CASA welcomes advocates
Judge Timothy Schmal on Thursday swore in 13 community members as Court Appointed Special Advocates for children in foster care. This ceremony was upon the completion of the CASA 35-hour training program.
The new advocates:
Asia Hwan, Michele Helene Mckee, Alexandra M Beltran, Meghan Reilly, Rhonda Lynne Carvalho, Pia Dori Morabia, Pushya Faith Wahl, Barbara Durham Park-Lee, Victoria Louise Granger-Jones, Cynthia Kent-Mills, Helene R Weil, Renee Aplustill and Jaheidi Reyes.
CASA of Santa Cruz County recruits, trains, and supervises volunteer advocates who are matched one on one with a child in the county's dependency (foster care) court system advocating for them the entire time they have a case open with the court. As officers of the court, CASA volunteers ensure that the children's needs are recognized and their best interests are considered in the courtroom, school, and in the community.
Erin McCabe-Kalb joins bank
Santa Cruz County Bank on Tuesday announced that Erin McCabeKalb has joined the bank as vice president and deposit relationship manager for the Bank's Silicon Valley region.
McCabe-Kalb has 17 years in the banking industry with experience in portfolio management, business development and treasury management.
McCabe-Kalb earned her Bachelor of Arts from Gonzaga University with a concentration in public relations/communications and marketing.
Education
The following students were honored for their academic achievement:
• Emily Szasz, of Santa
Cruz, was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor soci
ety. Szasz was initiated at UC Davis.
• Lyndsee Moran, of Royal Oaks, was named to the dean's list for the 2022 spring semester at Pepperdine University in Malibu.
• Sarah Stoltenkamp, of Santa Cruz, was named to
the dean's list for the 2022 winter semester at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire.
• Michael Myers, of Los Gatos, was named to the dean's list for the 2022 winter semester at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire.
• Paris Cannon, of Santa Cruz, was named to the
dean's list for the 2022 winter semester at Southern New Hampshire University in New Hampshire.
• Kali Blackstorm, of Santa Cruz, was named to the dean's list for the 2022 winter semester at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire.
• Lauren Beasley ,of Santa Cruz, was named to the dean's list for the 2022
winter semester at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire.
• Natalie Wollmann, of Santa Cruz, was named to the dean's list for the 2022 winter semester at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire.
• Ridge Holtrop of Scotts Valley, was named to the dean's list for the 2022 winter
semester at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire.
• Justin Henning, of Scotts Valley, was named to the dean's list for the 2022 winter semester at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire.
• John Wasielewski. of Santa Cruz, was named to the dean's list for the 2022 winter semester at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire.