse Square www.duboiscountyin.org • National CASA CASA Jasper, IN 47546 Phone: 812-639-0143 Member
Elkhart Caitlin Cataldo, Director [email protected] • State Certified Elkhart County 1000 West Hively Avenue www.capselkhart.org • National CASA CASA Elkhart, IN 46517 Phone: 574-295-2277 ext. 285 Member Fayette Michelle Richardson, Director • 401 North Central Avenue, [email protected] State Certified Fayette County 2ND Floor connersvillecommunity.com • National CASA CASA Connersville, IN 47331 Phone: 765-825-2778 Member
Floyd Jessica Tandy Staten, Director • State Certified [email protected] Floyd County 115 E. Spring Street, Suite 416 • Phone: 812-920-3002 National CASA CASA, Inc. New Albany, IN 47150 Member
Fountain Audrey Hayman, Director P.O. Box 54 [email protected] • State Certified Fountain and www.fountaincasa.com • Warren County Veedersburg, IN 47987 National CASA CASA *Multi-County Program also serving Phone: 765-585-1125 Member Warren County.
Franklin Margaret Lake, Director • State Certified [email protected] Franklin County 483 Main Street • Phone: 765-547-1493 National CASA CASA Brookville, IN 47012 Member
Fulton Sherry Shepherd, Director [email protected] • State Certified CASA of Fulton 420 Main Street www.casaoffultoncounty.com • National CASA County, Inc. Rochester, IN 46975 Phone: 574-223-2183 Member
Gibson Lauren Johns, Director [email protected] • State Certified Gibson County 101 North Main Street www.gibsoncountycasa.com • National CASA CASA Princeton, IN 47670 Phone: 812-386-9305 Member
Grant Leslie Hendricks, Director [email protected] • State Certified CASA of 303 South Norton Avenue www.casaofgrantcounty.org • National CASA Grant County, Marion, IN 46952 Inc. Phone: 765-664-1891 Member
Greene Amber Spicer, Interim Dir. • State Certified P.O. Box 231 [email protected] Greene County 1 East Main Street www.casagreene.org • National CASA CASA Bloomfield, IN 47424 Phone: 812-384-2036 Member
Hamilton Shelley Haymaker, J.D., • State Certified Hamilton Director [email protected] County 124 North 10th Street, Suite A www.hamcogalprogram.com • National CASA GAL/CASA Noblesville, IN 46060 Phone: 317-776-0480 Member Program
Marciann McClarnon Miller, Hancock • State Certified Director [email protected] Hancock • National CASA 98 East North Street Phone: 317-902-3462 County CASA Greenfield, IN 46140 Member
Harrison Lindy Coleman, Director • 300 N. Capitol Avenue, Suite [email protected] State Certified Harrison Circuit 103 www.hcccasa.com • National CASA Court CASA Corydon, IN 47112 Phone: 812-738-3645 Member [email protected] Hendricks Lee Anne Owens, Director • State Certified www.co.hendricks.in.us/casa Hendricks 78 South Jefferson Street • Phone: 317-718-8896 (Office) National CASA County CASA Danville, IN 46122 Member 317-409-4486 (Cell)
Henry Susan Stamper, Director [email protected] • State Certified Henry County 101 South Main Street www.henryco.net • National CASA CASA New Castle, IN 47362 Phone: 765-529-5811 Member
Howard Holly Becker, Director [email protected] • State Certified CASA Program 104 North Buckeye Street, www.howardcountycasa.org • of Howard Room 100 National CASA County, Inc. Kokomo, IN 46901 Phone: 765-454-5575 Member
• Huntington State Certified • CASA of Tamie Morrison National Huntington 1344 Maple Drive [email protected] CASA/GAL County Huntington, IN 46750 Phone: 260-356-9681 Membership Pending (Starting Soon!)
Deena Personett, Director Jackson 113 North Chestnut Street, [email protected] • State Certified Jackson County Suite 305 http://childcarenetworkinc.org • National CASA GAL/CASA P.O. Box 346 Phone: 812-569-2598 Member Seymour, IN 47274
Katie Hall, Director Jasper 910 South Sparling Avenue [email protected] • State Certified Crossroads Rensselaer, IN 47978 www.jaspercountyin.gov • National CASA CASA *Multi-County Program also serving Phone: 219-866-0843 Member Benton and Newton Counties.
Judge Brian D. Hutchison Jay Circuit Court No Volunteer Jay Phone: 260-726-4044 121 North Court Street Program Portland, IN 47371
Jefferson Tonya Ruble-Richter, Director Southeastern 319 West Second Street [email protected] • State Certified Indiana Voices Madison, IN 47250 www.voicesforchildren.net • National CASA for Children, *Multi-County Program also serving Phone: 812-274-0877 Member Inc. Ripley County.
Therese Miller, Director [email protected] Jennings P.O. Box 2107 • State Certified www.apowerfulvoice.org Advocates for 1531 13th Street, Suite 2107 • Columbus, IN 47201 Phone: 812-372-2808 National CASA Children, Inc. Member * Multi-County Program also serving or 877-604-9402 Bartholomew and Decatur Counties.
Johnson Tammi Hickman, Director [email protected] • State Certified CASA Program 18 West Jefferson Street www.casajohnsonco.org • National CASA of Johnson Franklin, IN 46131 County Phone: 317-346-4561 Member Knox Denise Swink, Director [email protected] • State Certified Knox County 112 North 7th Street www.childadvocatesnetwork.org • National CASA CASA Vincennes, IN 47591 Phone: 812-882-2108 Member
Kosciusko Erin Rowland, J.D., Director [email protected] • State Certified CASA of 121 North Lake Street http://casachildren.com • National CASA Kosciusko Co., Warsaw, IN 46580 Inc. Phone: 574-372-2401 Member
Brooke Griggs, Director 116 West Main Street LaGrange P.O. Box 111 [email protected] • State Certified Northeastern Albion, IN 46701 www.neincasa.net • National CASA IN CASA, Inc. * Multi-County Program also serving Phone: 260-636-6101 Member DeKalb, Noble, Steuben and Whitley Counties.
Rehana Adat-Lopez, J.D., Lake [email protected] • State Certified Director www.lakecountyin.org/portal/group Lake County 3000 W. 93rd Street • National CASA CASA /juvenile-casa Crown Point, IN 46307 Phone: 219-738-2272 Member
LaPorte April Greetham, Director [email protected] • State Certified Family 1005 Michigan Avenue www.lpfamilyadvocates.com • National CASA Advocates, Inc. LaPorte, IN 46360 Phone: 219-324-3385 Member
Rich Kosmala, J.D., Director Lawrence • State Certified Lawrence County Courthouse [email protected] Lawrence County • 916 15th Street, Rm 10 Phone: 812-277-7171 National CASA CASA Bedford, IN 47421 Member
Madison Annette E. Craycraft, Director [email protected] • State Certified East Central 3538 Mounds Road www.eastcentralcasa.org • National CASA Indiana CASA, Anderson, IN 46017 Inc. Phone: 765-649-7215 Member
Marion Emily Angel, J.D., Director [email protected] Kids’ Voice 127 E. Michigan Street www.kidsvoicein.org • Pending GAL/CASA Suite 500 317-558-2870 Program Indianapolis, IN 46204
Marshall Chastity Keller, Director • State Certified P.O. Box 373 [email protected] CASA of http://www.marshallcountycasa.org • Marshall 211 West Madison Street National CASA County, Inc. Plymouth, IN 46563 Phone: 574-935-8723 Member
Judge Lynne Ellis Martin County Circuit Court No Volunteer Martin Phone: 812-247-3652 111 Main Street, P.O. Box 370 Program Shoals, IN 47581-0370 Miami Kurt Kiefer, Director [email protected] • State Certified Miami County 25 Court Street www.miamicountyin.gov • National CASA CASA Peru, IN 46970 Phone: 765-472-7894 Member
Monroe Kristin Bishay, Director [email protected] • State Certified Monroe County 201 North Morton Street www.monroecountycasa.org • National CASA CASA, Inc. Bloomington, IN 47404 Phone: 812-333-2272 (CASA) Member
Montgomery Jane Christophersen, Director [email protected] • State Certified Montgomery 808 West Pike Street www.mcysb.org • National CASA County CASA Crawfordsville, IN 47933 Phone: 765-362-0694 Ext. 104 Member
Morgan Candice Carter, Coordinator [email protected] • State Certified Morgan County 65 North Jefferson Street morgancounty.in.gov/casa/ • National CASA CASA Martinsville, IN 46151 Phone: 765-342-1082 Member
Katie Hall, Director Newton • State Certified 910 South Sparling Avenue [email protected] Crossroads Rensselaer, IN 47978 • National CASA CASA Phone: 219-866-0843 * Multi-County Program also serving Member Benton and Jasper Counties.
Brooke Griggs, Director 116 West Main Street Noble P.O. Box 111 [email protected] • State Certified Northeastern Albion, IN 46701 www.neincasa.net • National CASA IN CASA, Inc. * Multi-County Program also serving Phone: 260-636-6101 Member DeKalb, LaGrange, Steuben and Whitley Counties.
Ohio Katrina McIntosh, Director [email protected] 219 West High Street • State Certified Dearborn-Ohio www.voiceofachild.net County Child Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 Program Advocates * Multi-County Program also serving Phone: 812-537-8741 Dearborn County.
Orange Robin Brown, Director • State Certified [email protected] Orange County 1 Court Street • Phone: 812-723-2411 X136 National CASA CASA Paoli, IN 47454-1321 Member
[email protected] Owen Beth Eaton, Director www.owencounty.in.gov/departments • State Certified Owen County P.O. Box 674 Phone: 812-585-7652 • National CASA Spencer, IN 47460 CASA For Volunteer information: Member [email protected]
Parke Katlyn Wells, Director • State Certified 116 West High Street [email protected] Parke/ • Vermillion Rockville, IN 47872 Phone: 765-505-9839 National CASA County CASA *Multi-County program also serving Member Vermillion County. Perry Amy R. Smith, Director • 2219 Payne Street [email protected] State Certified Perry County Courthouse Square www.perrycountycasa.com • National CASA CASA Tell City, IN 47586 Phone: 812-547-7048 Member
Pike Andrea Sharp, Director • State Certified [email protected] Pike County 801 Main Street, 1st Floor • Phone: 812-354-4426 National CASA CASA, Inc. Petersburg, IN 47567 Member
Porter Sarah Fink, Director [email protected] • State Certified Porter County 253 West Lincolnway portercountycasa.org • National CASA CASA Valparaiso, IN 46383 Phone: 219-464-9585 Member
Judge Travis Clowers Posey Superior Court No Volunteer Posey Courthouse Phone: 812-838-1325 P.O. Box 604 Program Mount Vernon, IN 47620
Pulaski Sara Kroft, Director • State Certified PO Box 217 [email protected] Pulaski County • 125 South Riverside Dr. Phone: 574-242-1453 National CASA CASA Winamac, IN 46996 Member
Putnam Putnam County Patti Harmless, Director [email protected] • State Certified Youth 10 ½ North Jackson Street www.pcydc.org • National CASA Development Greencastle, IN 46135 Commission Phone: 765-653-9342 Member CASA Program
Randolph Debra McGriff-Tharp, Director Children’s 100 South Main Street [email protected] • State Certified Advocates of 3rd Floor Courthouse Phone: 765-584-4127 Randolph Winchester, IN 47394 County Ripley Tonya Ruble-Richter, Director Southeastern 319 West Second Street [email protected] • State Certified Indiana Voices Madison, IN 47250 www.voicesforchildren.net • National CASA for Children, *Part of a Multi-County Program also Phone: 812-274-0877 Member Inc. serving Jefferson County.
Rush Kelly Smith-Ford, Director • State Certified 1110 Amos Rd, Suite A [email protected] Court and Child • Advocacy Shelbyville, IN 46176 Phone: 317-392-1212 National CASA Group, Inc. * Multi-County Program also serving Member Shelby County.
St. Joseph Brenda Matuszkiewicz, Director [email protected] • State Certified 1000 South Michigan Street www.sjccasa.org CASA Program • of St. Joseph Juvenile Justice Center Phone: 574-235-5375 National CASA County South Bend, IN 46601 or 574-233-CASA Member Scott Kelly Shelhamer, Director • State Certified [email protected] CASA of Scott 36 Forrest Avenue • Phone: 812-752-4748 National CASA County, Inc. Scottsburg, IN 47170 Member
Shelby Kelly Smith-Ford, Director • State Certified Court and Child 1110 Amos Rd, Suite A [email protected] Shelbyville, IN 46176 • Advocacy Phone: 317-392-1212 National CASA Group, Inc. * Multi-County Program also serving Member Rush County.
Spencer Katie Thompson, Director • State Certified 113 North 3rd Street [email protected] Spencer County P.O. Box 133 www.spencercountycasa.org • National CASA CASA, Inc. Rockport, IN 47635 Phone: 812-649-4488 Member
Starke Constance Deal, Director [email protected] • State Certified Starke County 53 East Washington Street www.starkecountycasa.org • National CASA CASA Knox, IN 46534 Phone: 574-772-7200 Member
Brooke Griggs, Director 116 West Main Street, P.O. Steuben Box 111 [email protected] • State Certified Northeastern Albion, IN 46701 www.neincasa.net • National CASA IN CASA, Inc. * Multi-County Program also serving Phone: 260-636-6101 Member DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble and Whitley Counties.
Sullivan Sara Marks, Director • State Certified [email protected] CASA of 100 Courthouse Square #306 • Phone: 812-564-8690 National CASA Sullivan County Sullivan, IN 47882 Member
Switzerland Carol Ann Sublett, Director [email protected] Switzerland 407 Tell Street • State Certified County GAL Vevay, IN 47043 Phone: 812-599-2169
Tippecanoe Coleen Connor, Director • 301 Main Street [email protected] State Certified Tippecanoe County Courthouse www.tippecanoe.in.gov/casa • National CASA County CASA Lafayette, IN 47901 Phone: 765-423-9109 Member
Tipton Shelley Haymaker, Director [email protected] • State Certified Tipton County 101 East Jefferson Street www.tiptongov.com • National CASA CASA Tipton, IN 46072 Phone: 317-776-0480 Member
Union Karen Bowen, Director [email protected] • State Certified Wayne-Union 301 East Main Street www.wayneunioncasa.org • National CASA County CASA Richmond, IN 47374 Phone: 765-973-9314 Member Vanderburgh Suzanne Draper, Director [email protected] • State Certified Vanderburgh th 600 SE 6 Street www.vandcasa.com • National CASA County CASA, Evansville, IN 47713 Inc. Phone: 812-424-5825 Member
Vermillion Katlyn Wells, Director • State Certified Parke/ 116 West High Street [email protected] Rockville, IN 47872 • Vermillion Phone: 765-505-9839 National CASA County CASA *Multi-County program also serving Member Parke County.
Vigo Glenna Cheesman, Director [email protected] • State Certified Vigo County 141 Oak Street www.vigocountycasa.net • National CASA CASA Terre Haute, IN 47807 Phone: 812-231-5658 Member
Wabash Angela Dunn, Director [email protected] • State Certified Wabash County 10 West Hill Street www.wabashcasa.org • National CASA CASA Court Wabash, IN 46992 Program Phone: 260-569-0533 Member
Warren Audrey Hayman, Director • State Certified Fountain and P.O. Box 54 [email protected] Veedersburg, IN 47987 • Warren County Phone: 765-585-1125 National CASA CASA *Multi-County Program also serving Member Fountain County.
Diane Alexander, Director • Warrick 224 West Main Street [email protected] State Certified Warrick County nd www.warrickcasa.org • National CASA CASA, Inc. 2 Floor P.O. Box 403 Boonville, IN 47601 Phone: 812-897-8621 Member
Washington CASA of Donna Koerber, Director [email protected] • State Certified Washington 801 Jackson Street, Suite 141 www.casawc.org • National CASA County Indiana, Salem, IN 47167 Phone: 812-883-2190 Member Inc.
Wayne Karen Bowen, Director [email protected] • State Certified Wayne-Union 301 East Main Street www.wayneunioncasa.org • National CASA County CASA Richmond, IN 47374 Phone: 765-973-9314 Member
Wells Ginny Vogel • State Certified [email protected] CASA of Wells 123 East Market Street #310 • Phone: 260-824-6485 National CASA County Bluffton, IN 46714 Member
Abigail Diener, J.D., Director White • State Certified 102 South Union Street [email protected] Carroll-White Delphi, IN 46923 • Phone: 765-564-3060 National CASA CASA * Multi-County Program also serving Member Carroll County. Brooke Griggs, Director 116 West Main Street Whitley P.O. Box 111 [email protected] • State Certified Northeastern Albion, IN 46701 www.neincasa.net • National CASA IN CASA, Inc. * Multi-County Program also serving Phone: 260-636-6101 Member DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble and Steuben Counties.
Other contacts State Office National Office Indiana State Office of GAL/CASA National CASA/GAL Association 251 North Illinois, Suite 800 North Tower Indianapolis, IN 46204 100 West Harrison, Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98819-4123 Phone: 800-542-0813 / 317-233-2784 National CASA/GAL Rae Feller, J.D., Director Phone: 800-628-3233 Teresa Lyles, Program Coordinator Fax: 206-270-0078 Tara Rochford, Optima Project Manager Washington, DC Office 529 14th Street NW, Suite 420 casa.IN.gov Washington, DC 20045
Indiana Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-800-5556
2020 GAL/CASA Volunteer Programs in Indiana by Structure Court Programs 1. Adams 15. Dubois 29. Lake 43. Sullivan 2. Allen 16. Fayette 30. Lawrence 44. Switzerland 3. Benton 17. Fountain 31. Miami 45. Tippecanoe 4. Boone 18. Franklin 32. Morgan 46. Tipton 5. Brown 19. Gibson 33. Newton 47. Union 6. Carroll 20. Greene 34. Ohio 48. Vermillion 7. Cass 21. Hamilton 35. Orange 49. Vigo 8. Clark 22. Hancock 36. Owen 50. Wabash 9. Clay 23. Harrison 37. Parke 51. Warren 10. Clinton 24. Hendricks 38. Perry 52. Wayne 11. Crawford 25. Henry 39. Pulaski 53. Wells 12. Daviess 26. Jasper 40. Randolph 54. White 13. Dearborn 27. Johnson 41. Saint Joseph 14. Delaware 28. Knox 42. Starke
501(c)(3) Programs 1. Bartholomew 2. Decatur 9. Jennings 16. Pike 23. Vanderburgh 3. DeKalb 10. Kosciusko 17. Ripley 24. Warrick 4. Floyd 11. LaGrange 18. Rush 25. Washington 5. Fulton 12. Madison 19. Scott 26. Whitley 6. Grant 13. Marshall 20. Shelby 7. Howard 14. Monroe 21. Spencer 8. Jefferson 15. Noble 22. Steuben Umbrella Programs 1. Elkhart 2. Huntington 3. Jackson 4. LaPorte 5. Marion 6. Montgomery 7. Porter 8. Putnam No Program 1. Blackford 2. Jay 3. Martin 4. Posey
2021 Indiana GAL/CASA Program Regions
Region One Tan Region Two Green Region Three Blue Region Four Red No Program Gray
2021 Indiana GAL/CASA Program Regional Information Region One COUNTY DIRECTOR TYPE PROGRAM Benton *Katie Hall Court Program, Multi-County Boone Dave Schoening (08/02/2021) Court Program Carroll Abigail Diener, J.D. Court Program, Multi-County Cass Mystine Collins Court Program Clinton Deanne Hunter Court Program Fountain Audrey Hayman Court Program, Multi-County Fulton Sherry Shepherd 501(c)(3) Jasper *Katie Hall Court Program, Multi-County Lake *Rehana Adat-Lopez, J.D. Court Program LaPorte April Greetham Umbrella Program Marshall Chastity Keller 501(c)(3) Montgomery Jane Christophersen Umbrella Program Newton *Katie Hall Court Program, Multi-County Parke Katlyn Wells Court Program, Multi-County Porter Sarah Fink Umbrella Program Pulaski Sara Kroft Court Program Saint Joseph *Brenda Matuszkiewicz Court Program Starke Constance Deal Court Program Tippecanoe Coleen Connor Court Program Vermillion Katlyn Wells Court Program, Multi-County Warren Audrey Hayman Court Program, Multi-County White Abigail Diener, J.D. Court Program, Multi-County
*Indicates Current Regional State Advisory Commission Member
Region Two COUNTY DIRECTOR TYPE PROGRAM Adams Megan Close Court Program Allen Nancy Springer Court Program Blackford No Program Attorney GAL DeKalb Brooke Griggs 501(c)(3), Multi-County Delaware Ashley Soldaat Court Program Elkhart *Caitlin Cataldo Umbrella Program Grant *Leslie Hendricks 501(c)(3) Hamilton Shelley Haymaker, J.D. Court Program Howard Holly Becker 501(c)(3) Huntington Tamie Morrison Umbrella Program Jay No Program Attorney GAL Kosciusko Erin Rowland, J.D. 501(c)(3) LaGrange Brooke Griggs 501(c)(3), Multi-County Madison *Annette Craycraft 501(c)(3) Miami Kurt Kiefer Court Program Noble Brooke Griggs 501(c)(3), Multi-County Randolph Debra McGriff-Tharp Court Program Steuben Brooke Griggs 501(c)(3), Multi-County Tipton Shelley Haymaker, J.D. Court Program Wabash Angela Dunn Court Program Wells Ginny Vogel Court Program Whitley Brooke Griggs 501(c)(3), Multi-County
*Indicates Current Regional State Advisory Commission Member
Region Three COUNTY DIRECTOR TYPE PROGRAM Bartholomew *Therese Miller 501(c)(3), Multi-County Brown Sallyann Murphey Court Program Clark Shay Grahn Court Program Dearborn Katrina McIntosh Court Program, Multi-County Decatur *Therese Miller 501(c)(3), Multi-County Fayette Michelle Richardson Court Program Floyd Jessica Tandy Staten 501(c)(3) Franklin Margaret Lake Court Program Hancock Marciann McClarnon Miller Court Program Harrison Lindy Coleman Court Program Henry Susan Stamper Court Program Jackson Deena Personett Umbrella Program Jefferson *Tonya Ruble-Richter 501(c)(3), Multi-County Jennings *Therese Miller 501(c)(3), Multi-County Johnson Tammi Hickman Court Program Marion Emily Angel, J.D. Umbrella Program Ohio Katrina McIntosh Court Program, Multi-County Ripley *Tonya Ruble-Richter 501(c)(3), Multi-County Rush Kelly Smith-Ford 501(c)(3), Multi-County Scott Kelly Shelhamer 501(c)(3) Shelby Kelly Smith-Ford 501(c)(3), Multi-County Switzerland Carol Sublett Court Program Union *Karen Bowen Court Program, Multi-County Washington Donna Koerber 501(c)(3) Wayne *Karen Bowen Court Program, Multi-County
*Indicates Current Regional State Advisory Commission Member
Region Four COUNTY DIRECTOR TYPE PROGRAM Clay Sarah Tellechea Court Program Crawford Megan Timberlake Court Program Daviess Misty English Court Program Dubois Deena Hubler Court Program Gibson Lauren Johns Court Program Greene Amber Spicer (Interim Director) Court Program Hendricks *Lee Anne Owens Court Program Knox Denise Swink Court Program Lawrence Rich Kosmala, J.D. Court Program Martin No Program Attorney GAL Monroe *Kristin Bishay 501(c)(3) Morgan Candice Carter Court Program Orange Robin Brown Court Program Owen Beth Eaton Court Program Perry Amy R. Smith Court Program Pike Andrea Sharp 501(c)(3) Posey No Program Program Pending Putnam Patti Harmless Umbrella Program Spencer Katie Thompson 501(c)(3) Sullivan Sara Marks Court Program Vanderburgh Suzanne Draper 501(c)(3) Vigo *Glenna Cheesman Court Program Warrick Diane Alexander 501(c)(3)
*Indicates Current Regional State Advisory Commission Member
Current Indiana GAL/CASA Advisory Commission Members by Region
Region 1 Region 3 Brenda Matuszkiewicz Tonya Ruble-Richter CASA Program of St. Joseph County Southeastern Indiana Voices for 1000 South Michigan Street Children, Inc. Juvenile Justice Center 319 West Second Street South Bend, IN 46601 Madison, IN 47250 Term Expires: 6/2022 Term Expires: 6/2022 Katie Hall Therese Miller Crossroads CASA Advocates for Children, Inc. 910 South Sparling Avenue PO Box 2107 Rensselaer, IN 47978 1531 13th Street; Suite 2107 Term Expires: 6/2023 Columbus, IN 47201 Term Expires: 6/2023 Rehana Adat-Lopez Lake County CASA Karen Bowen 3000 West 93rd Street Wayne-Union County CASA Crown Point, IN 46307 301 East Main Street Term Expires: 6/2024 Richmond, IN 47374 Term Expires: 6/2024 Region 2 Region 4 Leslie Hendricks Glenna Cheesman, Director CASA of Grant County, Inc. Vigo County CASA 303 South Norton Avenue 141 Oak Street Marion, IN 46952 Terre Haute, IN 47807 Term Expires: 6/2022 Term Expires: 6/2022 Annette E. Craycraft Lee Anne Owens East Central Indiana CASA, Inc. Hendricks County CASA 3538 Mounds Road 78 South Jefferson Street Anderson, IN 46017 Danville, IN 46122 Term Expires: 6/2024 Term Expires: 6/2023
Caitlyn Cataldo Kristin Bishay Elkhart County CASA Monroe County CASA 1000 West Hively Avenue 201 North Morton Street Elkhart, IN 46517 Bloomington, IN 47404 Term Expires: 6/2024 Term Expires: 6/2024
Judicial members of the Indiana GAL/CASA Advisory Commission
Judge Stephanie S. Campbell Magistrate Kimberly A. Schmaltz Fountain Circuit Court Dearborn Circuit Court 301 Fourth Street 165 Mary Street Covington, IN 47932 Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 Term Expires: 6/2022 Term Expires: 6/2022
Judge Darrin M. Dolehanty Judge Gara Lee Wayne Superior Court Knox Superior Court #1 301 E. Main Street 111 North Seventh Street, 2nd Floor Richmond, IN 47374 Vincennes, IN 47591 Term Expires: 6/2022 Term Expires: 6/2023
Judge Holly Harvey Magistrate Matthew Gruett Monroe Circuit Court, Div. 6 Lake Superior Court 301 North College Avenue 300 West 93rd Avenue Bloomington, IN 47404 Crown Point, IN 46307 Term Expires: 6/2024 Term Expires: 6/2024
2020 GAL/CASA Advisory Commission Committees The State Conference/Training The Certification, Standards and Committee Best Practices Committee This committee actively works with the State This committee reviews the program Office to plan and implement the annual standards and the code of ethics for state conference. Committee members GAL/CASA programs to ensure quality suggest and help secure guest speakers for representation for children in all GAL/CASA the conference. Committee members also programs state-wide and makes assist the night before and day of the recommendations for any revisions that may conference to assure the event runs as be needed. smoothly as possible. This committee also The committee examines the processes for helps plan regional trainings by suggesting compliance with all standards and topics and securing meeting places and certification for the programs and makes speakers. recommendations for any changes The committee makes recommendations proposed for the process. regarding the State Office education and Any changes to the standards, code of training programs. This includes orientation ethics or certification process the committee training and continuing training for recommends must be approved by the directors and volunteer training GAL/CASA Advisory Commission, then opportunities. The State submitted to the Supreme Court for Conference/Training Committee meets 3-4 approval. This committee also reviews times a year, with most of the time existing best practices/policies and makes commitment correlating with the annual recommendations regarding necessary best state conference, which is held in the fall of policy updates for local programs in the each year. Indiana GAL/CASA network. The committee 1. Rehana Adat-Lopez meets 3-4 times per year. 2. Diane Alexander 1. Rehana Adat-Lopez 3. Glenna Cheesman 2. Dianne Alexander 4. Jane Christophersen 3. Kristin Bishay 5. Katie Hall (Chair) 4. Karen Bowen 6. Patti Harmless 5. Coleen Connor (Chair) 7. Kurt Kiefer 6. Annette Craycraft 8. Lee Anne Owens 7. Suzanne Draper 9. Deena Personett 8. Chastity Keller 10. Kelly Smith-Ford 9. Marciann Miller 11. Susan Stamper 10. Erin Rowland-Jones 12. Denise Swink 11. Kelly Smith-Ford 12. Nancy Springer
The Public Relations and The Optima Steering Legislative Committee Committee This committee’s work focuses on public This committee monitors and reviews awareness, education and the recruitment of Optima project objectives and quality volunteers for programs statewide. The assurance practices to ensure timely and committee makes suggestions relating to accurate collection of program data and statewide public awareness and recruitment outcomes. The committee also reviews efforts, then presents them to the Advisory Optima use by local programs to ensure Commission for consideration. consistency across programs of the Indiana GAL/CASA network, recommending any Within the parameters of Supreme Court improvements needed and providing input policies, this committee also works to on implementing expanded use of the ensure that both the community and the system. legislature are keenly aware of the needs, work and continuing efforts of the Members of the committee help guide the GAL/CASA movement across the state and State Office by developing ongoing nation. Committee members assist the State strategic objectives involving Optima use Office in monitoring laws relating to and reviewing requests for changes to GAL/CASA and children in the child welfare Optima submitted by GAL/CASA directors. system, in addition to keeping the network To ensure the impact on the network of any aware of relevant pending changes to law. changes is being carefully considered, the The Public Relations and Legislative committee should consist of members from Committee also organizes events, such as programs of varying sizes. This committee CASA Day at the State House, to provide meets 4-6 times per year. information about GAL/CASA to legislators. 1. Glenna Cheesman This committee meets 4-5 times a year. 2. Deena Hubler 1. Rehana Adat-Lopez 3. Brenda Matuszkiewicz 2. Diane Alexander 4. Traci Barber (ECI CASA, Inc.) 3. Emily Angel 5. John Nickoll, (Advocates for 4. Kristin Bishay Children, Inc.) 5. Caitlin Cataldo 6. Deena Personett 6. Annette Craycraft (Chair) 7. Deanna Setters (Tippecanoe County 7. Suzanne Draper CASA 8. Katie Hall 9. Patti Harmless 10. Therese Miller 11. Kelly Smith-Ford 12. Denise Swink
Updated: 07/20/2021