State of Alaska CASA Program

The state Office of Public Advocacy (OPA) administers Alaska CASA, the state CASA organization, and four local CASA programs. These programs recruit and train volunteers who are supervised on their cases by OPA's staff guardians ad litem. In the year 2007 there were 127 CASA volunteers in OPA's CASA programs, representing the best interests of 389 children in Anchorage, Mat-Su Valley, Juneau, and Fairbanks.

To learn more about Alaska CASA, visit the program web site or contact Valerie Dudley, Director.

CASA Program Mission Statement:

The mission of the Alaska CASA Program is to recruit, train, supervise and support quality volunteers who reflect the diversity of Alaska’s population. CASA volunteers speak for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the courts, and advocate for each child to have a safe permanent home.

The state program includes four regions. To learn more about the CASA program in your region, contact the local program coordinator:

Anchorage: June Haisten
Mat-Su Valley: Cecily Skoog-Moore
Fairbanks: Anne Udry
Juneau: Lynn Squires-White