Advisory Board

The Office of the Child Advocate's Advisory Board conists of seven members.  Each member is selected by the following:

  • Governor: non-profit children's agency representative; social worker representative
  • Lt. Governor: for-profit children's agency representative; pyschologist
  • Speaker of the House: attorney; pediatrician
  • Chief Justice of Supreme Court: juvenile court judge

The current members of the OCA Advisory Board are:

  • Render Heard, Tifton Judicial Circuit (Juvenile Court Judge)
  • Jen King, Georgia CASA
  • Lanie Jenkins, Georgia CASA
  • Nikki Raymond, Georgia Hope
  • Dr. Michelle Zeanah, Pediatrician
  • Andre Blanchard, Social Worker)
  • Donald Sheppard, Attorney
  • Jay Watkins, Foster Parents
  • Morgan Mayo, Former Foster Child
  • Dr. Carla Santiago, Psychologist