The Board of Directors is a representative sample of professional partners and local child advocates who believe in the mission of the CAC. All Board members are also donors to the agency and actively work to expand the capacity and sustainability of the organization.
president
Kathleen Cady, J.D.
Co-Founder, Children’s Advocacy Center
Deputy District Attorney, Retired
Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
Vice president
Frank Dunnik, J.D.
Deputy County Attorney
Los Angeles County
District Attorney’s Office
TREASURER
Malinda Wheeler, R.N, M.N, F.N.P.
Co-Founder, Children’s Advocacy Center
Director, Forensic Nurse Specialists, Inc.
directors at large
Lizette Collier, M.Ed.
Former Educator
Jorge Garay, B.A.
Regional Administrator
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
Lisa Goodwin, L.C.S.W
Senior Director
Masonic Center for Youth and Families
John A. Pomroy
Co-Founder, Children’s Advocacy Center
Detective, Retired
Pomona Police Department
Richard Ruiz, M.P.A.
Captain
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Special Victims Bureau
Dr. Linda Yang M.D.
Pediatrician/Neonatologist, Retired
emeritus directors
Steven Secofsky, B.A.
Assistant Lab Director, Retired
California Department of Justice
Ralph J. Shapira, J.D.
Attorney
Meet our staff
executive DIRECTOR
Daniel Castaneda
FORENSIC INTERVIEW SPECIALISts
Patricia Goclowski, RN
MDT Coordinator
Johnny Vallejo, BA (COVINA)
family/Victim AdvocateS
Deborah Sam, BS