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1 Annual Repor t CASA Volunteers...Helping to Rewrite the Stories of Children s Lives By Georgia Cour t Appointed Special Advocates, Inc. from unadoptable......to a forever family

2 Dear Supporters, On behalf of the CASA network in Georgia, thank you for all you do in helping to improve the wellbeing of Georgia s abused and neglected children through your support of Georgia CASA! We truly appreciate each and every one of you whether you are a donor, CASA volunteer, board member, staff, collaborative partner, stakeholder or supporter. You help us to provide a high level of comprehensive support services to our 47 affiliate programs in the state, in turn enabling them to provide the highest quality of advocacy to the dependent children they serve. We hope you enjoy our annual report that includes the theme of a CASA volunteer being able to rewrite the story of a child s life from unadoptable to a forever family or from a silent voice to a voice that is heard. During the past fiscal year, 2,181 CASA volunteers served over 9,700 children in the state. We are excited to continue to grow in service as we recently launched our three-year statewide growth plan with the goal of serving 75% of Georgia s foster children by In the financial area, we are pleased to report that our audit indicated that 92% of Georgia CASA s expenses were for services to our affiliate programs. We hope to continue to partner with you during the upcoming year as we all work together for Georgia s dependent children. Thank you for your ongoing support! Sincerely, Lee Todd Board Chair Duaine Hathaway Executive Director Catoosa Fannin Towns Dade Murray Union Rabun Whitfield Walker Gilmer White Habersham Lumpkin Stephens Chattooga Gordon Pickens Dawson Banks Franklin Hall Hart Floyd Cherokee Forsyth Bartow Jackson Madison Elbert Polk Barrow Clarke Cobb Gwinnett Paulding Oconee Oglethorpe Haralson DeKalb Walton Wilkes Fulton Douglas Carroll Morgan Clayton Newton Greene Taliaferro Rockdale Lincoln McDuffie Columbia Counties served by a CASA program as of June 30, 2015 Heard Coweta Fayette Henry Spalding Butts Jasper Putnam Hancock Warren Glascock Richmond Troup Meriwether Pike Lamar Monroe Jones Baldwin Washington Jefferson Burke Upson Bibb Jenkins Wilkinson Screven Harris Talbot Crawford Johnson Twiggs Emanuel Muscogee Taylor Peach Laurens Bleckley Bulloch Treutlen Candler Houston Effingham Chattahoochee Marion Macon Schley Pulaski Toombs Stewart Dooly Dodge Wheeler Evans Webster Sumter Tattnall Bryan Chatham Wilcox Crisp Telfair Quitman Randolph Terrell Liberty Lee Ben Hill Jeff Davis Appling Long Turner Clay Irwin Calhoun Dougherty Coffee Bacon Wayne Worth McIntosh Tift Early Baker Pierce Atkinson Berrien Mitchell Glynn Miller Colquitt Brantley Cook Ware Lanier Seminole Clinch Charlton Camden Decatur Grady Brooks Thomas Lowndes Echols Montgomery

3 Financial Information June 30, 2015 and 2014 ASSETS Current assets Cash & cash equivalents Receivables from grants & contracts Promises to give Prepaids Total current assets Promises to give 2015 $ 691, ,010 25,000 16,325 1,255,627 25, $ 770, , ,203, Furniture & equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $99,787 and $99,464 respectively Security deposit Total assets 23,712 3,655 $ 1,307,994 4, $ 1,207,702 LIABILITIES Current liabilities Accounts payable Accrued expenses Deferred rent, current Total current liabilities Long-term deferred rent Total liabilities Net assets Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Total net assets Total liabilites and net assets $ 460,242 32, ,814 3, , , , ,793 $ 1,307,994 $ 349,087 27,587 7, , , , , ,025 $ 1,207,702 State Conference 1% National CASA Grant 2% Interest less <1% Other.4% Management 6% Fundraising 2% Grants and Donations 26% Revenues Georgia State Grant 70% Expenses Program Services 92%

4 Georgia CASA Through individualized attention, CASA volunteers advocate for the best interests of Georgia s abused and neglected children. Bringing urgency to a child s needs, both in and out of the courtroom, CASA volunteers promote safety, permanency and well-being through independent recommendations. As community partners in the child welfare system, CASA volunteers increase abused and neglected children s access to services (including educational and health needs), promote safety, and advocate for timeliness and permanency for children involved in juvenile court proceedings. CASA volunteers are independent advocates and provide individualized attention for children in a massive state system. Our Vision Each abused or neglected child involved in juvenile court proceedings shall have a safe and permanent home. Our Mission Georgia CASA develops and supports court-sanctioned, community-based affiliate programs that provide trained and supervised volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children involved in juvenile court dependency proceedings. Our Purpose Georgia CASA is committed to maintaining a network of well-administered, affiliate programs that operate independently with mutual accountability, resulting in the highest level of advocacy for all of Georgia s dependent children CASA Volunteer of the Year Saunya Bishop, the 2014 CASA Volunteer of the Year in Georgia, has been a dedicated CASA volunteer with Murray/Whitfield CASA, headquartered in Dalton, for 15 years. She has advocated for 60 children on 28 cases during her tenure. A former foster parent of 19 children, Saunya exemplifies extraordinary dedication to each aspect of her role as an advocate, setting an excellent and inspiring example for new CASA volunteers. She is very compassionate and well-spoken in her role. Saunya is truly a CASA volunteer who will stop at nothing to uncover necessary information and ensure her investigation of a case is thorough, all in the best interests of the children she serves. Saunya s passion for CASA is driven by seeing children flourish, despite what their home lives may have been. On one case, Saunya was instrumental in facilitating an adoption of several siblings. After being in a foster-to-adopt home, they were placed with their maternal grandmother under the stipulation that their mother could only have contact with them at the supervised visitation center. Saunya was very concerned with the placement, and continued having regular contact with the children. She discovered that the mother was being allowed to live in the grandmother s home and have unsupervised contact a clear violation of the placement order. When she presented her findings, a court hearing was immediately held. The children were then returned to their foster-to-adopt home.

5 A CASA Volunteer Helps Rewrite a Child s Story Everyday, CASA volunteers in Georgia help rewrite the stories of children s lives, changing a story of despair to a story of hope...a story of discouragement to a story of encouragement...a story of chaos to a story of stableness. We share just one example of the many stories that CASA volunteers have a part in rewriting. from unadoptable......to a forever family, including a dog! I was assigned to a four year old child with a medically fragile condition. Aleah was diagnosed as terminally ill, but surprised her doctors by surviving as long as she had in a facility for fragile children. She was deemed adoptable, but no one previously involved considered that a reality. I was determined that my child would somehow get a chance in the outside world. Over the years, there were several instances of DFCS case manager changes and potential adoptive parent rejections, and it seemed that Aleah s dream of a family with a dog would be impossible to realize. Then, the perfect family appeared! They had already adopted a special needs child, worked within the medical and counseling fields, and indeed, had a dog! They understood about Aleah s medical condition and needs. Paperwork was lost and delayed, requests were denied, and stonewalls were presented, but this special family persistently moved forward to help this child s dream come true. I think back over all the months, calls, s, letters, meetings and paperwork it took for this child to transition into her forever home. My child is living her dream with a family, and yes, a dog! I am so proud and happy with the knowledge that this new life of hers is absolutely in her best interest. Later in this report, we share various attributes of CASA volunteers and the children served by CASA volunteers. Thank you to all CASA volunteers in Georgia, as well as all staff, board members, donors, supporters, partners and other stakeholders who give so much of themselves to help rewrite the stories of Georgia s abused and neglected children! Aleah with her Coweta CASA Volunteer Jane Heaberlin

6 Advo-Kids Alapaha Alcovy Appalachian Athens-Oconee Atlantic Augusta Bartow Camden Carroll CASA for Children CASA Kids Central Georgia Chattahoochee Children s Voice Clayton Coastal Plain Cobb Coweta DeKalb Dougherty Enotah Floyd Forsyth Fulton Glynn Gordon Gwinnett Hall-Dawson Houston Lookout Mountain Murray/Whitfield Northeast Georgia Ocmulgee Ogeechee Paulding Piedmont Polk & Haralson Rockdale Savannah/Chatham SOWEGA Southwest Georgia TLC Toombs Towaliga Tri-County Troup & Heard Children Served ,709* Report on Affiliate Programs New Children ,401 Closed Children ,024 Active Children ,575 CASAs ,181** Types of Dependency Neglect 41% Domestic Emotional Violence 3% Abuse 1% Sexual Abuse 4% Neglect 44.25% African-American 37% 0-5 Years 44% Hispanic 4% Multi- Ethnic 6% Parental Substance Abuse 24% Mental/Phys. Neglect- Impairment Medical 3% of Parent 4% Years 25% Other 12% Physcial Abuse 9% Ethnic Background Ages Caucasian 53% 6-11 Years 30% 18+ Years 1% *8,637 children were served who were in the legal custody of the state; pie charts include statistics for active children in DFCS custody only **Not a cumulative total; reflects highest number of CASA volunteers assigned for a quarter

7 Highlights From the Year Social Media Georgia CASA s Facebook page has over 2,200 likes to date. Georgia CASA s Twitter page has 1,300 followers to date. Georgia CASA has a YouTube channel. Legislative CASA Day at the Capitol was held on February 3, CASA staff, board members and volunteers met with state legislators to thank them for their support of the CASA organization in Georgia and to ask for their continued support for CASA and child welfare issues. The event concluded with a thank you luncheon for legislators. The CASA network in Georgia received a $120,000 increase in the state allocation. Child Welfare Reform Council members, including Georgia CASA s Duaine Hathaway, joined Governor Deal for the signing of Senate Bill 138 in May The legislation, effective July 1, 2015, brought needed changes to improve Georgia s child welfare system. Affiliate Programs 47 affiliate CASA programs were present in 47 judicial circuits, serving 143 counties in the state.

8 Events and Fundraising Georgia CASA State Conference March 21, 2015 The state conference had the biggest crowd to date, with over 450 attendees. CASA volunteers, staff, board members and others in child welfare across the state networked, enjoyed the Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon and chose from 22 available workshops. Preview Party and Luncheon & Fashion Show March 3 and 25, 2015 The 11th annual Luncheon & Fashion Show fundraiser raised $38,000! Prior to the event, a Preview Party was held, hosted by the Gentlemen s Committee. Andrew Bridge, Keynote Speaker Gentlemen s Committee Suzanne Crafts & Charlotte Terrell (Event Co-Chairs), Millie Bush (Honoree & Keynote Speaker) & Duaine Hathaway (Executive Director) Affiliate Program Operations and Training A variety of trainings, both in-person and online, were offered throughout the year to enhance staff skills and knowledge in managing a CASA program; in training and supervising volunteers; in helping foster youth more successfully transition to adulthood; in managing program statistical reports; in strengthening courtroom advocacy; and in enhancing the educational advocacy provided to children served by CASA volunteers. Site visits were made to 12 affiliate programs to help ensure high quality advocacy for children and technical assistance was given on all aspects of affiliate program management. Education Advocate Pilot Project -Collaborative partnership with Georgia Appleseed Center for Law & Justice and Families First- -51 children served by 37 education advocates in DeKalb and Fulton counties for the year- -Improved focus, educational stability and outcomes for children in foster care- Bartow County CASA Innovative Program Award of Excellence -For advancements in volunteer recruitment and collaboration- Judge Glenda Hatchett hosted lunch at her office in Atlanta for those working on the Education Advocate Pilot Project, October 2014 CASA of Forsyth County Established Program Award of Excellence -Consistently serves 100% of dependent children- -Engaged board of directors- -Diversified funding streams- -Great relationships with community stakeholders-

9 Beacon of Light ($10,000 and above) Mary Allen Lindsey Branan Foundation Chick-fil-A Inc. Georgia Department of Human Services The Luther and Susie Harrison Foundation Inc. The Scott Hudgens Family Foundation Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Inc. National CASA Association United Parcel Service Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation Williams Family Foundation of Georgia Inc. Champion ($7,500 - $9,999) Supreme Court of Georgia Committee on Justice for Children Guardian ($5,000 - $7,499) Anonymous Atlanta Foundation Dan and Merrie Boone Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David Clark Cox Enterprises Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Currey Jr. John and Mary Franklin Foundation The MA-RAN Foundation Mr. Jack O. McMillan Jr. Advocate ($2,500 - $4,999) Ms. Carolyn Dobbins Mr. and Mrs. Duaine Hathaway Sarah and Jim Kennedy Mary Ryan and Henry G. Kuhrt Foundation The Lois and Lucy Lampkin Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Looney Ms. Audrey Morgan Richard Munroe Foundation Mr. Rod Walker Patron ($1,000 - $2,499) Mrs. Susan Abramson The Honorable Anne Elizabeth Barnes Mr. and Mrs. James H. Blanchard Catholic Foundation of North Georgia Inc. Combined Federal Campaign Ms. Suzanne Crafts EMSA Fund Inc. Ms. Baerbel Freudenthaler and Mr. Dietmar Hofmarcher Genuine Parts Company Mr. John Gilberto Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hannon Mrs. Bernadette W. Hartfield Hawkins, Parnell, Thackston & Young LLP Kate Hutchison Gayle and Bill Ide The Junior League of Atlanta Inc. The Kibler Foundation Inc. Ray M. and Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Kip Lynch Mrs. Marcy McTier James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation Donors Pittulloch Foundation Ms. Wendy Polson Mr. and Mrs. David Terrell Ms. Lee Todd Mr. and Mrs. David Wallis Winn Fund Ms. Nancy Wood Friend of Children ($999 and below) AT&T Employee Giving Campaign Mr. and Mrs. John P. Adams Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Adams Mrs. Jennifer Alewine Ms. Nancy D. Almquist Ms. Rosalind Alston Anonymous (8) Robert Anthone/Mike O Brien s Pools Mrs. Carol S. Arnall Mr. Thomas I. Banks Michelle and Andrew Barclay Mr. and Mrs. Harold T. Barrett Jr. Claire and Tom Barry Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Battle Jr. Susan and Harve Bauguess Alison Bearman and Granger Marchman Candace and Jeff Bell Ms. Melissa N. Bell Ms. Wenona Belton Ms. Katherine Bennett Mr. Scott Bennett Ms. Georgia Bentley Mr. and Mrs. Neil Berman Dr. and Mrs. J. Stephen Bethea III Ms. Krystl Black Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Bloom Mrs. Jane Woodruff Blount Mr. Jim Booher Bitsy Wesley Boozer and Family Mr. Alan Bowen Ms. Donna Bradley Ms. Jane Bradshaw Mr. Alan D. Brewer Ginny and Charles Brewer Ms. Jennifer Britt Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Brooks Jr. Mrs. Jennifer Brown Ms. Rosemary Brown Ms. Tonya Brown Mr. and Mrs. W. Wheeler Bryan Ms. Lucinda Bunnen Ms. Reagan Bush Ms. Catherine Butler Mr. Randy Cadenhead and Ms. Debbie Segal Mr. and Mrs. Craig B. Cairney Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Candler Jr. Capitol Partners Ms. Deborah Caras Nancy and Dan Carithers Ms. Cynthia Carns Emmette Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Belfield H. Carter Jr. Al and Linda Chatman Mr. Richard S. Childers Ms. Carolyn Christman Mrs. Vince Clanton Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth F. Clarke Mr. Stuart F. Clayton Jr. Ms. Judy Clements Ms. Mary Katherine Colbath Mr. Michael Coleman Mrs. Linda Copeland Ms. Mary Susan Costanzo Mr. Christopher Cox Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Craft Ms. Eva Crafts Susan and Ed Croft Dr. and Mrs. G. Lee Cross III Ms. Christy King Davidson Tread and Winifred Davis Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Delgado Mrs. Katherine Denny Ms. Audra Dial and Mr. Matthew Ford Ms. Patricia Dickerson Mr. David S. Dimling Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dwyer Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Edmondson Jr. Beverly and Smokey Edwards Mr. and Mrs. William W. Espy Mr. and Mrs. David Evans Ms. Stephanie Feininger Ms. Dianne Fields Ms. Barbara Finn Ms. Kristy Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. John J. Foley Jr. Ms. Joy Lampley Fortson Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Foulke Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Fowler Mrs. William H. Fox Hunter and Sue Foy Lois and Larry Frank Ms. Alysa Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Russell R. French Mrs. Laleah S. Furniss Mr. William Woodson Galloway The Gambrell Family Mr. and Mrs. Alan Garber Dolan and Pamela Garr Georgia Association of Black Women Lawyers Mr. Jack Gilbert Ms. Marty Gillin Ms. Jaime Griffon Christine Guba and Tom Green Mrs. Elaine Grice Ms. Louise S. Gunn Habif, Arogeti & Wynne LLP Dick and Catherine Haining Ms. Betsy Hale Ms. Sandra Hall-Mulrain Ms. Freda Hammonds Ms. Marcia Hammons Mrs. Solveig Harden Ms. Joan J. Hardwick Ms. Teresa A. Hardy Mr. C. Dale Harman Ms. Lisa Campbell Harper Mr. and Mrs. Willie D. Harper Jr. CASA Volunteers are... Compassionate Selfless Energetic Patient

10 Ms. Joyce F. Harris Jon Hart and Tina Ann Price Mr. and Mrs. Keith Hasson Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Hatcher Jr. Havertys Furniture Companies Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Hawie Ms. K. Gail Hawkins Hay Group Ms. Sheralyn Hector Ms. Tanerica Hicks Mrs. Kaitlin Hinson Mr. Fred Hodge Ms. Mary Katherine Hodgson Mr. Vic Holiday Ms. Patricia Holland Ms. Deidre Hollands Mr. and Mrs. Howell Hollis III Dr. Elizabeth Holloway Mrs. Marilyn J. Holmes Dr. Collette M. Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. John Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Howard Mr. and Mrs. Barrett Howell Jane and Phil Humann Ms. Rahila Hussain Ms. Robbyn Ingram Mr. Frank D. Inman Mr. Davar Irvani Mrs. John Izard Mr. and Mrs. William Izlar Ms. Vicki James Mrs. Lainie Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Warren Y. Jobe Ms. Lynn H. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Carroll P. Jones Jr. Ms. Cecile M. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Jones III Kappa Alpha Theta Ms. Hannah Kea Mrs. Pamela J. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kesler Ms. Charlotte King Ms. Jennifer King and Mr. Troy Dickson Ms. Kathy Klatt Ms. Cheryl Lantz Mr. William F. Law Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Leake Mrs. Gloria Lee Mary and Tom Leslie Mrs. Katina Lett Mrs. Elizabeth J. Levine Mr. and Mrs. Isaac B. Lockett Ms. Tina R. Louis Mr. Scott MacKenzie MagMutual Insurance Company matching gift Urs Maire Ms. Barbara Dortch Majeed Mrs. John T. Marshall Ms. Susan Marshall Ms. Jane Martin CASA Children are... Empowered Supported Encouraged Ms. Kimberly M. Martin Dr. and Mrs. Walter Massey Ms. Linda T. Mauldin Ms. Ellen Maurer Mr. and Mrs. John C. McCaffery Mr. and Mrs. Gene McClure Dr. and Mrs. Thomas McElligott Ms. Kellyn O. McGee Mrs. Palmour H. McIntire Mr. and Mrs. Clinton McKellar Jr. Ms. Jessica McKinney Mr. Phil McKinney Dr. and Mrs. William M. McKinnon Sally and Taylor Mefford Mr. and Mrs. John Mello Dr. Anna Meyerson and Dr. Jason Lichtenstein Rev. Albert Mickel Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Mickel Dee and Bob Milledge Ms. Luann Miller Mimosa Garden Club Mr. and Mrs. George E. Missbach Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Mitchell Ms. Melissa Mitchell Ms. Catherine R. Moirai Mr. Peter C. Moister Ms. Tisa Moore and Mr. Rich Seal Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Morgan Dr. Jessica Morin Mr. and Mrs. Jon Muirhead Mr. and Mrs. Ken Neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Brian Orkin Ms. Ellen Orthwein Ms. Judy Orthwein Mr. and Mrs. Gary Pannell Jon and Kimberly Pannell Mr. Buddy Parker Ms. Robin R. Parker Mr. William A. Parker Jr. Ms. Dora Parramore Penny and Billy Peebles Perimeter Church Ms. Barbara Pevitz Ms. Susan Pinkerson Mrs. Lezlie Renee Pipes Roy and Olga Plaut Mrs. Catherine T. Porter Ms. Nicole Postlewaite Ms. Lori Pupp The Honorable Nina Radakovich Mr. Felipe R. Ramirez Mr. Brad Ray Anne and Jerry Rehfuss Ms. Michele Reiboldt Barbara and Ron Reid Ms. Marianne Rhea Mr. Hugh Richardson Jr. Eleanor H. Ridley Ms. Zepora W. Roberts Ms. Constance Y. Robinson Ms. Jennifer P. Rose Richard and Laura Rotroff Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Rotroff Dr. Winfield Sale Mr. and Mrs. Seth Salzman Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schneider Ms. Mary Schrepfer Ms. Linda Krontz Schuppener Kay and Dave Schwenk Mrs. Dianne H. Scoggins Ms. Wynelle W. Scott Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Shaffer Jr. Mr. Shouky Shaheen Mrs. Donna Shapiro Ms. Sheila Shaw Mr. and Mrs. David Sheldon Shawn Shepard Mr. and Mrs. Jack Norris Sibley Jim and Jane Sibley Mr. Quintus W. Sibley Mr. Brian Smith Laura and Carter Smith Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith Ms. Farah Spainhour Ms. Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel Mr. Joe Staley Mike and Susan Starr Mr. and Mrs. Mason W. Stephenson Strickland Brockington Lewis LLP Mrs. Michelle Styring Mr. and Mrs. Brad Thatcher Dr. and Mrs. David R. Thomas III Mrs. Patricia Morgan Thomas Ms. Yvonne Thomas Mr. Mark Thompson Lovell and Ora Thornton Tootsies Ms. Martha Torres Ms. Rita Treadwell Ms. Kellie H. True Mrs. Annie-York Trujillo Ms. Katie Tudini Ms. Heather Turton Mrs. Angela Tanzella Tyner Ms. Amy Urban Ms. Nicki N. Vaughan Susan and Frank Virgin Voices for Georgia s Children Ms. Mary Anne Walser Ms. Ann Walsh Anre D. Washington Mr. and Mrs. Freddie L. West Ms. Barbara Westbrook Ms. Elizabeth N. Whitaker Mr. Burke W. Whitman Ms. Elizabeth S. Wildman Mrs. Lisa Wilkerson Yeardley and Larry Williams Ms. Noelle Williams Mrs. Cherry L. Willis Wilmington Trust Company Ms. Catherine Wilson Mr. David Wilson Ms. Alethia R. Wimberly Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Wojcik Ms. Alison Womack Mrs. Catherine E. Woodward Ms. Alyson Wooten Ms. Janet Young-Barlow ZogSports Atl LLC Mr. Michael Zusel

11 Honoraries In honor of Mrs. Susan Abramson By Ms. Donna Bradley Ms. Judy Clements In honor of Mrs. Michelle Barclay By Ms. Jane Martin In honor of Mrs. Ann Barrett By Mr. and Mrs. William W. Espy In honor of Dreaming Bear By Mr. and Mrs. Al Chatman Sr. In honor of Mr. Lance Hammonds By Ms. Tonya Brown Lovell and Ora Thornton In honor of Mrs. Bernadette Hartfield By Mrs. Gloria Lee In honor of Jason and Justin Lett By Mrs. Katina Lett In honor of Dr. Kip Lynch By Sally and Taylor Mefford In honor of Mrs. Marcy McTier By Mr. and Mrs. Russell R, French Dee and Bob Milledge In honor of Mrs. Marcy McTier and Ms. Andrea Gibby By Mike and Susan Starr In honor of Ms. Morina Kay Musgrave By Mr. David Wilson In honor of Ms. Marcia Schwarz By Lois and Larry Frank In honor of Mr. James M. Sibley By Mr. Jack Gilbert In honor of Mrs. Angela Tanzella Tyner By Mrs. Dianne H. Scoggins In honor of Mrs. Charlotte Ros Terrell By Ms. Nancy D. Almquist Ms. Kathy Klatt Ms. Jennifer P. Rose In honor of the work of The Junior League of Atlanta By Ms. Jennifer Britt In honor of Ms. Lee Todd By Claire and Tom Barry Memorials In memory of Mrs. Merrie Boone By Mr. Dan Boone Mr. Richard S. Childers In memory of Mr. Scott Edwards By Beverly and Smokey Edwards In memory of Ms. Marcia Hammons By Robert Anthone/Mike O Brien s Pools Mr. Alan Bowen Mr. Christopher Cox Mrs. Bernadette W. Hartfield Ms. Cheryl Lantz Ms. Ellen Maurer Mr. and Mrs. Gene McClure Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Morgan Ms. Barbara Pevitz Ms. Katie Tudini Mr. Michael Zusel In memory of Mrs. Karen N. Sibley By Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Harold T. Barrett Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Battle Jr. Susan and Harve Bauguess Candace and Jeff Bell Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Bloom Ms. Lucinda Bunnen Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Candler Jr. Nancy and Dan Carithers Mr. and Mrs. Belfield H. Carter Jr. Mr. Richard S. Chiders Ms. Carolyn Christman Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Craft Susan and Ed Croft Ms. Christy King Davidson Tread and Winifred Davis Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Edmondson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Foley Jr. Mrs. William H. Fox Mrs. Laleah S. Furniss Mr. William Woodson Galloway Mr. Jack Gilbert Dick and Catherine Haining Mrs. Solveig Harden Ms. Joan J. Hardwick Mr. C. Dale Harman Mrs. Bernadette W. Hartfield Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Hatcher Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Hawie CASA Volunteers are... Giving Dependable Understanding Persistent

12 In memory of Mrs. Karen N. Sibley (continued) Hawkins, Parnell, Thackson & Young LLP Ms. Mary Katherine Hodgson Mr. and Mrs. Howell Hollis III Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Howard Mr. and Mrs. Barrett Howell Jane and Phil Humann Kate Hutchison Gayle and Bill Ide Mrs. John Izard Mr. and Mrs. William Izlar Ms. Lynn H. Johnston Sarah and Jim Kennedy Mr. William F. Law Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Looney Ms. Tina R. Louis The MA-RAN Foundation Mary Ryan and Henry G. Kuhrt Foundation Mrs. Palmour H. McIntire Mimosa Garden Club Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Mitchell Ms. Catherine R. Moirai Ms. Judy Orthwein Ms. Robin R. Parker Mr. William A. Parker Jr. Penny and Billy Peebles Pittulloch Foundation Roy and Olga Plaut Mrs. Catherine T. Porter Mr. Hugh Richardson Jr. Eleanor and Clarence Ridley Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schneider Ms. Linda Krontz Schuppener Mrs. Dianne H. Scoggins Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Shaffer Jr. Laura and Carter Smith Mr. and Mrs. Mason W. Stephenson Dr. and Mrs. David R. Thomas III Susan and Frank Virgin Ms. Elizabeth S. Wildman Winn Fund Ms. Nancy Wood In memory of Mrs. Karen N. Sibley and Mr. Quintus Sibley By Kate Hutchison Mrs. Marcy McTier Mr. Peter C. Moister In memory of Mr. Quintus Sibley By Mr. and Mrs. Harold T. Barrett Jr. Bitsy Wesley Boozer and Family Capitol Partners Ms. Carolyn Christman Tread and Winifred Davis Mr. and Mrs. John J. Foley Jr. Mrs. William H. Fox The Gambrell Family Mrs. Solveig Harden Mr. C. Dale Harman Mrs. Bernadette W. Hartfield Ms. Mary Katherine Hodgson Mr. and Mrs. John Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Howard Mr. and Mrs. Carroll P. Jones Jr. The MA-RAN Foundation Mrs. Palmour H. McIntire Ms. Judy Orthwein Mr. and Mrs. Gary Pannell Jim and Jane Sibley Mr. and Mrs. Mason W. Stephenson Strickland Brockington Lewis LLP Ms. Elizabeth N. Whitaker Mr. Burke W. Whitman In-Kind Donors Ms. Sarah Abramson Ambrosia Salon Atlanta Ballet The Atlantan Mr. Jim Booher C. Parks Catering The Gifted Ferret Guffey s International Dance Studios James Avery Jewelry Jim Ellis Porsche Mr. Chesley McNeil Luncheon & Fashion Show Committee PRADCO Outdoor Brands Prince & Park Luxury Handbag Boutique Queen of Hearts Sunbelt Printing United Parcel Service CASA Children are... Listened to Advocated for Loved

13 Board of Directors and Staff Board of Directors Lee Todd, Chair Freda Hammonds, Vice Chair Julia Neighbors, Secretary Rod Walker, Treasurer Susan Abramson Jennifer Alewine Rosalind Alston Michelle Barclay The Honorable Anne Elizabeth Barnes Carolyn Dobbins Joy Lampley Fortson Baerbel Freudenthaler John Gilberto Marcia Hammons* Marie Hannon Deidre Hollands Lainie Jenkins Charlotte King Katina Lett Kip Lynch Jack O. McMillan Jr. Melissa Mitchell Wendy Polson Ann Rotroff Dianne Scoggins Quintus W. Sibley* Becky Wallis Life Members John P. Adams Jr. Ann Barrett Ethel Ware Carter Richard Childers Solveig Harden Roya Irvani Kellyn O. McGee Marcy McTier Donna Shapiro Karen N. Sibley, Co-Founder* Nicki N. Vaughan, Co-Founder Nancy Wood *Now deceased Staff Duaine Hathaway Executive Director Alicia Darden Project Manager Lori Derhammer Communications & Marketing Manager Dmetria Gibson Director of Education Advocacy Joyce Jones Staff Associate Jennifer King Program Operations Director Ewansiha Simmons Technical Support Manager Angela Tyner Director of Advocacy & Program Development Georgia CASA Staff at CASA Day at the Capitol, February 2015 Also pictured on front row, far left: Kaitlyn Hinson, Intern Caring Constant CASA Volunteers are... Inspiring Amazing

14 Affiliate Programs For complete contact information for each program, visit Advo-Kids CASA, Inc. Fayette, Pike, Spalding & Upson Counties Nadine Tyft, Executive Director Alcovy CASA Program Newton & Walton Counties Lindsay Tyner, Executive Director Athens-Oconee CASA Program Program of Children First, Inc. Clarke & Oconee Counties Tony Waller, Executive Director Atlantic Area CASA, Inc. Bryan, Evans, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Tattnall & Ware Counties Petula Y. Gomillion, Executive Director Bartow County CASA Program of Advocates for Bartow s Children, Inc. Bartow County Ava Lipscomb, Program Director Camden County CASA Program, Inc. Camden County Bridget Wenum, Executive Director Carroll County CASA, Inc. Carroll County Amanda Camp, Executive Director CASA of the Alapaha Judicial Circuit Program of the Berrien County Collaborative, Inc. Atkinson, Berrien, Clinch, Cook & Lanier Counties Elaine Grice, Program Director CASA of the Appalachian Judicial Circuit Program of the Juvenile Court of the Appalachian Judicial Circuit Fannin, Gilmer & Pickens Counties Dianne Scoggins, Director CASA of the Augusta Judicial Circuit Program of Child Enrichment, Inc. Burke, Columbia & Richmond Counties Dawn Charleston-Green, Program Director CASA for Children, Inc. Cherokee County Deidre Hollands, Executive Director CASA of Forsyth County, Inc. Forsyth County Janet Walden, Executive Director CASA Glynn, Inc. Glynn County Cary Greenfield, Executive Director CASA of Houston County, Inc. Houston County Velicia Lowe, Executive Director CASA Kids Program Program of Family Enrichment Group, Inc. Brooks & Thomas Counties Asuncion Ellis, Executive Director CASA of the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit, Inc. Bulloch, Effingham, Jenkins & Screven Counties Lainie Jenkins, Executive Director CASA of Paulding County, Inc. Paulding County Melodie Smith, Executive Director CASA of Polk & Haralson Counties, Inc. Polk & Haralson Counties Belinda Bentley, Executive Director CASA of Southwest Georgia, Inc. Baker, Calhoun, Decatur, Grady & Mitchell Counties Nan McIntosh, Executive Director CASA of the Toombs Judicial Circuit Program of the Juvenile Court of the Toombs Judicial Circuit Glascock, Lincoln, McDuffie, Taliaferro, Warren & Wilkes Counties Colleen LeRoy, Program Coordinator CASA of Troup and Heard Counties, Inc. Heard & Troup Counties June Nelson, Executive Director Central Georgia CASA, Inc. Bibb, Crawford & Peach Counties Susanna Patterson, Executive Director Chattahoochee CASA Program of Twin Cedars Youth Services, Inc. Muscogee County Rosalind Alston, Program Coordinator Children s Voice CASA, Inc. Douglas County Katy Klein, Executive Director

15 Affiliate Programs For complete contact information for each program, visit Clayton County CASA Program of Clayton County Juvenile Court Clayton County Carol Gossett, Child Welfare Services Coordinator Coastal Plain CASA, Inc. Irwin, Tift, Turner & Worth Counties Dee Patterson, Executive Director Coweta CASA, Inc. Coweta County Traci Corne, Executive Director DeKalb County CASA Program Program of Child Advocate Network, Inc. DeKalb County Linda Banks, Executive Director Dougherty CASA Program of The Lily Pad SANE Center, Inc. Dougherty County Whitney McDowell, Program Coordinator Enotah CASA, Inc. Lumpkin, Towns, Union & White Counties Linda D Angelo, Executive Director Floyd County CASA Program Program of Northwest Georgia Child Advocacy Center, Inc. Floyd County Sue Lagermann, Program Coordinator Fulton County CASA, Inc. Fulton County Robbyn Ingram, Executive Director Gordon County CASA Program Program of Gordon County Juvenile Court Gordon County Anne Pitts, Program Coordinator Gwinnett County CASA Program of Juvenile Court of Gwinnett County Gwinnett County Steve Gill, Program Coordinator Hall-Dawson CASA Program, Inc. Dawson & Hall Counties Connie Stephens, Executive Director Juvenile Court of Cobb County/CASA Cobb County Carlene Redmond, Program Coordinator Lookout Mountain CASA Catoosa, Dade & Walker Counties Murray/Whitfield CASA Program Program of Family Support Council, Inc. Murray & Whitfield Counties Chelsea Moser, Program Manager Northeast Georgia CASA, Inc. Elbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Madison, Oglethorpe, Rabun & Stephens Counties Melissa Mitchell, Executive Director Ocmulgee CASA, Inc. Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Morgan, Putnam & Wilkinson Counties Lori Muggridge, Executive Director Piedmont CASA, Inc. Banks, Barrow & Jackson Counties Annette Bates, Executive Director Rockdale CASA, Inc. Rockdale County Lynn Wetzel, Executive Director Savannah/Chatham County CASA, Inc. Chatham County SOWEGA CASA, Inc. Ben Hill, Crisp, Dooly, Lee, Macon, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Terrell, Webster & Wilcox Counties Stephanie Bennett, Program Director TLC CASA Program, Inc. Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Twiggs, Washington & Wheeler Counties Sherri Howard, Executive Director Towaliga CASA Butts, Lamar & Monroe Counties Patricia Gavel, Program Director Tri-County CASA, Inc. Appling, Jeff Davis & Wayne Counties Denise Graham, Executive Director

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