Mariah Trench Named June Advocate of the Month
June 23, 2021
Mariah first learned about CASA through her grandmother, who used to be an Advocate Volunteer. After going to school for nonprofit management, she went through training and joined our program early last year. Her first case, dealing with two young boys, was brought to the attention of the department when a relative made an allegation of abuse from their parents. While there were no signs of abuse,
Beth Jubera Named May Advocate of the Month
May 19, 2021
Beth joined CASA last September. She advocates for 3 children who were removed from the home after the mother was found to be struggling with substance abuse. The children were placed with a relative, who has provided a loving and safe home during the case. As the children were placed in therapy and had regular visits with the legal team to discuss their tough situation, Beth saw the valueshe coul
Irene Randall Named April Advocate of the Month
May 13, 2021
Irenehas been a CASA for over 11 years. Her current case involves two toddler-aged boys, who were placed in foster care after being removed from their mother's home for substance abuse. The boys had been on a similar case a year before, meaning they had spent the majority of their lives in foster care. While they fortunately were placed into the same foster home as their previous case, they st
Jaclyn Tirone Named March Advocate of the Month
March 31, 2021
Jaclyn Tirone March Volunteer of the Month Jaclyn is a mom, business owner and healthcare worker who joined CASA last year. She has volunteered in numerous roles and wanted to bring her skills to the child welfare sphere. She has been advocating for a youth whose situation was brought to the department's attention after reports of negligence. The youth had been diagnosed with diabetes at a
Caitlin and Dustin Stallings Named February Advocates of the Month
February 26, 2021
Caitlin and Dustin Stallings February Volunteers of the Month Caitlin and Dustin joined CASA in the beginning of 2020. After becoming familiar with the program through family and friends, they decided to go through training and take a case as a team. They are now on their second case, where they have been advocating for four siblings. The children were removed for a variety of child welf
Christine Polliard Named January Advocate of the Month
January 20, 2021
Christine Polliard January Volunteer of the Month Christine Polliard advocates for a young boy and infant girl. Their case opened when they suffered neglect due to family difficulties and the need for some additional supports. When Christine first came on the case, the little boy was struggling with regulating his emotions. He was recommended for grief counseling when his public o
Justine Robert Named December Advocate of the Month
December 16, 2020
Justine joined CASA in March and immediately jumped onto a case with a young boy who was a victim of Munchausen by proxy. The mother had been taking him to different doctors his whole life with supposed ailments, reactions, and more. Subsequently, he had been subjected to significant amounts of unnecessary medications and had been put on a feeding tube. A hospital put him through an observed medic
Karla Fitch Named November Advocate of the Month
November 25, 2020
Karla Fitch November Advocate of the Month Karla advocates for a teenage boy whose case has been open for over 4 years. He and his siblings were taken out of their home and separated due to substance abuse and neglect from their mom. Due to lack of placement options, during the span of the case he has been moved to countless foster homes and even medical institutions, with Karla providing supp
Charles and Erin Keyes Named September Advocates of the Month
October 21, 2020
Charles and Erin Keyes September Advocates of the Month Charles and Erin Keyes took their first case in February 2020 and are advocating for three young children. The case opened when the children were found to be left at home for extended periods of time and in unsafe living conditions. The children were able to remain at home under the care of a family member. During the case the Keyes have
Karla Rivas Named October Advocate of The Month
October 15, 2020
Karla Rivas October Advocate of the Month Karla is originally from Texas and heard of CASA in her previous work at a residential treatment center. Watching from an outside point of view, she saw the impact a CASA Volunteer made on the youth she worked with. “I would always see how excited the kids got when their CASA came and thought ‘I need to make that level of impac
Pete Snyder Named August Advocate of the Month
September 12, 2020
Pete Snyder August Advocate of the Month Pete is a longtime supporter of CASA, first working with the Program as the President of the Westminster Rotary. A friend recommended he join our program as a CASA Volunteer after his retirement. Pete has now served 8 years and is on his 11th case, which involves three adolescent boys. The mother had been having problems with substance abuse, and the bo
Board Member Marty Sos Takes a Stand Against Child Sexual Abuse In "Darkness To Light" Series
August 11, 2020
Marty feels blessed to have enjoyed a career in sales, because it allowed him to become passionate about something and then share that passion with others. In his retirement, Marty has become passionate about building safer communities for kids. That's why he became a facilitator and advocate of the Darkness to Light “Stewards of Children®” Training, a FREE two-hour int
Jennifer Cushman Named July Advocate of the Month
July 30, 2020
Jennifer Cushman July Advocate of the Month Jennifer came to CASA after retiring as a bank regulator in Maryland. When she moved to Colorado, she took a CASA 101 and decided she wanted to give back in a way that was entirely new to her but was so needed. “I appreciated the training. This wasn’t my background so I found that and the in-service helped me feel capable of providing