Meet Sharon! She’s our Training Specialist here at CASA!
“Hi, I’m Sharon. I became interested in joining CASA when a colleague spoke to me about the mission of CASA. Safety, Permanency, and Healing. This is what we all need, but especially as a child. I have essentially worked with children my entire life. I began my professional career as a pediatric nurse. After returning to college, I graduated from SMU with a master’s degree in Anthropology. I continued to work with families and children through refugee resettlement programs and then as a case manager and life skills specialist with the International Foster Care program at Catholic Charities. I began CASA of Tarrant County as a Child Advocacy Specialist and became the Training Specialist in 2019.
At CASA I have witnessed the impact that a committed, compassionate adult can have in the life of a child from a hard place. It is very rewarding when a CASA shares how they have made a meaningful connection with a child, advocated for expanded services for a child or their family, or impacted the outcome of the legal case, all in pursuit of the best interest of a child. I get to see through their eyes the importance of the work they do and the pride they feel in the knowledge that they made a difference in the life of a hurting child.
To our wonderful CASA volunteers, I say “Thank You!!!” CASA of Tarrant County was built upon your passion and hard work. We know we ask so much of you, and you continuously come forward to give of yourselves to this simple, yet monumental effort: that each child in foster care gets their best chance of reaching their potential.”