CASA Lake County's staff performs two primary and essential functions for our volunteer-based program.
1. Advocate Supervision
CASA Lake County's Advocate Managers serve as the support system for each and every one of our nearly 300 volunteer child advocates. Advocate Managers are there to enhance the passion and devotion of our volunteers with guidance, experience, and a familiarity with the court system. Each Advocate Manager provides supervision for roughly 30 volunteers, who can advocate on behalf of 45-80 children at any given time.
2. Advocate Education
CASA Lake County's Manager of Advocate Education and Manager of Advocate Engagement work to ensure that every volunteer receives the thorough, comprehensive training that they need to be an effective advocate for a child. Every new volunteer receives 33 hours of initial training before being sworn in, and each active volunteer attends 12 hours of continuing education each year to keep their training up to date with current information, methods, and standards.
Staff Directory
Maria Arias Interpreter off-site |
Laura Lieberman Advocate Manager Ext. 218 |
Brenda Buranosky Advocate Manager Ext. 201 |
Debra Lerner-Schmidt Manager of Advocate Education Ext. 202 |
Elizabeth Bush Advocate Manager Ext. 214 |
Claudia Lovelette Senior Program Advisor Off-site |
Lori Darugar Advocate Manager Ext. 217 |
Shannon McBride-Bromberg Advocate Manager Ext. 208 |
Monica DiVerde Grants Manager Ext. 207 |
Megan O'Connor Advocate Manager Ext.204 |
Sophy Elliott Advocate Manager Ext. 213 |
Debby Parry Advocate Manager Ext. 206 |
Laura Figueroa Bi-Lingual Community Liaison Ext. 216 |
Lori Petersen Manager of Advocate Engagement Ext. 205 |
Nicoleta Girloanta Office and Development Administrator Ext. 203 |
Linda Piepenbrink Database Site Administrator Off-Site |
Terri Zenner Greenberg Executive Director Ext. 200 |
Sheri Robin Courthouse Office Manager 847.377.7975 |
Lynette Hampton Advocate Manager Ext. 219 |
Elizabeth Sammann Program Counsel - Program Manager Ext. 210 |
Claudia Kasten Advocate Manager Ext. 209 |
Brendan Siegfried Director of Development Ext. 212 |
Margaret Vergamini Program Manager Ext. 215 |
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