The Jefferson Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) is a 501(c) (3) non-profit, nationally accredited agency, and was the first Advocacy Center to open in Louisiana in 1991. Located in a small, welcoming, child-friendly house, in a residential neighborhood in Jefferson Parish, our primary purpose is to coordinate an interagency approach within Jefferson Parish regarding child abuse, neglect and, most recently, child witnesses of violent crimes. With this goal in mind, we utilize a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) approach to include Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, Social Services, Mental Health and Medical Professionals, while respecting and honoring our culturally diverse clientele within the community. Such an interagency effort facilitates the appropriate and consistent detection of and response to child abuse in our community.
Staff:
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Erika Dupépé, LPC, NCC
Executive Director
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Yvonne James
Office Manager & Administrative Assistant
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Suzanne Jolissaint, LPC, ATR
Forensic Interviewer
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Ashley Ditta, LPC, NCC
Clinical Therapist & Prevention Coordinator
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Board of Directors:
Blair Constant
Asst. D.A., Jefferson Parish D.A.'s Office
Dr. Charles Eckert
Chief Deputy Coroner, Jefferson Parish Forensic Center
Omalee Gordon
*Board Secretary
Retired Forensic Interviewer
Melanie Hebert
Former WDSU News Anchor
Nicole McMyne, LPC, LMFT
Multidimensional Family Therapist, Families for Life
Judy Nasralla, LCSW
Case Manager, West Jefferson Medical Center
Gail Pesses, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
Mark Spears
Councilman, Attorney-at-Law
Dr. Aaron Thompson
Pediatrician, Children's Hospital
Christopher Trosclair
*Board Treasurer
Asst. Director, Jefferson Parish Dept. of Juvenile Services
Wayne Zimmerman
*Board President
Financial Advisor, Edward Jones Investments
Advisory Board:
Sandy Anzelmo
Child Advocate
Barron Burmaster
Executive District Attorney, Jefferson Parish D.A.'s Office
Olita Domingue
Attorney-at-Law
Kay Jambon
Child Advocate
Stacie LeBlanc
Executive Director, Audrey Hepburn Care Center & New Orleans CAC
Jerry Leighton
Jefferson Parish Public Schools
Sheriff Newell Normand
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office
Julie Plustache, LCSW
Chief of Diversion Services, Jefferson Parish D.A.'s Office
Dr. Robert Treuting
Coroner, Jefferson Parish Forensic Center
Barbara Turner-Windhorst
Child Advocate
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