 Tulsa's
Children's Advocacy Center
The Child Abuse Network,
Inc. is a charter member of the National Children's Alliance (formerly
the national Network of Children's Advocacy Centers). CAN was incorporated
in 1988 and is the first of its kind in the state of Oklahoma.
CAN
is an independent, non-profit corporation funded by community donations
and grants (Federal, State and City). CAN was established by public
and private community service agencies specifically to address
- "system" re-traumatization of child abuse victims
- coordination of services and programs
for child abuse victims and their families
CAN's centralized approach
facilitates seamless communication among the multi-disciplinary
team of agencies that investigate and prosecute child abuse.
CAN is located in a safe, child-friendly facility known as the Justice
Center (Center), which is designed for abused children and the agencies
that are involved in child abuse investigations.
Our History
The
Child Abuse Network was developed in 1986 as a partnership between
- Tulsa County District Attorney's Office
- Tulsa County Sheriff's Office
- Tulsa County Department of Human Services - Child Welfare
- Broken Arrow and City of Tulsa Police Departments
- Tulsa Pediatric Society
- Junior League of Tulsa
In 1988, the Child Abuse
Network was incorporated and funded by the Junior League of Tulsa
as a four-year project. CAN's original offices were located at 15th
Street and Denver.  In
1992, CAN moved its offices to the newly completed Justice
Center.
Today,
CAN is governed by a Board of Directors comprised
of
- 16 community representatives
- 3 presidential appointees
- 6 agency representatives
- District Attorney's Office
- Tulsa County Department of Human Services - Child Welfare
- Tulsa Police Department
- Tulsa County Sheriff's Office
- OU Health Sciences Center-Tulsa
- Junior League of Tulsa
|
Board
of Directors
July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 |
Dr. Lamiaa Ali
OU College of Medicine,
|
Jennifer
Marlar Frazee
Community Volunteer
|
Michael
Oppenheimer
Clear Channel Radio
|
 |
Tim Baker
The Brasserie |
Chief
Deputy G. Haralson
Tulsa County Sheriff's Office
|
Robert W. Plank,
Dept of Human Services |
|
Robert W. Block, MD
OU College of Medicine |
Tim Harris
District Attorney - Tulsa County |
Becky Post
Community Volunteer |
|
Chuck
Buland
Merrill Lynch |
Frank X. Henke, IV
American Bank & Trust |
Rania
Nasreddine
Gabel & Gotwals
|
|
Greg Burn
Blue Cross Blue Shield |
Kathy Hilti
Community Volunteer |
Nicole
Rogan
Walgreen Co.
Secretary |
|
Irma Chajecki
Catholic Charities |
Dan Howard
Community Volunteer |
Skip
Teel
SJM Investments, LLC
Chairman |
|
Carissa Cooper
Junior League of Tulsa |
Bryan Jensen
Wagner, Stuart & Cannon |
Scott
Vaughn
BKD
Treasurer |
|
Tom Dittus
Dittus Properties |
Lynn Jones
Community Volunteer |
S. Robert White
ONB Bank & Trust Company |
|
Sharon Womack Doty
MMDK Consulting,
L.L.C.
|
Captain Tim Jones
Tulsa Police Department |
Chris Woosley
Cooper Newsome & Woosley |
|
Barbara
E. Findeiss,
Executive Director
Child Abuse Network, Inc.
|
Ann
Metcalf
Community Volunteer
President |
|
|
Advisory
Council
July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008 |
| Caroline Abbott |
John Bryant |
Lynn Schusterman |
| Leeland Alexander |
Ken Lackey |
C. Michael Thornbrugh |
| Pat Bailey |
Don Marlar |
C. Joe Williams |
| Sharon Bell |
Paula Marshall |
Henry Zarrow |
| Richard Boone |
Nancy Meinig |
Jack & Maxine Zarrow |
| |
Paul Palladino |
|
Presidents
Council
July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008 |
| Steven A. Austin |
David Holden |
Genie Shannon |
| Robert W. Block, MD |
Susie Jackson |
Roy "Skip" Teel, Jr. |
| Ginny Creveling |
L. Dru McQueen |
Rick Verity |
| |
Jack Schanck |
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