Public Private Partnership Members
updated May 10, 2020
The Public Private Partnership (PPP) is a steering committee that advises DFPS about Community-Based Care. For questions or more information about the PPP, contact CPS Director Ellen Letts by email or phone, (512) 438-4611.
| Name | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Glenn Scruggs | CEO/Executive Director | The Giocosa Foundation |
| Andy Homer | Chief Public Policy Officer | Texas Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) |
| Judge Rob Hofmann | Judge | 452nd District Court |
| Davina Hollin | Youth Representative | Foster Care Alumni |
| Tina Amberboy | Executive Director | Supreme Court Judicial Commission for Children, Youth and Families |
| Deneen Dryden | Associate Commissioner for CPS/PPP Co-Chair | Department of Family and Protective Services |
| Tim Brown | President and CEO | Methodist Children's Home |
| Wayne Carson | Executive Director | ACH Child and Family Services |
| Robert Ellis | CEO | Pegasus Schools Inc. |
| Christine Gendron | Executive Director | Texas Network of Youth Services |
| Kaysie Taccetta | CPS Director of Conservatorship Services | Department of Family and Protective Services |
| Katie Olse | Executive Director | Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services |
| Jenifer Jarriel | President/PPP Co-Chair | DePelchin Children's Center |
| Scott Lundy | President and COO | Arrow Children and Family Ministries |
| Michael Redden | Executive Director | New Horizons Ranch and Center |
| LuAnne Southern (ex-officio) | Director of Texas Strategic Consulting | Casey Family Programs |
| Jean Shaw | Associate Commissioner for CCL | DFPS Child Care Licensing |
| Judge Melissa DeGerolami | Judge | Child Protection Court of South Central Texas |
| Dr. Kurt Senske | CEO | Upbring |
| Leslie Strauch | Supervising Attorney | Children's Rights Clinic at the University of Texas, School of Law |
| Allicia Frye | CEO | Jonathan’s Place |
| Denise Blakney | President | Building Future Families |