Region 6
The Texas Permanency Outcomes Project
The Local Advisory Groups work to champion the Texas Permanency Outcomes Project (TXPOP) in each TXPOP pilot site region. Each group includes regional Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) leadership, child care licensing staff, judicial representatives, parents, foster caregivers, and youth formerly involved in foster care.
Our Current Region 6 Local Advisory Group
TXPOP is working very closely with Monarch Family Services in Houston, Texas to bring together important child welfare stakeholders in Region 6. The group has played a critical role in building community support and meets quarterly to provide feedback on various aspects of TXPOP.
Francie Aquirre, Harris County Attorney
Montorea Thomas, CPS Program Administrator Region 6, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
CJ Broussard, CPS Regional Director Region 6, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Hon. Susan Brown, Presiding Judge, Eleventh Administrative Judicial Region of Texas
Lenyn Catalan, Youth Representative
Hon. Natalia Cokinos Oakes, District Judge, 313th Juvenile Court, District Courts of Harris County
JoAnne Cole, Vice President of Foster Care and Adoption, Buckner International
Teal de la Garza, Attorney – Family Law
Tonyel Edwards, Program Officer, Houston Endowment
LaShonda Evans, Education Specialist, Accountability & Instructional Leadership, Region 4 Education Service Center
Sonya Galvan, CEO, Child Advocates, Inc.
Hon. Angela Graves-Harrington, District Judge, 246th Family Court, District Courts of Harris County
Hon. Charles Griffin, Associate Judge, Gulf Coast Children’s Court
Michelle Hansford, Parent
Jenifer Jarriel, President & Chief Executive Officer, DePelchin Children’s Center
DeJuana Jernigan, Chief Executive Officer, Arms Wide Adoption Services
Joel Levine, Executive Director, Harris County Protective Services for Children and Adults
“Sister Mama” Sonya Lucas-Roberts, Community Member
Qianna Manns, Attorney – Family Law
Edith Martinez, Residential Child Care Licensing Investigator, Health and Human Services Commission
Sherea McKenzie, Harris Count Child Welfare Board President
Mellaney McDonald, Attorney – Family Law
Kelly Opot, Executive Director, Harris County Youth Collective
Be’Atrice Randall, Attorney – Family Law
Angel Snell and Chassidy Jones-Snell, Foster Parents
Carolyn Todd, CPS Systems Improvement Specialist, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Todd Willis, District Director Child Care Licensing, Health and Human Services Commission
How do I get involved with the Region 6 Local Advisory Group?
SYSTEM ENGAGMENT
TXPOP engages the system on the statewide and local levels by asking key stakeholders to meaningfully contribute to the work. Our stakeholder groups include individuals representing the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), CASA, the courts, child care licensing, parents, foster caregivers, and youth formerly in foster care, among others. Stakeholder groups meet regularly to provide feedback and spread the word about our work throughout their networks.