Staff of Council for Children’s Rights

Curt Walton
Interim Executive Director

Carolyn Brown
Director Of Administration

Adrianne Caldwell, J.D.
Attorney, Children’s Defense Team

Marta Compasso
Program Assistant, Individual Advocacy Team

Marni Eisner, J.D.
Senior Policy Advocate , The Larry King Center

Mitchell Feld, J.D.
Attorney, Children’s Defense Team

Laurie Gallagher, J.D.
Lead Attorney, Individual Advocacy Team

Ken Harris, J.D.
Attorney, Children’s Defense Team

Larry Haythorn
Database Manager

Lori Haythorn
Paralegal, Children’s Defense Team

Rebecca Hefner, M.A.
Senior Researcher, The Larry King Center

Renee Jarrett, J.D.
Lead Attorney, Children’s Defense Team

Stacy Sumner Jesso
Director of Development

Amy Jewell, MSW
Social Worker, Children’s Defense Team

Heather Johnson, J.D., MSW
Attorney, Individual Advocacy Team

Stephanie Klitsch, J.D.
Attorney, Individual Advocacy Team

Meredith Ledford, M.A.
Research & Policy, The Larry King Center

Robert McCarter, J.D.
Managing Attorney

Colleen Mullan, J.D., M.S.W.
Mental Health Attorney, Children’s Defense Team

John Parker, J.D.
Lead Attorney, Custody Advocacy Team

Valerie Pearce, J.D.
Lead Attorney, Child Welfare Team

Tanya Pharr
Paralegal, Custody Advocacy Team

Brandon Prescott
Associate Director of Individual Giving

Mary Schilli, J.D.
Volunteer Coordinator

Sarah Page Shifflet
Senior Community Planner, The Larry King Center

Roger Starcher
Investigator, Children’s Defense Team

Deborah Whitfield, J.D.
Attorney, Individual Advocacy Team