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Our Team

Meet the dedicated staff at Defenders of Children

Board of Directors

Lisa Bivens, Esq. 

General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer

Valle Del Sol

Board Chair

Kristofer Lyons

Wealth Advisor

TCI Wealth Advisors

Board Treasurer

Hermenigilda (Hilda) Luna

Oncology Nursing Director (Retired)

Board Member

Donald Rumer-Rivera, Esq.

Attorney and Real Estate Executive (Retired)

Board Member

Patrick Winters

Vice President of Marketing/Development,

MIKID Mentally Ill Kids In Distress

Board Member

Jenna Panas

Chief Executive Officer, Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence

Vice Chair

Zacharias Hope, Esq.

Attorney, Aspey, Watkins & Diesel, PLLC

Board Member

Kelly L. Mendoza, Esq.

Shareholder, Tiffany & Bosco, P.A.

Board Member

Madison Walen

Director, National Accounts

Darwin Research Group

Board Member

Jennifer Callender

Crossroads Academy (Retired)

Board Secretary

David Luber, MBA

VP, New American Funding

Board Member

Joy Parker, Esq.

Attorney

Schill Law Group

Board Member

Olabisi Whitney, Esq.

Owner/Managing Attorney Onisile Law Firm

Board Member

Advisory Council

Faren Akins, Ph.D., J.D.

Akins Law Firm

Courtney Glenn, LPC

Healthy Connections Counseling

Sarah Turney

Founder, Voices for Justice Media 

Paul Beljan, Psy.D., ABPdN, ABN

Neuropsychologist & Founder, Beljian Psychological Services

Alisa Gray, Esq.

Shareholder, Tiffany and Bosco, P.A.

David Weinstock, J.D., Ph.D.

Forensic Counseling and Evaluations, P.L.L.C.

Kirstin Flores

Director, Arizona Attorney General's Office of Victim Services

Christopher J. Meister, Esq.

Managing Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins

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