Irish S. Burch
President & Chief Executive Officer
Irish S. Burch was named president and CEO of DCAC in January of 2021.
Full bio to come.
Erin Banister
Chief Operations Officer
Erin Banister serves as chief operations officer overseeing DCAC’s Administrative Services, Facilities, Human Resources, IT and Security teams. In this role she also serves as the HIPAA Compliance Officer.
Please contact Erin at ebanister@dcac.org.
Nakisha Biglow
Chief Partner Relations Officer
Please contact Nakisha at nbiglow@dcac.org.
Sarah Burns
Chief Marketing Officer
Sarah Burns serves as chief marketing officer, where she leads and directs marketing, public relations, advocacy efforts, event production and information services to help “Save Jane.”
Please contact Sarah at sburns@dcac.org.
Mariama Maiga
Chief Financial Officer
Mariama Maiga serves as chief financial officer, where she manages and monitors the financial and business activities of DCAC in accordance with established policies, goals, and objectives.
Please contact Mariama at Mariama Maiga.
Carrie Paschall
Chief Investigation and Support Services Officer
Carrie Paschall serves as chief investigative and support services officer, where she oversees the management and operations of the Forensic Interview and Family Support Services teams. Previously she served as director of forensic interview services at DCAC.
Please contact Carrie cpaschall@dcac.org
Murphey Sears
Chief Development Officer
Murphey Sears is the chief development officer and leads the development team to raise critical funds to provide services at DCAC. She provides strategic direction and initiatives for donor cultivation, grants, corporate engagement, and volunteers to raise over $4 million a year.
Please contact Murphey at msears@dcac.org.
Kelly Slaven
Chief Clinical Officer
Kelly Slaven, LCSW, serves as chief clinical officer, where she leads a team of over 30 clinicians and students and supervises over 19,000 clinical hours. The clinicians at DCAC provide evidence-based treatment for the worst child abuse cases in the Dallas area.
Please contact Kelly at kslaven@dcac.org.
Crimes Against Children Conference and National Training
Holly Hopkins – Senior Director of National Training
Lana Ahrens – Director of National Training
Ashton Lopez – National Training Coordinator
Nancy Arreguin – National Training Specialist
LeighAnn Lozano – Conference Specialist
Guadalupe Mata – National Training Coordinator
Brittany McGowan – National Training Specialist
Development
Claire Collins – Director of Foundations and Development Operations
Leila Bergquist – Development Officer
Ellen Hatcher – Development Officer
Jessica Short – Development Officer
Family Assistance
Mindy Jackson – Director of Support Services
Yesenia Altamirano – Assistant Director of Support Services
Sara Campbell – Assistant Director of Support Services
Lexi Allman – Family Advocate
Jennifer Cano – Bilingual Family Advocate
Marcela Chavez – Bilingual Family Advocate
Marisha DeVore – Children’s Programming Advocate
Rene Gonzalez – Family Advocate
Suzzie Gonzalez – Bilingual Family Advocate
Claudia Martinez – Family Advocate
Kelsey Moore – Family Advocate
Jasabet Munoz – Bilingual Family Advocate
Ali Piepenbrok – Family Advocate
Carlos Rubio – Family Advocate
Maria Orozco Velazquez – Family Advocate
Human Resources
Julie Smith – Director of Culture and HR
Meredith Cochrane – HR Specialist
Stephanie Gutierrez – HR Administrator
Operations/Finance
Tiphanie Sanders- Wright – Director of Operations
Pat Bastidas – Client Services Associate
Leticia Cruz – Receptionist
Decrick Green – Security
Melissa Hale – Client Services Associate
Renee Hollingsworth-Hartley – Records Management Associate
Mark Lecoq – Security
Marci Mondelo – Client Services Associate
Jacob Montelongo – Building Custodian
Gloria Ortiz – Client Services Associate
Alberto Perez – Building Engineer
Alicia Robledo – Accounting Specialist
Sandra Santacruz – Client Services Associate
Michelle Santamaria – Client Services Associate
Maria Siharath – Accountant
Cristina Velazquez – Client Services Associate
Forensic Services
Kim Skidmore – Director of Forensic Services
Bernadette Yupit-Martinez – Assistant Director of Forensic Services
Stephanie Bernadac – Bilingual Forensic Interviewer
Bibiana Gutierrez – Bilingual Forensic Interviewer
Melissa Hernandez – Bilingual Forensic Interviewer
Mike Margolis – Forensic Interviewer
Jessica Parada – Bilingual Forensic Interviewer
Megan Peterson – Forensic Interviewer
MacKenzie Phillips – Forensic Interviewer
Marketing/Information Services
Ben Greenberg – Outcomes Analyst, Direct Services
Sonya Naderi – Marketing and Public Relations Specialist
Ashley Southerland – Outcomes Analyst, Indirect Services
Partner Relations
Carrie Wright – Director of MDT Services
Iliana Arambula-Dove – MDT Coordinator
Octavia Davis – MDT Coordinator
Vernita Johnson – MDT Coordinator
Chris Maddox – MDT Coordinator
Tony Pillow – MDT Coordinator
Susan Rial – MDT Data Entry Clerk
Noreen Rowlett – MDT Coordinator
Jennifer Steel – MDT Coordinator
Hillary Sullivan – MDT Coordinator
Therapy
Katrina Cook, Ph.D. – Director of Clinical Services
Elena Doskey, Ph.D. – Director of Clinical Training
Suzanne Anderson – Assistant Director of Clinical Services
Leslie Boutte – Assistant Director of Clinical Services
Holly Dotson – Assistant Clinical Director
Karla Auten – Bilingual Therapist
Keila Barrientos – Bilingual Therapist
Amy Bell – Therapist
Lauren Copenhaver – Therapist
Meggie Evans – Therapist
Melissa Graham – Therapist
Ana Guzmán – Bilingual Therapist
Aleida Jaimes-Correa – Therapist
Tiana Johnson – Therapist
Nicholas La Mere – Therapist
Leah Levy – Therapist, Animal Assisted Therapy Coordinator
Maria Ramirez – Therapist
Michelle Rodgers – Therapist
Jennifer Sherenian – Problematic Sexual Behavior Coordinator
Jen Spivey – Therapist
Sophie Stevens – Therapist
Tama Walley – Therapist
Clare Walters – Therapist
Gavi Wilkins – Bilingual Therapist
