Our Staff
Eight professionals currently staff the CASA offices. Executive Director Ann McAlpin, Program Director Pat Creighton and Volunteer Director Mark Goerlitz are the management staff.
Doris Foulkes, Mary Gillen, Marilyn McQueeney, Patti Sexton and Wanda Smith are Case Supervisors who support volunteer Advocates.
Ann McAlpin - Executive Director
Ann has been the Executive Director of CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County since February of 2011. Prior to that she had a career in corporate marketing and management, with companies including Hewitt Associates, HP, Apple Computers, and a small business of her own.
Ann began working with CASA Child Advocates as a volunteer Advocate in 2009. She is an avid reader, a pilot, a runner, and an adventurer. She has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, hiked in the Himalayas, and dived in Yap. Ann has two rescue dogs, Cowboy and Maisie. She is constantly impressed by the people of CASA—“our staff, volunteers and donors are the most interesting and the most big-hearted people in the world!”
Pat Creighton is a wife, a mother, a grandmother and a Child Advocate. After 25 years in the Airline Industry, she became a CASA Advocate in February 2002. Six months later, she joined the CASA staff as a Case Supervisor. Pat is now the Program Director and considers herself fortunate to work with volunteers and staff who are committed to the mission of CASA and the children they serve.
Doris Foulkes came to CASA as a volunteer Advocate in 2004. She joined the staff as a Case Supervisor in 2010. Besides her many duties as a Case Supervisor, Doris aids CASA every day with her much-needed bilingual talents. She grew up in Mexico City where she also attended college. Doris and her husband live in The Woodlands and have 2 children.
Doris Foulkes empezó como voluntaria en CASA en el 2004. En el 2010 se unió al equipo de CASA como supervisora de casos. Habiendo crecido y estudiado en la Ciudad de México, Doris nos es de gran ayuda con los casos de habla hispana que recibimos. Ella y su esposo viven en The Woodlands y tienen dos hijos.
Mary Gillen started with CASA as a volunteer advocate over six years ago. Mary and her husband Michael have 2 children. Their son Patrick is a 2006 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and is currently stationed in San Diego, California. Daughter Catherine is a 2009 graduate from the United States Coast Guard Academy and is stationed in Portsmouth, Virginia. Mary works the Kinship program for CASA and is always looking for a few hands on the 4th Saturday of the month. Mary and Michael live in the Woodlands with their bird LOLA.
Cliff Hazel - With almost thirty years of financial development and non-profit management experience with several national organizations, Cliff has returned to Texas and leads our fundraising program. In his spare time Cliff enjoys camping and has spent over 2000 nights under the stars. In addition to his love of the outdoors, Cliff enjoys cooking and has partnered with chefs in Louisiana for many catering events.
Marilyn McQueeney came to CASA after working 30 years in early childhood education. For twenty of those years she owned and directed a large private school and child care center. After selling her school, she and her family moved to Montgomery County and became a CASA Advocate in February 2009. Marilyn joined the CASA staff November 2009. She is married with 2 children, 3 step-children and 5 grandchildren.
Patti Sexton joined CASA in May of '09 as a volunteer advocate and became a part of the CASA staff January 2010. She has spent the past 24 years serving the victims of crime in Montgomery County beginning with the Sheriffs Department as a Victim Liasion and as an advocate and volunteer coordinator with the Montgomery County Women's Center. As a sworn law inforcement officer for 15 years, Patti has worked with children in the community for 7 of those years. Patti achieved a lifelong dream of receiving her Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 2008. She and her husband enjoy camping gardening and crafts. They have 6 grown children and 5 grandchildren.
Wanda Smith ‐ Like others on staff, Wanda was a Volunteer Advocate before she became a staff member in 2006. Wanda’s favorite part of her job is working with the wonderful volunteers who represent the needs of children under the court’s jurisdiction. Prior to moving to Texas, Wanda, her husband and two daughters lived in Singapore and Indonesia.
Pam Anderson ‐ Prior to joining the CASA staff, Pam worked for two family Attorneys in Montgomery County where she dealt exclusively with children and families within the CPS system. Pam became a volunteer Advocate for CASA in January of 2009 and served the needs of 13 children during her years as an Advocate. Pam feels fortunate to be working with others who share her strong commitment to the lives and best interest of children. Pam is happily married with three grown boys and six delightful grandchildren.
Virginia Huey ‐ Virginia Huey was a CASA volunteer in 1989 -1991 in Tulsa, OK, where she obtained her BS in Business from the University of Tulsa. A job transfer brought her to Montgomery County where she re-entered the CASA program in 2004. Virginia retired from Sun Oil Company in 2009 and joined the CASA staff in December, 2011. She and her husband, David, a retired petroleum engineer, love to play golf, kayak, read and visit their four grown sons and seven grandchildren.