Children's Advocacy Center Advisory Committee (CACAC)
The Children’s Advocacy Center Advisory Committee (CACAC) was recently established by Act 28 of 2014 to advise the Commission on the development and promotion of programs and projects related to children’s advocacy centers (CACs) and multidisciplinary investigative teams (MDITs). CACAC was also directed by the act to advise the Commission in the distribution of grants to support both existing and developing CACs and MDITs throughout the Commonwealth
Chair
Honorable David W. Heckler
District Attorney
Bucks County Courthouse
55 East Court Street
Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901
Vice-Chair
Ms. Christina Kirchner
Executive Director
Philadelphia Children’s Alliance Center
42 South 15th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102
MEMBERS
Ms. Mikele T. Bay
Director/Forensic Interviewer
Children's Advocacy Center of McKean County
424 West Main Street
Smethport, Pennsylvania 16749
Mr. Kevin J. Bethel
Senior Policy Advisor
Department of Psychology
Drexel University
3141 Chestnut Street
Stratton Hall, Suite 118/119
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Ms. Molly Carson
Forensic Interviewer and Multidisciplinary
Investigative Team Coordinator
Pike County District Attorney’s Office
506 Broad Street
Milford, Pennsylvania 18337
Mr. Thomas King
Assistant Borough Manager for Public Safety
State College Borough
243 South Allen Street
State College, Pennsylvania 16801
Detective Kevin Lehman
Richland Township Police
322 School House Road
Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15904
Richard Long, Esq.
Executive Director
PA District Attorneys Association
2929 North Front Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110
Anthony P. Mannarino, Ph.D.
Center for Traumatic Stress
Allegheny General Hospital
4 Allegheny Center, 8th Floor
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212
Sean McCormack, Esq.
Chief Deputy District Attorney
Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office
101 Market Street, Room 205
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101
Abbie Newman, R.N., J.D.
Executive Director
Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County
Mission Kids CAC
P.O. Box 413
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19422
Jennie G. Noll, Ph.D.
Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Director, Network on Child Protection & Well-being
The Pennsylvania State University
HHD 209
University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
Ms. Laurie O'Connor
Director
Montgomery County Office of Children and Youth
Norristown, Pennsylvania 19404-0311
Shelli J. Ripic, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Robert Packer Hospital
1 Guthrie Square
Sayre, Pennsylvania 18840
Dr. Philip V. Scribano
Medical Director, Safe Place
Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 191004
Ms. Jennifer R. Storm
Victim Advocate
Office of the Victim Advocate
1101 South Front Street - Suite 5200
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17104-2518
Dr. David Turkewitz
Chairman of Pediatrics and Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
York Hospital
1001 South George Street
York, Pennsylvania 17403
Ms. Cathy A. Utz
Acting Deputy Secretary
Office of Children, Youth and Families
Department of Human Services
625 Forster Street
Health and Welfare Building, Room 131
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110
STAFF
Ms. Kirsten Kenyon
Director, Office of Research, Evaluation and Strategic Policy Development
PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency
P.O. Box 1167
Harrisburg, PA 17108-1167
(717) 265-8505
Email: kkenyon@pa.gov
Ms. Christina Cosgrove-Rooks
Criminal Justice System Planner
Office of Research, Evaluation and Strategic Policy Development
PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency
P.O. Box 1167
Harrisburg, PA 17108-1167
(717) 265-8478
(717) 772-0551 (Fax)
Email: ccosgrove@pa.gov
Ms. Lindsay Vaughan
Executive Policy Manager
Office of the Executive Director
PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency
P.O. Box 1167
Harrisburg, PA 17108-1167
(717) 265-8474
(717) 772-0551 (Fax)
Email: livaughan@pa.gov
Ms. Rebecca Kiehl
Criminal Justice System Planner
Office of Research, Evaluation and Strategic Policy Development
PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency
P.O. Box 1167
Harrisburg, PA 17108-1167
(717)265- 8566
(717) 772-0551 (Fax)
Email: rekiehl@pa.gov