Board and Staff

Executive Board

Ian Ball, President
Karen L. Shultz, Vice President
Cindy Laine, Treasurer
Scott Ritchie, Secretary
Ben Bentzin, Immediate Past President
Thomas Graham
Laci Jones
David Kim
Michael A. Shaunessy

Board Members At-Large

Orlando Arriaga
Patricia S. Ayres*
Sam H. Butterworth, III
Lynn Cranford
George A. Edwards
Kathy Enfinger
Lisa J. Gibson
Clint Hackney
Patricia Hayes
Ronya Kozmetsky*
Christi Lowin
Shelly A. Metschan
Carol Ann Meyer
Kay Rawlins
Maxine Roberts*
Edith Royal*
Travis Siebeneicher
Scott Siegel
Suzanne Soares
Jerry Valdez
Mary Wilbur
Mark Williams
Tama Williamson
* Founding Board Members

Agency Partners

Rosemary Lehmberg, Travis County District Attorney
Sheila Brown, Regional Director, TX Dept. of Family & Protective Services
Chief Art Acevedo, Austin Police Department
Sheriff Greg Hamilton, Travis County Sheriff's Office
Sister Teresa George, COO, Children's Hospital of Austin
Dr. Beth Nauert, Pediatrician
Chief Pat Fuller, A.I.S.D Police Department
Chief Rusty Pancoast, Bee Cave Police Department
Chief Henry Fluck, Cedar Park Police Department
Chief John Stetar, Jonestown Police Department
Chief Robert Smith, Lago Vista Police Department
Chief Gordon Bowers, Lakeway Police Department
Chief Don Hatcher, Leander Police Department
Chief Robert Snyder, Manor Police Department
Chief Chevo Pastrano, Sr., Mustang Ridge Police Department
Chief Chuck Hooker, Pflugerville Police Department
Chief Dayne Pryor, Rollingwood Police Department
Chief Trish Houston, Sunset Valley Police Department
Chief Clifford Spratlan, West Lake Hills Police Department

Ex-Officio Members

Cheryl Dunn, Project Liaison, Junior League of Austin
Julia Medick, President, Friends of Christopher Guild

Advisory Board

Andy Black
David Donaldson
Tom Forbes
Karen Michalik
Mickey Moore
Dr. P. Clift Price

Staff
The following is a partial listing of current staff.

Sandra A. Martin, Chief Executive Officer, smartin@centerforchildprotection.org
Michael Torres, Chief Operating Officer, mtorres@centerforchildprotection.org
Amanda Van Hoozer, Director of Program Services, avanhoozer@centerforchildprotection.org
Barbara Jefferson, Clinical Director, bjefferson@centerforchildprotection.org
Cyndi Cantu, Director of Forensic Services, ccantu@centerforchildprotection.org
Debbie Tate, Director of Development and Community Relations, dtate@centerforchildprotection.org
Emily Jansen, Development Manager, ejansen@centerforchildprotection.org
Kristina Thompson, Marketing Manager, kthompson@centerforchildprotection.org
Melissa Soliz, Volunteer Coordinator, msoliz@centerforchildprotection.org

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