Our Leadership

Children’s Aid Society of Alabama Board of Directors

Bob Straka, President | Grandview Financial Group, Founder & CEO
Anita Clemon, President-Elect | University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pam Arenberg, Vice President | Community Volunteer
Meredith Smith, Secretary | Mauldin & Jenkins
Walter Monroe IV, Treasurer | Retail Specialists
Amber Anderson | University of Alabama at Birmingham
Meredith Calhoun | Tessa Commercial Real Estate
Amber Grant | The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Devin Harris | OberConnect
Ted Hosp | Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama
Leigh Inskeep | BL Harbert International
Nancy Kane | Community Volunteer

Matt Lyden | Medical Properties Trust
Brittany Mathis | Spire
Dr. Ty Moody | The Worship Center
Amy Myers | Tedrow & Myers Immigration Law Group
Tan Phillips | Regions Bank
Quentin Riggins | Alabama Power
Jazmine Robinson | HudsonAlpha
Todd Santello | Southern Company
Steve Walker | Protective Life Corporation
Scott Weldon | Community Volunteer
Leah Wiggins | Leah Wiggins Agency of Farmers Insurance

Children’s Aid Foundation Board of Directors

Michael Mims, President
Michael Latta, Ex-Officio
Donny Donald
Mary Elliott
Robert Glaze
Joyce Greathouse
Heyward Hosch III

Creig Hoskins
Bailey Knight
Cathy Miller
Bob Mitchell
Mark Walton
Bob Straka
Dottie King

Employee Leadership

Team Leadership
Gayle Watts, LICSW | Chief Executive Officer
Susan Crow | Deputy Director
John Stone | Director of Advancement
Caron Sandefur, LICSW | Director of Service Advancement and Excellence
Laura Sewell | Director of Human Resources

Program Directors
Ashley Adams, LICSW | Family Partners and Effective Parenting Instruction Course (EPIC)
Suzie Diamond, LICSW, PIP | Alabama Pre/Post Adoption Connections (APAC)
Torre McDonald | Independent Living Program Director
Tashee Brown, LMSW | Project Independence

Children’s Aid Society of Alabama Board of Directors

Bob Straka, President | Grandview Financial Group, Founder & CEO
Anita Clemon, President-Elect | University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pam Arenberg, Vice President | Community Volunteer
Meredith Smith, Secretary | Mauldin & Jenkins
Walter Monroe IV, Treasurer | Retail Specialists
Amber Anderson | University of Alabama at Birmingham
Meredith Calhoun | Tessa Commercial Real Estate
Amber Grant | The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Devin Harris | OberConnect
Ted Hosp | Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama
Leigh Inskeep | BL Harbert International
Nancy Kane | Community Volunteer

Matt Lyden | Medical Properties Trust
Brittany Mathis | Spire
Dr. Ty Moody | The Worship Center
Amy Myers | Tedrow & Myers Immigration Law Group
Tan Phillips | Regions Bank
Quentin Riggins | Alabama Power
Jazmine Robinson | HudsonAlpha
Todd Santello | Southern Company
Steve Walker | Protective Life Corporation
Scott Weldon | Community Volunteer
Leah Wiggins | Leah Wiggins Agency of Farmers Insurance

Children’s Aid Foundation Board of Directors

Michael Mims, President
Michael Latta, Ex-Officio
Donny Donald
Mary Elliott
Robert Glaze
Joyce Greathouse
Heyward Hosch III

Creig Hoskins
Bailey Knight
Cathy Miller
Bob Mitchell
Mark Walton
Bob Straka
Dottie King

Employee Leadership

Team Leadership
Gayle Watts, LICSW | Chief Executive Officer
Susan Crow | Deputy Director
John Stone | Director of Advancement
Caron Sandefur, LICSW | Director of Service Advancement and Excellence
Laura Sewell | Director of Human Resources

Program Directors
Ashley Adams, LICSW | Family Partners and Effective Parenting Instruction Course (EPIC)
Suzie Diamond, LICSW, PIP | Alabama Pre/Post Adoption Connections (APAC)
Torre McDonald | Independent Living Program Director
Tashee Brown, LMSW | Project Independence