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Child Advocates provides legal assistance and social service advocacy to children who have experienced abuse or neglect in Philadelphia County. We are one of the most successful volunteer models serving children in the country. Since our founding in 1977, Child Advocates has trained more than 10,000 attorneys who contribute pro bono services valued at more than $5 million annually.

Our People

Administrative

Dominic Prophete, JD

The Bob and Penny Fox Executive Director
267-546-9202
dprophete@sccalaw.org

 

Lisa Barrimond

Managing Attorney
267-546-9221
lbarrimond@SCCALaw.org

Beth Perez

Director of Intake & Pro Bono Services
267-546-9228
bperez@SCCALaw.org

Monique Anderson

Operations Manager
267-546-9224
manderson@SCCALaw.org

Jessica Jones

Director of Social Work
267-546-9229
jjones@SCCALaw.org

Xia Chen

Controller
267-205-4129
xchen@SCCALaw.org

Elizabeth Stein

Survivor Mentor
estein@SCCALaw.org

Saquanna Stewart

Paralegal
267-546-9200 x260
sstewart@SCCALaw.org

Kimberly Trottie

Director of Human Resources
267-546-9205
ktrottie@SCCALaw.org

Matthew Watman

Client Database Manager
267-940-1608
mwatman@sccalaw.org

Dinorah Vasquez

Paralegal
267-940-1607
dvasquez@SCCALaw.org

Development

Mallory Draisma

Development Officer, Major Gifts
267-546-9200 x 255
mdraisma@SCCALaw.org

Michael Drzik

Development Officer, Special Events
267-940-1606
mdrzik@SCCALaw.org

Sandra Lavini

Development Officer, Foundations
267-546-9209
slavini@SCCALaw.org

Shannon Stout

Database Administrator
267-546-9200 Ext 260
sstout@SCCALaw.org

Center for Excellence in Advocacy

Sarah Dlugos

Online Learning Coordinator
267-546-9210
sdlugos@SCCALaw.org

Allie Dolan

Training Coordinator
267-546-9231
adolan@SCCALaw.org

Meghan Johnson

Program Director, Center for Excellence in Advocacy
267-546-9233
mjohnson@SCCALaw.org

Child Advocate Social Workers

Laurie Ayler

Social Work Supervisor
267-546-9218
layler@SCCALaw.org

Suzanne Bartch-Waters

Social Work Supervisor
267-546-9214
sbartch-waters@SCCALaw.org

Cathy Behar

Social Worker
267-546-9234
cbehar@SCCALaw.org

Sofia Dobel

Social Worker
267-546-9200 x237
sdobel@SCCALaw.org

Ben Dobkin

Social Worker
267-546-9203
bdobkin@SCCALaw.org

Sheniera Drummond

Social Worker
267-546-9238
sdrummond@SCCALaw.org

Megan Gafvert

Social Worker
267-546-9200 Ext 262
mgafvert@SCCALaw.org

Angeline Gaymon

Social Worker
267-546-9220
agaymon@SCCALaw.org

Shoshi Goldfus

Clinical Coordinator, Outcomes in Behavioral Health
267-546-9222
sgoldfuss@SCCAlaw.org

Jessica Jones

Director of Social Work
267-546-9229
jjones@SCCALaw.org

Eva Kraft

Social Worker
267-546-9212
ekraft@SCCALaw.org

Akanksha Khanna

Child Advocate Social Worker
267-940-1605
akhanna@sccalaw.org

 

Yeshe Legesse

Social Worker
267-546-9200 x230
ylegesse@SCCALaw.org

Courtney Mays

Child Advocate Social Worker
215-561-1627
cmays@sccalaw.org

 

Kelly Sagastume

Program Manager, Project PROTECT
267-546-9236
ksagastume@SCCALaw.org

Briana Ventimiglia

Social Worker Supervisor
267-546-9219
bventimiglia@SCCALaw.org

Felicity Zhang

Social Worker
267-546-9218
fzhang@SCCALaw.org

Staff Attorneys

Lisa Barrimond

Managing Attorney
267-546-9221
lbarrimond@SCCALaw.org

Morgen Black-Smith

Staff Attorney
267-546-9235
mblacksmith@SCCALaw.org

Pam Ende

Child Advocate Fellow
267-546-9227
pende@SCCALaw.org

Sydney Groll

Independence Foundation Fellow
267-546-9200 x 261
sgroll@SCCALaw.org

Suzanne Hodges

Staff Attorney
267-546-9211
shodges@SCCALaw.org

Barry Kassel

Supervising Attorney
267-546-9223
bkassel@SCCALaw.org

Amara Kravitz

Staff Attorney
267-940-1609
akravitz@SCCALaw.org

Marti Little

Staff Attorney
267-546-9225
mlittle@SCCALaw.org

Dana Morici

Staff Attorney
267-940-1604
dmorici@SCCALaw.org

Shannon Sherwood

Staff Attorney
267-546-9213
ssherwood@SCCALaw.org

Our Leadership Council is an advisory group of community leaders who are willing to lend their names and occasional consultations to the good efforts of the agency.

Chair

Honorable Jane Cutler Greenspan (Ret.)

Panelist
JAMS Arbitration, Mediation and ADR Services
Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice
Members

KaSandra Rogiers

Law Firm of K.A. Rames

Honorable Lynne M. Abraham

Partner
Archer & Greiner
Former District Attorney of Philadelphia

Dr. Steven M. Altschuler

Former President and CEO
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Leonard A. Bernstein, Esq.

Partner
Holland & Knight

Sheldon M. Bonovitz, Esq.

Chairman Emeritus
Duane Morris LLP

Christopher E. Dunne, Esq.

Non-Profit Board Member and Volunteer

Kenneth C. Frazier, Esq.

Chairman & CEO
Merck & Co., Inc.

Nancy H. Fullam, Esq.

The Fullam Firm, P.C.

Lynne Honickman

Founder and President
The Honickman Foundation

Katayun I. Jaffari, Esq.

Partner
Ballard Spahr

Ron Jaworski

Football Analyst
ESPN
Former NFL Quarterback and Founder of Business Clubs of America

Leonard M. Klehr, Esq.

Vice Chairman
Lubert-Adler Partners, LP
A Founding Partner of Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP

Susanna E. Lachs, Esq.

Non-Profit Board Member and Volunteer

Leslie Anne Miller, Esq.

Leslie Anne Miller, LLC

Jim Murray

President
Jim Murray Ltd.
Former General Manager, Philadelphia Eagles

James Redeker, Esq.

Partner
Duane Morris LLP
Co-Founder of Support Center for Child Advocates

Honorable Michael R. Stiles

Former Senior Vice President, Administration & Operations
Philadelphia Phillies
Former Judge and United States Attorney

Child Advocates’ talented and diverse Board of Directors bring program, financial, fundraising, and legal expertise to the agency that ensures the efficient use of resources and helps us advance our mission on behalf of our clients and families.

Board Officers

Alisa Gifford

President
Equality Health

Leah Katz

Vice President
CSL Behring

Robert Lenahan

Secretary
SEPTA

Mark Gittelman

Treasurer
PNC Bank

Board Members

Susan Bahme Blumenfeld

Willig, Williams & Davidson

Gregory Capps

Brandywine Group, a division of Chubb

Olakunle Ekundare

Comcast Corporation

Shannon Farmer

Ballard Spahr

Meredith Galto

Keethia Griffiths

ACHIEVEability

Jennifer Handler

Brad Kushner

Stevens & Lee

Dennis Lynch

Parkway Solutions

William McNichol

Rutgers University

Rev. Marshall Mitchell

Salem Baptist Church

Shabrei Parker

National MS Society

Rosa Parks-Green

Temple University

Lawrence H. Pockers

Duane Morris

KaSandra Rogiers

Law Firm of K.A. Rames

H. Lee Schwartzberg

Dilworth Paxson

Gina Maisto Smith

Cozen O’Connor

Benjamin Stango

Morgan Lewis 

Michael Trudgeon

The Reliable Companies

Akeesha Washington

University of Pennsylvania