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GAL/CASA Commission

Purpose | Documents | Members | Staff Contact

Purpose

The Advisory Commission on GAL/CASA provides the State Office of GAL/CASA with recommendations and advice regarding services, training and program standards in the State of Indiana.


Documents

Minutes

2025
2024
2023

Members Representing Local GAL/CASA Programs

Region One

Katie Hall
Crossroads CASA
Rensselaer

Hilary Laughner
Tippecanoe CASA
Layfayette

Sara Arnold
Porter County CASA
Valparaiso

Region Three

Karen Bowen
Wayne-Union County CASA
Richmond

Therese Miller
Advocates for Children, Inc. 
Columbus

Emily Angel-Shaw
Kids' Voice, Inc.
Indianapolis

Region Two

Kurt Kiefer
Miami County CASA
Peru

Annette E. Craycraft
East Central Indiana CASA, Inc.
Anderson

Nancy Springer
Allen County CASA
Fort Wayne

Region Four

Deena Hubler
Dubois County CASA
Jasper

Rich Kosmala
Lawrence County CASA
Bedford

Lee Anne Owens
Hendricks County CASA
Danville

Members Representing the Judiciary

Mag. Ashley Colborn
St. Joseph Probate Court
South Bend

Mag. Matt Gruett
Lake Superior Court
Crown Point

Judge Holly Harvey
Monroe Circuit Court, Div 6
Bloomington

Mag. Jennifer Hubartt
Marion Superior Court
indianapolis

Hon. Ryan King
Ripley Circuit Court
Versailles

Mag. Virginia Lawrence
Marion Superior Court
Indianapolis


Staff Contacts

Melissa Cunnyngham, State Director
State Office of GAL/CASA
Indiana Office of Court Services
317-232-2542
melissa.cunnyngham@courts.in.gov

Teresa Lyles, State Program Coordinator
State Office of GAL/CASA
Indiana Office of Court Services
317-232-2542 | 800-542-0813
teresa.lyles@courts.in.gov