 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
- 2 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, 2010 - June 30, 2011 |
Tim Baker
The Brasserie |
Jason
Doyle
Arvest Bank |
Rania
Nasreddine
Gabel & Gotwals |
 |
Adrienne L. Barnett
Norman Wohlgemuth Chandler & Dowdell |
Barbara
E. Findeiss
Executive Director
Child Abuse Network, Inc. |
Michael
A. Rhoads
Rhoads Advisory Group, LLC
Secretary |
|
Robert W. Block, MD
OU College of Medicine |
Chief Deputy G. Haralson
Tulsa County Sheriff's Office |
Kala
Sharp
ONEOK
President
Elect |
|
Robyn Brooks
Community Volunteer |
Tim Harris
District Attorney - Tulsa County |
Roy
M. "Skip" Teel, Jr.
SJM Investments, LLC
Past
President |
|
Chuck Buland
Merrill Lynch |
Kathy Kraft Hilti
Community Volunteer |
Rebecca
Thompson
Grant Thornton
Treasurer |
|
Captain John Carolla
Tulsa Police Department |
Rachael Hunsucker
Junior League of Tulsa |
R.
Scott Vaughn
BKD
Past
President |
|
Paul
Coury
Coury Properties |
Elizabeth Hunt
Hunt Media |
Stephen
Wolff
USAF |
|
Tom Dittus
Dittus Properties |
Kelly Johnson
Oklahoma Department of Human Services |
Chris
Woosley
QEP Energy Company
President |
|
Sharon Doty
MMDK Consulting |
Becky Lowe
Bank of Oklahoma |
|
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|
Advisory
Council
July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011 |
| Caroline Abbott |
J. Jerry Dickman |
Paul Palladino |
| Leeland Alexander |
Phil Lakin, Jr. |
Lynn Schusterman |
| Pat Bailey |
Ken Lackey |
C. Michael Thornbrugh |
| Sharon J. Bell |
Don Marlar |
C. Joe Williams |
| Richard Boone |
Paula Marshall |
Henry Zarrow |
| John Bryant |
Nancy Meinig |
Jack & Maxine Zarrow |
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Presidents
Council
July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011 |
| Steven A. Austin |
Susie Jackson |
Roy "Skip" Teel, Jr. |
| Robert W. Block, MD |
L. Dru McQueen |
R. Scott Vaughn |
| Ginny Creveling |
Ann Metcalf |
Rick Verity |
| David Holden |
Jack Schanck |
Chris Woosley |
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Genie Shannon |
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