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History

Concerned over making decisions about abused and neglected children's lives without sufficient information, a
Seattle judge conceived the idea of using trained community volunteers to speak for the best interests of these children in court. So successful was this Seattle program that soon judges across the country began utilizing citizen advocates. In 1990, the U.S. Congress encouraged the expansion of CASA with passage of the Victims of Child Abuse Act. Today more than 900 CASA programs are in operation, with 62,000 women and men serving as CASA volunteers. CASA is an acronym for Court Appointed Special Advocate.

The National CASA Association

In addition to providing leadership for CASA programs across the country (also known as Volunteer Guardian Ad Litem Programs), the National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association stages an annual conference, publishes a quarterly newsletter, and promotes CASA through public relations efforts. National CASA offers consultation and resources that help start CASA programs and provides vital assistance to established programs.

Want to learn more about National CASA or membership opportunities? Just CLICK HERE!

CASA BOARD OF DIRECTORS - San Luis Obispo County

About our board members click here

Ethan Hansen, Honorary Member

Teresa Tardiff, Executive Director

Hillary Trout, President

Rose Marie Picanco, Vice Pres.

Lindsay Waugh, Treasurer

Irene Vega, Secretary

Brian Clausen

Brian Baker

Jesse Marino

Alex Minicucci

Matthew Wild

STAFF - San Luis Obispo County

Teresa Tardiff, Executive Director

Email: ttardiff@slocasa.org

Catherine Orton, Resource Development Director

Email: corton@slocasa.org

Susan Graves, Office Manager

Email: sgraves@slocasa.org

Gail Wechsler, Advocate Supervisor

Email: gwechsler@slocasa.org

Krysti Jerdin, Advocate Supervisor

Email: kjerdin@slocasa.org

Pete Skarda, Advocate Supervisor

Email: pskarda@slocasa.org

Marie Gordon, Education Advocate
Email: mgordon@slocasa.org

Linda Prier, Bookkeeper
Email: lprier@slocasa.org

Trish Murley, Grants Manager

Email: tmurley@slocasa.org

Sandra Carroll, Volunteer Support Associate

Email: scarroll@slocasa.org

Alissa Maddren, Event Planner

Email: amaddren@slocasa.org



Volunteer Staff

Patt Fuller, Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator
Email: pfuller@slocasa.org

Adrienne Walker, Volunteer Recruitment Assistant

Linda Rawlings, Dependency Drug Court Representative