Child Advocates engages community volunteers and staff members to protect children who are victims of child abuse. We are their voices in court, ensuring all children thrive in a safe and secure home.
You can read more about our mission here.
About Us
Meet Our Team
We are passionate about our work with and on behalf of children. Meet our dedicated team.
Staff
Cynthia K. Booth, Esq.
Chief Executive Officer
Phyllis Armstrong, Esq.
Director of Mediation
Felicia Brown
Chief Financial Officer
Katy Crichlow Cummings, CFRE
Chief Advancement Officer
Cindy Dean, Esq.
Director of Family Crisis Advocacy Program
Greg Ellis
Chief Program Officer
Jill English
Director of Interrupting Racism for Children
Carey Haley Wong, Esq.
Chief Legal Counsel
Chris Mundy
Director of Volunteer Training
Shun Radford, PHR
Chief Administrative and Human Resources Officer
Ty Spisak
Director of Marketing & Communications
Donna Walker
Director of Educational Liaison Program
Board of Directors
Tracy Betz
President
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLPOni Harton
Vice President
Barnes & Thornburg LLPMark Aiken
Treasurer
NCAABeth Bingman
Secretary
Huntington National BankScott Duncan
Horizon BankJennifer Frasier
Ice MillerMonique Gordy
Alpha Kappa Alpha & Community Health NetworkRhonda Harper
Citizens Energy GroupJill Kramer
JRK ConsultingShelly Langona
RJE Business InteriorsTony LePere
BMO Harris BankKatherine Malarskey
Katz Sapper & Miller LLPHelene Massey
CASA VolunteerBryant Reed
UPS & Pacers Behavioral Services, LLCMatzine Sanchez-Gutierrez
Prospanica IndianapolisTom Sprague
PNC BankAdvisory Board
Yvonne Shaheen
Chair
Retired, Long ElectricJohn Bruch
Katz Sapper & Miller LLPJohn Corbin
Huntington National BankJim Freeman
Retired, OneAmericaRon Gifford
RDG Strategies LLCGreg Gotwald
Plews Shadley Racher & BraunJerry Hammond
Lewis Wagner LLPOntay Johnson
100 Black Men of IndianapolisJ. Miller
StifelTracy Betz
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLPPhil Terry
Monarch BeveragesShannon Williams
The Mind TrustStatistics
Children living in foster care lose 6 to 8 months of academic achievement every time they change foster homes. Volunteer as a Child Advocate to help them stay connected to school and learning.
Four is the number of homes a child will likely live in during their first year in foster care.
29,000 children are currently in Indiana’s foster care system.
Child Advocates is one of 81 CASA programs in Indiana yet represents 30 percent of Indiana’s Children in Need of Services (CHINS) cases.