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 Contact Information (800) 542-0813 Rae Feller, J.D., State Director I [email protected]Teresa Lyles, Program Coordinator | [email protected]Tara Rochford, Optima Project Manager | [email protected]casa.IN.gov The Indiana State Office of GAL/CASA is a Member of the National CASA/GAL Association
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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
Indiana State Office of GAL/CASA INDIANA SUPREME COURT | INDIANA OFFICE OF COURT SERVICES
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 Adams County CASA
Megan Close, Director 112 South 2nd Street C Decatur, IN 46733
Therese Miller, Director P.O. Box 2107 1531 13th Street, Suite 2107 Columbus, IN 47202 * Multi-County Program also serving Decatur and Jennings Counties.
[email protected] www.apowerfulvoice.org Phone: 812-372-2808 or 877-604-9402
• State Certified • National CASA
Member
Benton Crossroads CASA
Katie Hall, Director 910 South Sparling Avenue Rensselaer, IN 47978 * Multi-County Program also serving Jasper and Newton Counties.
Therese Miller, Director P.O. Box 2107 1531 13th Street, Suite 2107 Columbus, IN 47202 * Multi-County Program also serving Bartholomew and Jennings Counties.
[email protected] www.apowerfulvoice.org Phone: 812-372-2808 or 877-604-9402
• State Certified • National CASA
Member
DeKalb Northeastern IN CASA, Inc.
Brooke Griggs, Director 116 West Main Street P.O. Box 111 Albion, IN 46701 * Multi-County Program, also serving LaGrange, Noble, Steuben and Whitley Counties.
Therese Miller, Director P.O. Box 2107 1531 13th Street, Suite 2107 Columbus, IN 47201 * Multi-County Program also serving Bartholomew and Decatur Counties.
[email protected] www.apowerfulvoice.org Phone: 812-372-2808 or 877-604-9402
• State Certified • National CASA
Member
Johnson CASA Program of Johnson County
Tammi Hickman, Director 18 West Jefferson Street Franklin, IN 46131
Brooke Griggs, Director 116 West Main Street P.O. Box 111 Albion, IN 46701 * Multi-County Program also serving DeKalb, Noble, Steuben and Whitley Counties.
Brooke Griggs, Director 116 West Main Street P.O. Box 111 Albion, IN 46701 * Multi-County Program also serving DeKalb, LaGrange, Steuben and Whitley Counties.
Brooke Griggs, Director 116 West Main Street, P.O. Box 111 Albion, IN 46701 * Multi-County Program also serving DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble and Whitley Counties.
Brooke Griggs, Director 116 West Main Street P.O. Box 111 Albion, IN 46701 * Multi-County Program also serving DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble and Steuben Counties.
2020 GAL/CASA Volunteer Programs in Indiana by Structure Court Programs 1. Adams 2. Allen 3. Benton 4. Boone 5. Brown 6. Carroll 7. Cass 8. Clark 9. Clay 10. Clinton 11. Crawford 12. Daviess 13. Dearborn 14. Delaware
15. Dubois 16. Fayette 17. Fountain 18. Franklin 19. Gibson 20. Greene 21. Hamilton 22. Hancock 23. Harrison 24. Hendricks 25. Henry 26. Jasper 27. Johnson 28. Knox
29. Lake 30. Lawrence 31. Miami 32. Morgan 33. Newton 34. Ohio 35. Orange 36. Owen 37. Parke 38. Perry 39. Pulaski 40. Randolph 41. Saint Joseph 42. Starke
43. Sullivan 44. Switzerland 45. Tippecanoe 46. Tipton 47. Union 48. Vermillion 49. Vigo 50. Wabash 51. Warren 52. Wayne 53. Wells 54. White
501(c)(3) Programs 1. Bartholomew 2. Decatur 3. DeKalb 4. Floyd 5. Fulton 6. Grant 7. Howard 8. Jefferson
9. Jennings 10. Kosciusko 11. LaGrange 12. Madison 13. Marshall 14. Monroe 15. Noble
*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 Brenda Matuszkiewicz CASA Program of St. Joseph County 1000 South Michigan Street Juvenile Justice Center South Bend, IN 46601 Term Expires: 6/2022
Katie Hall Crossroads CASA 910 South Sparling Avenue Rensselaer, IN 47978 Term Expires: 6/2023
Rehana Adat-Lopez Lake County CASA 3000 West 93rd Street Crown Point, IN 46307 Term Expires: 6/2024
Region 2 Leslie Hendricks CASA of Grant County, Inc. 303 South Norton Avenue Marion, IN 46952 Term Expires: 6/2022
Katina Murray CASA of Howard County 104 North Buckeye Street, Room 100 Kokomo, IN 46901 Term Expires: 6/2023 Caitlyn Cataldo Elkhart County CASA 1000 West Hively Avenue Elkhart, IN 46517 Term Expires: 6/2024
Region 3 Tonya Ruble-Richter Southeastern Indiana Voices for Children, Inc. 319 West Second Street Madison, IN 47250 Term Expires: 6/2022
Therese Miller Advocates for Children, Inc. PO Box 2107 1531 13th Street; Suite 2107 Columbus, IN 47201 Term Expires: 6/2023
Karen Bowen Wayne-Union County CASA 301 East Main Street Richmond, IN 47374 Term Expires: 6/2024
Region 4 Glenna Cheesman, Director Vigo County CASA 141 Oak Street Terre Haute, IN 47807 Term Expires: 6/2022
Lee Anne Owens Hendricks County CASA 78 South Jefferson Street Danville, IN 46122 Term Expires: 6/2023 Kristin Bishay Monroe County CASA 201 North Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404 Term Expires: 6/2024
Judicial members of the Indiana GAL/CASA Advisory Commission
Judge Stephanie S. Campbell Fountain Circuit Court 301 Fourth Street Covington, IN 47932 Term Expires: 6/2022
Judge Darrin M. Dolehanty Wayne Superior Court 301 E. Main Street Richmond, IN 47374 Term Expires: 6/2022
Judge Holly Harvey Monroe Circuit Court, Div. 6 301 North College Avenue Bloomington, IN 47404 Term Expires: 6/2024
Magistrate Kimberly A. Schmaltz Dearborn Circuit Court 165 Mary Street Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 Term Expires: 6/2022
Judge Gara Lee Knox Superior Court #1 111 North Seventh Street, 2nd Floor Vincennes, IN 47591 Term Expires: 6/2023
Magistrate Matthew Gruett Lake Superior Court 300 West 93rd Avenue Crown Point, IN 46307 Term Expires: 6/2024
2020 GAL/CASA Advisory Commission Committees The State Conference/Training Committee This committee actively works with the State Office to plan and implement the annual state conference. Committee members suggest and help secure guest speakers for the conference. Committee members also assist the night before and day of the conference to assure the event runs as smoothly as possible. This committee also helps plan regional trainings by suggesting topics and securing meeting places and speakers.
The committee makes recommendations regarding the State Office education and training programs. This includes orientation training and continuing training for directors and volunteer training opportunities. The State Conference/Training Committee meets 3-4 times a year, with most of the time commitment correlating with the annual state conference, which is held in the fall of each year.
1. Rehana Adat-Lopez 2. Diane Alexander 3. Glenna Cheesman 4. Jane Christophersen 5. Katie Hall (Chair) 6. Patti Harmless 7. Kurt Kiefer 8. Lee Anne Owens 9. Deena Personett 10. Kelly Smith-Ford 11. Susan Stamper 12. Denise Swink
The Certification, Standards and Best Practices Committee This committee reviews the program standards and the code of ethics for GAL/CASA programs to ensure quality representation for children in all GAL/CASA programs state-wide and makes recommendations for any revisions that may be needed.
The committee examines the processes for compliance with all standards and certification for the programs and makes recommendations for any changes proposed for the process.
Any changes to the standards, code of ethics or certification process the committee recommends must be approved by the GAL/CASA Advisory Commission, then submitted to the Supreme Court for approval. This committee also reviews existing best practices/policies and makes recommendations regarding necessary best policy updates for local programs in the Indiana GAL/CASA network. The committee meets 3-4 times per year.
The Public Relations and Legislative Committee This committee’s work focuses on public awareness, education and the recruitment of volunteers for programs statewide. The committee makes suggestions relating to statewide public awareness and recruitment efforts, then presents them to the Advisory Commission for consideration.
Within the parameters of Supreme Court policies, this committee also works to ensure that both the community and the legislature are keenly aware of the needs, work and continuing efforts of the GAL/CASA movement across the state and nation. Committee members assist the State Office in monitoring laws relating to GAL/CASA and children in the child welfare system, in addition to keeping the network aware of relevant pending changes to law.
The Public Relations and Legislative Committee also organizes events, such as CASA Day at the State House, to provide information about GAL/CASA to legislators. This committee meets 4-5 times a year.
1. Rehana Adat-Lopez 2. Diane Alexander 3. Emily Angel 4. Kristin Bishay 5. Caitlin Cataldo 6. Annette Craycraft (Chair) 7. Suzanne Draper 8. Katie Hall 9. Patti Harmless 10. Therese Miller 11. Kelly Smith-Ford 12. Denise Swink
The Optima Steering Committee This committee monitors and reviews Optima project objectives and quality assurance practices to ensure timely and accurate collection of program data and outcomes. The committee also reviews Optima use by local programs to ensure consistency across programs of the Indiana GAL/CASA network, recommending any improvements needed and providing input on implementing expanded use of the system.
Members of the committee help guide the State Office by developing ongoing strategic objectives involving Optima use and reviewing requests for changes to Optima submitted by GAL/CASA directors. To ensure the impact on the network of any changes is being carefully considered, the committee should consist of members from programs of varying sizes. This committee meets 4-6 times per year.
1. Glenna Cheesman 2. Deena Hubler 3. Brenda Matuszkiewicz 4. Traci Barber (ECI CASA, Inc.) 5. John Nickoll, (Advocates for
Children, Inc.) 6. Deena Personett 7. Deanna Setters (Tippecanoe County