Our Team

Child Advocates of Fort Bend is staffed by a highly-qualified team of 47 professionals including clinicians, social workers, advocacy specialists, licensed therapists/mental health experts, and forensic experts specially trained to implement trauma-focused, evidence-based practices.  Our team of marketing, development, public relations specialists, and trainers strive to raise awareness and funding in the community about child abuse.  Our team has a combined 143 years at Child Advocates of Fort Bend and over 380 years of professional experience in the field of child development, child abuse identification and treatment, advocacy, education, development and management. Our professionals have obtained degrees in psychology, child development, early childhood education, criminal justice, social work and management, with 50% earning one or more Masters Degrees.  As lifetime learners, the staff participates and presents at industry conferences and workshops every year to remain current in the latest modalities.

Administration


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Ruthanne Mefford
Chief Executive Officer
B.A., Psychology; M.B.A.
P:  281-344-5103
E:  rmefford@cafb.org


Catherine Zapalac, CAP
Executive Assistant
P:  281-344-5175
E: czapalac@cafb.org

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Jane O’Dell
Chief Administrative Officer
P:  281-344-5101
E:  jodell@cafb.org


Luisa Bowers
Human Resources Generalist / Development Analyst
B.A., Economics; A.A.S, Computer Science, Information Systems
P:  281-344-5174
E:  lbowers@cafb.org

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Angela Lewis
Financial Administrator
B.A., Finance
P:  281-344-5150
E:  alewis@cafb.org

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Irene Wisner
Administrative Coordinator
P:  281-344-5171
E:  iwisner@cafb.org

 

CASA


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Metoyer Martin
Program Director, CASA
B.A., Criminal Justice; M.A., Sociology; MSW
P:  281-344-5122
E:  mellis@cafb.org

 


Makayleigh Adams
Courtesy CASA
B.A., Government, Philosophy of Law
P:  281-960-9371
E:  madams@cafb.org


Aly Ferrante
Trauma & Wellbeing Advocacy Manager
B.A., Public Relations
P:  281-344-5174
E:  aferrante@cafb.org


Stevie Irby, LMSW
Courtesy CASA Lead
B.A., Sociology; MSW
P: 832-600-7665
E: sirby@cafb.org

Snehal Johnson
Trauma & Wellbeing Advocacy Specialist
M.S. Counseling; B.A. English
P:  281-330-9744
E: sjohnson@cafb.org

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Karen Jordin
Quality Assurance
B.S., Business Administration
P:  281-344-5258
E: kjordin@cafb.org

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Renee Lukefahr
Advocacy Specialist
A.A.
P:  281-344-5146
E:  rlukefahr@cafb.org


Louanne Munden, LCSW
Courtesy CASA
B.S., Social Work; M.S., Social Work
P: 281-344-5102
E:  lmunden@cafb.org


Erin Rollinson
CFE Coach
B.S., Criminal Justice; M.S., Criminal Justice
P: 281-344-5131
E:  erollinson@cafb.org

Maxi Schultz
Advocacy Specialist
B.S., Child & Family Studies
P:  281-830-1189
E: mschultz@cafb.org


April Shaver
Collaborative Family Engagement Program Manager
B.S., Human Development and Family Studies
P:  281-344-5201
E:  ashaver@cafb.org

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Carollynn Thesing
Court Advocacy Manager
B.S., Criminal Justice
P:  281-344-5124
E:  cthesing@cafb.org

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Krystal Vann
Program Innovation Manager
B.S., Human Development and Family Studies
P:  281-344-5130
E:  khughes@cafb.org


Alli Waterwall
Advocacy Specialist
B.S., Criminal Justice
P: 346-327-3609
E:  awaterwall@cafb.org

 

CAC


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Fiona Remko, LCSW-S
Certified PCIT Therapist
Program Director, Children’s Advocacy Center
B.A., Psychology; MSW
P:  281-344-5112
E:  fremko@cafb.org

Jheri Walters, LCSW-S
Clinical Director, Children’s Advocacy Center
B.A., Psychology; MSW
P:  281-344-5231
E:  jwalters@cafb.org


Kimberly Bautista
Bilingual Family Advocate
B.S., Human Development & Family Studies
P:  281-344-5163
E: kbautista@cafb.org


Heather Cody
Multi-Disciplinary Team Coordinator
B.S., Child & Family Development
P:  281-344-5232
E:  hcody@cafb.org

Natatia Colligan
Data Specialist
P:  281-344-5234
E:  ncolligan@cafb.org


Lorraine Cruz
Family Services Specialist
B.A., Sociology
P:  281-344-5140
E: lcruz@cafb.org


Amanda Diaz, LMSW
Bilingual Therapist
B.A., Psychology; M.A., Social Work
P:  281-344-5129
E: adiaz@cafb.org 


Kizzy Francis, LMSW
Therapist
B.S., Health & Behavioral Science;
M.S., Social Work
P:  281-344-5135
E: kfrancis@cafb.org


Amanda Gentry, LCSW
Clinical Family Advocate
B.S., Sociology; M.S., Social Work
P:  281-344-5262
E: agentry@cafb.org

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Kristy Gutierrez
Manager of Forensic Interviewing
B.S., Criminal Justice; M.S., Administration of Justice and Security
P:  281-344-5134
E:  kgutierrez@cafb.org


Courtney James, LMSW
Clinical Family Advocate
B.S., Child Development and Family Living; M.S.W.
P:  281-344-5162
E:  cjames@cafb.org

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Melissa Johnson
Program Assistant
B.S., Elementary Education
P:  281-344-5168
E:  mjohnson@cafb.org

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Renee Johnson
Criminal Court Advocate
B.S., Social Work
P:  281-344-5132
E:  rjohnson@cafb.org

 

 

 

Gabrielle Leaks
MDT Coordinator
B.S., Criminal Justice
P:  281-344-5105
E:  gleaks@cafb.org


Maggie McDougle
Forensic Interviewer
B.A., Sociology; M.S. Human Services
P:  281-344-5142
E:  mmcdougle@cafb.org

Joshua Meribole, LMSW
Clinical Family Advocate
B.A., Community Development; M.S. Social Work
P:  281-238-8459
E:  jmeribole@cafb.org

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Ophelia Mok,
LCSW-S
Clinical Family Advocate
B.A., Social Work; MSW
P:  281-344-5116
E: omok@cafb.org


Lizbeth Ocampo
Bilingual Forensic Interviewer
B.A., Criminal Justice; M.S., Victim Services Management
P:  281-344-5118
E: locampo@cafb.org


Lindamarie Olson
Therapist
B.S., Social Work; M.S. – Social Work
P:  281-344-5120
E: lolson@cafb.org

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Heather Rashid, LCSW
Manager of Family Advocacy
B.A., Psychology; MSW
P: 281-344-5138
E: hrashid@cafb.org

Susan Richardson
Document Management Specialist
P:  281-344-5235
E:  srichardson@cafb.org


Sasha Soileau
Multi-Disciplinary Team Coordinator
B.S., Criminal Justice
P:  281-344-5261
E:  ssoileau@cafb.org


Claudia Sorto
Bilingual Criminal Court Advocate
B.B.A. – Accounting
P:  281-344-5256
E:  csorto@cafb.org


Brenda Zavala, LCSW
Bilingual Therapist
B.S., Psychology
P:  281-344-5161
E:  bzavala@cafb.org

 

Development and Marketing


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Lisa Moore
Development Director
B.A., Journalism
P:  281-344-5108
E:  lmoore@cafb.org

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Anne Bulan
Communications & Graphics Specialist
B.A., English; M.F.A.
P:  281-344-5110
E:  abulan@cafb.org


Jenetha R. Jones
Grant Writer
B.S., Professional Writing
P:  281-344-5135
E:  jjones@cafb.org

Tarina Sheridan
Events Specialist

P:  281-344-5109
E:  Tsheridan@cafb.org

Suzanne Slavin
Development Officer
B.S., General Studies
P:  281-344-5107
E:  sslavin@cafb.org

 

 

Community Engagement


 

 

 

Casey Davis
Community Engagement Director
B.A., Business Administration
P:  281-344-5172
E:  cdavis@cafb.org


Jennifer Brown
Volunteer Coordinator
B.S., Human Development & Family Studies
P:  281-344-5123
E: jbrown@cafb.org


Lindsey Castellanos
Community Outreach Coordinator
B.A., Psychology
P:  281-344-5259
E:  lcastellanos@cafb.org

 


Dana Mersiovsky
Senior Training Specialist
B.A., General Studies
P:  281-344-5106
E:  dmersiovsky@cafb.org