About Us

Each month we profile one of our amazing Advocates. This month, we invite you to meet Bob Mensinger. An Advocate since 2025, he is serving on two justice-involved youth cases.

Each month we profile one of our amazing Advocates. This month, we invite you to meet Missy Reese. An Advocate since 2018, she has served on cases in all three areas of advocacy: child welfare, justice-involved youth, and educational.

Each month we profile one (or two!) of our amazing Advocates. This month, we invite you to meet Madge Hollinger and Terri D’Agostino, who are currently teamed up as co-Advocates on a child welfare case. Madge has been an Advocate since 2016, and Terri joined us in 2025.

Each month we profile one (or two!) of our amazing Advocates. This month, we invite you to meet Stephanie Bowie and Leszlie Nedelka, two friends who work side-by-side as a dynamic team. Leszlie has been an Advocate since 2011, and Stephanie joined us as in 2023.

Each month we profile one of our amazing Advocates. This month, we invite you to meet Ellen Zampello. An Advocate since 2019, she has served on seven child welfare cases and four Educational Advocacy cases.

Each month we profile one of our amazing Advocates. This month, we invite you to meet Sally Kathmann. An Advocate since February 2024, she has served on two child welfare cases.

Each month we profile one of our amazing Advocates. This month, we invite you to meet Michelle Bayne. An Advocate since September 2023, she has served on four child welfare cases.

Each month we profile one of our amazing Advocates. This month, we invite you to meet Deborah Crespo. An Advocate since February 2022, she has served on two child welfare cases and two Justice-Involved Youth cases.

Each month we profile one of our amazing Advocates. This month, we invite you to meet Sholly Walker. She became an Advocate in February 2022. She has served on three child welfare cases and one Justice-Involved Youth case.

Each month we profile one of our amazing Advocates. This month, we invite you to meet Dwight Osteen. He became an Advocate in July 2024. During his first year, he has served on three justice-involved youth cases.

Each month we profile one of our amazing Advocates. This month, we invite you to meet Nancy McCulloch. She became an Advocate in 2015. During her 10 years of volunteering, she has served on 12 child welfare cases. Nancy was recently recognized at our 2025 Volunteer & Community Appreciation Event for her dedication and years of service.

Each month we profile one of our amazing Advocates. This month, we invite you to meet Alice Carstens. She became an Advocate in 2022 and has served on three child welfare cases. Alice is being recognized at the 35th annual Women of Distinction luncheon in May 2025 as the honoree for Child Advocates of Montgomery County.

Each month we profile one of our amazing Advocates. This month, we invite you to meet Corey Mark. He became an Advocate in 2019 and has served on four child welfare cases, one of which he has served on since 2019 and another just closed after more than three years.

Each month we profile one of our amazing Advocates. This month, we invite you to meet Kimberly Marvel. She became an Advocate in 2017 and has served on four child welfare cases.