Board of Directors
Fiscal Year 2026–2027
The Board of Directors is the governing body of the California Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association.
Each individual is a voting member with the authority and responsibility to establish vision and direction, develop policies and procedures, ensure adequate funding, and monitor California CASA’s activities that benefit the network of 44 local programs statewide. Board members represent many regions of California, and are elected for 3-year terms up to a maximum of three terms. The fiscal year begins on July 1.
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MARIE KENNEDY
Chair
Principal, CCO Sweet! -
ALLYSON PFEIFER
Vice Chair
Director at DoubleLine Group LP -
RENÉE ESPINOZA
Secretary
Director of Program Strategy at the Metta Fund -
CONOR TANIGUCHI
Treasurer
Managing Director at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co -
MICHELLE GRIFFIN
Chair Emerita
Founder, Griffin Consulting -
BRUCE H. ALBERT
Founder and firm managing partner of Albert & Mackenzie
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CÉSAR BOCANEGRA
Chief Operating Officer at IKASI
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CLAY YOUNG
Retired senior partner from Deloitte & Touche LLP
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HEIDI DAVIS-SPARGO
Vice President, Spargo Capital
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HOWARD SLAYEN
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) (ret.)
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KATE STILLE
Co-owner of Nugget Market, Inc.
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KEVIN GARDNER
Non-profit Marketing Consultant
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KIRSTI TCHERKOYAN
Founder & Managing Partner - 20/20 Insights
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NAOMI CHAVEZ PETERS
Leadership Development, Director Western Digital
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PATRICIA YAMAMOTO TRENDACOSTA, J.D
Counsel and former Managing Shareholder at Frandzel Robins Bloom & Csato, L.C. in Los Angeles,
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DR. SANYOGITA SHAMSUNDER
CTO, Technology and Operations at GeoLinks
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SCOTT MOLLETT
CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA Insurer
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TYRONE RODERICK WILLIAMS, MCP
CEO of the Fresno Housing Authority
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ZACHARY SCOTT
Founder of Scott Laboratories