Board of Directors

Ron Paschal, President Office of 18th Judicial D.A. - Juvenile Division: Ron Pascal is a practicing trial lawyer with almost 20 years of experience. During his many years with the Office of the District Attorney for the 18th Judicial District, Mr. Pascal has prosecuted a wide variety of criminal cases from Domestic Violence Battery to First Degree Murder. He is a frequent lecturer on topics including legal ethics, trial advocacy and juvenile justice, and regularly serves as a faculty member at the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina. Mr. Pascal was 2007 Prosecutor of the Year. He is currently Deputy District Attorney for the 18th Judicial District where he supervises the Juvenile Offender/Child in Need of Care Division.
Tom Stolz, Vice President Wichita Police Department: Tom Stolz is a 26-year veteran and Deputy Chief of the Wichita Police Department. During his tenure, he has served in such capacities as Patrol Officer, Crime Scene Investigator and Undercover Narcotics Detective. He has held supervisory roles throughout the WPD. Deputy Chief Stolz is currently the Division Chief for Police Investigations and oversees a staff of 164 with the Police Department. In 1994, he was given the opportunity to be one of the original community policing supervisors, and has since helped usher in the community policing philosophy under which the Wichita Police Department now operates. Deputy Chief Stolz has an undergraduate degree In Biology/Chemistry from Newman University. He received a Master's degree in Administration of Justice from Wichita State University, where, since 1990, he has also served as an adjunct professor.
Jackie Stuart, Treasurer Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office: Major Jackie Stuart is the Law Enforcement Bureau Commander and a 21-year veteran of the Sheriff's Office of Sedgwick County. In addition to her commitment to Sedgwick County through her years of law enforcement service, Major Stuart actively supports numerous community organizations including Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Sedgwick County L.A.W. Camp and Diversity Kansas - Walk As One. She is dedicated to improving services provided to abused and exploited children and their families, and is pleased to be an intrinsic part of the development of the Child Advocacy Center of Sedgwick County.
Jean Hogan, Secretary Social & Rehabilitation Services: Jean Hogan is the Regional Director for the Wichita Social and Rehabilitation Services Office. She has worked for SRS for 35 years, starting as a Social Worker working with children in foster care and adoptive placements. She has both an undergraduate and Master's degree in Social Work. Ms. Hogan has been instrumental in numerous policy and decision-making task forces and boards related to child welfare and social work. She is also currently a Governor's appointee as a member of the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board. Ms. Hogan was awarded the 1997 Friend of Children Award by Roots, Wings, Inc., and the 1999 Distinguished Services to Children and Families Award at the Governor's Conference on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. She is committed to the SRS mission of protecting children and promoting adult self-sufficiency.
Marilyn Cook COMCARE of Sedgwick County: As Executive Director of COMCARE of Sedgwick County, Marilyn Cook oversees operations of the largest community mental health center in the state. Ms. Cook earned her undergraduate and Master's degrees from Michigan State University. She is a Licensed Clinical Specialist Social Worker and her responsibilities include those of clinician, administrator and educator. Ms. Cook currently serves on the state level as Chair of the Mental Health Consortium Board and a member of the Associate of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas' Public Policy Committee. Locally, her committee involvement includes the Sedgwick County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and serves as mental health representative to Team Justice, Sedgwick County's juvenile corrections advisory board. As an expert in community mental health concerns, Ms. Cook frequently presents testimony on these and other mental health issues.
Katherine Melhorn KU School of Medicine - Wichita: Dr. Katherine Melhorn is a Board Certified Pediatrician, Fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the AAP Section on Child Abuse and Neglect. Dr. Melhorn is renowned and frequently called upon for her expertise in patient care, consultation, testimony and education in the areas of child physical and sexual abuse and child neglect evaluation, investigation and management. She is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics with the University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita, program director for the pediatric residency program and a member of the State Child Death Review Board. In1997, Dr. Melhorn received the Kansas Medical Society Auxiliary Award recognizing dedication to education other about child abuse and child sexual abuse. She is also the recipient of the 2005 Department of Health and Human Service Commissioner's Award for Kansas recognizing significant contributions in the area of child abuse and neglect.
Alice Bell Via Christi Regional Medical Center: Alice Thornton Bell, ARNP, is the Service Line Director over Emergency and Trauma Services of Via Christi Regional Medical Center. One component of Ms Bell's responsibilities includes oversight of patient care staff and services of St. Francis Campus Emergency and Trauma Departments, St. Joseph Campus Emergency Department and SANE/SART Program. She has over 30 years of experience in nursing and health care including clinical practice, education and administration and holds multiple graduate degrees. When asked her thoughts on the development of the Child Advocacy Center of Sedgwick County, Ms. Bell replied, "Child abuse is a social issue with potentially life-long effects. Having the Child Advocacy Center is the best way of bringing all disciplines together under one roof to provide the services our adults of tomorrow deserve."
Kathy Williams Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center: Staunch advocate and spokesperson for the victims and survivors of sexual assault, Kathy Williams, is the Executive Director of the Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center (WASAC); a position she has held for almost nine years. She also served as WASAC's Coordinator of Victim Services for five years. Ms. Williams knew from the beginning of her secondary education that she wanted to work with women and children who had experienced violence. Her time spent as a practicum student at YWCA Women's Crisis Center affirmed this choice of vocations. Ms Williams received her undergraduate degree from Wichita State University and, in 2002, earned her Master's of Social Work from Newman University. In addition to serving as a board member of the CACSC, she freely shares her expertise by serving on boards and/or councils of several state and local organizations, such as Wichita/Sedgwick County Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition, WSU Women's Studies Community Council and Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence. When speaking of the CACSC, Ms. Williams believes "The Center will be a great opportunity to better integrate services for children and families".