CASA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Founding Executive Director
Millie Gilson, MSW
Term (1996-2021)
Program Consultant
President
Jill G. Joseph, MD, PhD
UC Davis School of Nursing, Professor Emerita
Executive Committee
Vice President
Laura Ramirez
Wells Fargo Bank
Executive Committee, DEI
Treasurer
Wanda Wright
Umpqua Bank Business Specialist
Finance Committee
Secretary
Theresa Lee
Event Committee
Board Member
Bob Chapman
Sales Manager, 3M Co. Retired
Outreach Committee
Board Member
Siobhan McCarthy
Making Waves Foundation
Finance and Development Committee
Board Member
Nancy Fowler
Previous CASA
Board Member
Mary Jo Williams
Retired ED
Strategic Planning Committee
Board Member
Nancy Manchester
Public Service
Strategic Planning Committee
Board Member
Alexander Crossman
SSU Graduate Student, Expert in the Field
Finance
Board Member
Stephanie Teshima
Previous CASA
Insurance Professional
Corporate Attorney and non-voting member
Jeff Duplicki – Duplicki Keller, LLP – Santa Rosa Attorneys at Law
CASA STAFF
Executive Director
Heloisa Heinen, MPA
Advocate Supervisor
Jennifer Plantenga
Advocate Supervisor
Therese Walker
Advocate Supervisor
Valerie Richardson
Training Coordinator
Cindy Maldonado
Program Assistant/Office Manager
Dalya Amador
Bookkeeping
Laura Ellis
Communications & Outreach Coordinator
Nicole Curreri
Office Interns and Volunteers
- Carol White
- Florence Shimano
- Pat Fitzgerald
- Aliyana Montevirgen
- Dave Hanes
HISTORIANS
- Fesseha Atlaw
- Susan Gorin
- Tresa Headrick
- Bob Klose (in memory)
- Cindia Martinez
- Susan Medeiros (in memory)
- Barry Palma
- Amelia Passetti (in memory)
- Allison Pharis
- Rickee Raney
- Sharon Smith
- Gregory Cho
- Chris Roach
- Austin O’Malley
- Ed Campaña
- Roni Brown
- Karleen Arnink-Pate
- Mary Ann Wakefield