New Advocates for Child Abuse Victims Join CASA Lake County New CASA Lake County volunteers are sworn in online by Nineteenth Circuit Court Judge Christopher Morozin on March11, 2021.Top Row, Left to Right: Catherine Marazan, of Grayslake; Beth Vrioni, of Libertyville; Chuck Greskovich, of Libertyville; Michael Mendoza, of Deerfield; Terri Zenner Greenberg, CASA Lake County Executive Director. Middle Row, Left to Right: Debbie Richwine, of Highland Park; Sophie Marwil, of Chicago; Chris Causey and Mary Causey, of Libertyville; Alifiya Arastu, of Vernon Hills; Judge Christopher Morozin. Botton Row, Left to Right: Lupita Granados Medina, of Mundelein; Cheryl Koronkowski, of Park Ridge; Andi Conrad, of Hawthorn Woods. CASA Lake County Technical Staff
CASA of Arizona trained more than 275 applicants to become the voice for children in foster care in 2020, which includes seven applicants from Gila County.
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) are volunteers who fight for the best interests of children currently living out of home who have experienced abuse and/or neglect.
Under normal circumstances, in-person training is offered to new CASA applicants across Arizona in addition to virtual training. CASA of Arizona is currently only offering virtual training to new applicants due to physical distancing and safety precautions.
âCASA of Arizona has gone above and beyond to ensure every new applicant who is able to train virtually through Zoom is comfortable and confident with the new training environment,â said CASA of Gila County Coordinator Emily Nader.