We see big potential in every moment and care deeply about what we do every day. Our unique culture ensures that we have the very best staff at every level of operation. Our leadership team reflects a group of diverse individuals with breadth and depth of experience across the agency.
Our Team
Meet the experts behind our agency
Shelly Bohannon
Executive Director
Mollie Swafford
Development Director
McKenzie Price
Program & Strategy Director
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Jacqueline Alvarez – Forensic Interviewer
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Addison Royal – Forensic Interviewer
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Ashley Gonzales – Forensic Interviewer
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Lucy Gordon – Forensic Interviewer
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Leslie Chavez – MDT Coordinator
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Jill Hoyler – MDT Coordinator
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DeAnne Oliver – Family Advocate
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Alondra Harris – Family Advocate
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Molly Martin – Support Services Supervisor
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Sarahbeth Hale – Outreach Specialist
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Deana Miller – Data Entry Specialist
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Eva Thomas – Data Entry Specialist
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Cami Harper – Family Greeter
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Debbie Oliver – Financial Administrator
Board of Directors
Randy Gray
President
Store Director, United Supermarkets
Kara Gaut
President Elect/Fund Development
CEO, Children's Home Healthcare
Karen Roberts
Past President/Public Relations
Owner, Get Fit
Brad Johnson
Treasurer/Finance
Vice President, Commercial Loans, Amarillo National Bank
Sue Hudson
Secretary/Board Development
Community Member, Retired AISD
Rachel Anderson, MD
Pediatrician, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
Raphael J. Mattamal, MD
Pediatrician, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
Shannon Ward
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Ken Funtek
Assistant Chief of Police, Amarillo Police Department
Tracey Morman
Director of Counseling, Amarillo Independent School District
Amy Rhoades
First Assistant District Attorney, Randall County Criminal District Attorney's Office
Justin Sanders
Assistant District Attorney, 47th District Attorney's Office
Kaitlin Johnson
Assistant News Director, News Channel 10
Tim Williams
Retired, Randall County Sheriff's Office
Rob Parker
Senior Vice President, First Untied Bank
Advisory Boards
Clarendon 111 W. 4th
Clarendon, TX 79226
Dumas 210 E. 7th Ave.
Dumas, TX 79029
Hereford 218 W. 3rd
Hereford, TX 79045
Pampa 315 N. Ballard
Pampa, TX 79069
1st CAC in Texas
Our History
In 1984, the Coalition for Child Abuse Prevention, formed by agencies serving children in the Texas Panhandle, recognized that the system in place to address child abuse was, in many cases, re-victimizing the very children it was intended to help.
Children were being bounced from professional to professional to tell and retell their story thus evoking stress, in some cases the children were interrogated instead of questioned.
Court cases were often lost due to a lack of comprehensive case management practices. Under the guidance of The Bridge Children’s Advocacy Center, law enforcement agencies, Child Protective Services, medical professionals and the judicial system came together in a memorandum of understanding, establishing the first Case Review Team in the state of Texas.
In 1989, The Bridge opened as the first Children’s Advocacy Center in the state of Texas. In 1994, Bridge staff assisted in the establishment of Amarillo Area CASA. In 1997 The Bridge hosted a press conference where Phil Gramm announced the passage of the Sex Offender Tracking and Identification Act. In it’s 25th year, The Bridge opened its fourth satellite office in Clarendon, Texas. With offices in Pampa, Dumas, and Hereford, Texas, The Bridge is able to offer services to rural regions of the Texas Panhandle.
