The Children’s Advocacy Institute (CAI) is guided by the CAI Council for Children, an advisory body that meets regularly to review policy decisions and help CAI establish action priorities. Its members are respected professionals and community leaders who share a vision to improve the quality of life for children and youth. The Council for Children includes the following members:
- Bill Bentley
Child Advocate - Anne E. Fragasso, Esq.
California Appellate Project, Staff Attorney - John M. Goldenring, M.D., M.P.H., J.D.
Health Plan Medical Director, Pediatrician and Adolescent Medicine Specialist, and Retired Attorney at Law - Carolyn Griesemer
Attorney, Child Advocate - Hon. Leon Kaplan (Ret.)
Retired Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court - David M. Meyers
Solo Practitioner - Thomas A. Papageorge, J.D.
Special Prosecutor, Economic Crimes Division, San Diego District Attorney’s Office - Sarah Pauter
Executive Director, John Burton Advocates for Youth - Gary F. Redenbacher, J.D., Council Chair
Attorney at Law - Gary Richwald, M.D., M.P.H., Council Vice-Chair
Medical & Public Health Director, Kulbersh Health Screening Services; Lecturer, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, USC Keck School of Medicine - Gloria Perez Samson
Retired School Administrator - Tracy L. Simmons
Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs, Howard University School of Law - John Thelan
Retired Senior Vice President, Costco Wholesale
- Robert L. Black, M.D.*
- Denise Moreno Ducheny
Attorney, Former State Senator - Birt Harvey, M.D.*
- Louise Horvitz, M.S.W., Psy.D.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Individual and Family Psychotherapist - James B. McKenna*
- Paul A. Peterson, J.D.*
- Blair Sadler, J.D.
Past President and Chief Executive Officer, Children's Hospital and Health Center - Ann Segal
Consultant - Alan Shumacher, M.D.
Retired neonatologist; Past President of the Medical Board of California; Past President, Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States - Owen Smith
Past President, Anzalone & Associates