1. What is your professional and personal background?
I studied journalism, business and Spanish at SMU. I worked at Good Morning America in New York during college. I was also a former speech writer for a Mayor of Dallas.
I went to law school at the University of Houston Law Center.
I was a prosecutor for almost 10 years with both the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office and the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office. While with the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office I was named Prosecutor of the Year in 2014.
I’m so proud to have worked not only in the trial courts, but also in the prestigious Special Victims Unit (SVU)/Crimes Against Children and the Family Violence Unit.
I also did a stint in the Civil Division and provided legal counsel to elected and appointed county officials and advised the county on labor and employment issues, contracts, litigation and open records.
I’m currently a partner and attorney at Linebarger Goggan Blair and Sampson, LLP. I practice tax law and the work I do now helps keep our cities, schools and counties operating at their highest, most optimal level. Our services allow our clients to spend more of their time and resources providing the core services their constituents expect, while avoiding unnecessary tax increases and cuts to essential public services. Our firm is actively involved in the community and invests resources in organizations helping children and communities around the state.
2. Why are you involved in CASA?
Children are my passion, and ensuring they are in safe environments and thriving communities is a responsibility we all bear as a society.
When our children thrive, our community thrives. When our community thrives, our children thrive. I genuinely believe that children are our future, and making sure children have a safe home life as they learn and develop is crucial to our success as a community.
Every member of our community, no matter how young, no matter how old, and everyone in between, deserves to have a safe and happy home life.
3. What first caused you to get involved with CASA?
My mom was a public school teacher, so I’ve known about CASA forever. When I worked at the DA’s Office, I saw firsthand just how important the work CASA does is to our community. Children are my passion, and ensuring they are in safe environments and thriving communities is a responsibility we all bear as a society. I’m so proud to be on the Board and use my vast experience and talents to serve the foster children of Tarrant County.
4. What would you say to a potential supporter?
YOU make an impact. YOU make a difference. Whether you volunteer, donate, advocate, you are changing the trajectory of a child’s life. Join us, I promise, you won’t regret it.
Every dollar counts, down to the penny.
It takes a village to raise a child, and how lucky and privileged we are to be a part of the village of the foster children we serve in Tarrant county.
Ensuring that all children are in safe environments and thriving communities is a responsibility we all bear as a society.
The abused and neglected children in Tarrant County deserve better. You can be the difference maker for them.
5. Why do you think it's important for the Fort Worth community to support CASA?
Every child deserves a safe home, a bright future and to have their voice heard, and CASA ensures that happens.
CASA makes sure our communities most vulnerable voices are heard and seen.