Our Mission
The mission of Foster Angels is to improve the lives of children in foster care ensuring each child has their basic needs met and providing life-enhancing, life-enriching opportunities whenever possible.
We could not carry out our mission without the collaboration of child advocates throughout South Texas. Help us show our appreciation for them by writing a thank you note to them today.
How We Started
In 1999 Ted Oakley sought out to impact the lives of children by creating a relationship with Child Protective Services in Corpus Christi, and buying the things children needed. Quickly thereafter, Ted founded Foster Angels of South Texas. Eleven years later, Ted’s daughter, Sarah Smith, saw the same needs of children appearing in Austin during her career as a teacher and Foster Angels of Central Texas was founded in 2010.
Meet the Team
Hilary Jackson
Executive Director
Trista McGinnis
Development Director
Heather Tijerina
Program Manager
Jennifer Kremer-Oliva
Heart Gallery Director
Rio Grande Valley
Lucy Ann Wolthoff
Rio Grande Valley Director
Brisa-Mar Cantu
Heart Gallery Coordinator - Rio Grande Valley
Board of Directors
Ted Oakley
Founder and Chairman Emeritus
Chase Carlisle
President
Sally Wallace
Vice President
Courtney Bechtol
Treasurer
Carol Kirkland
Secretary
Rajan Ahuja
Past President
Patricia Bates
Lilia Bruni Wetsel
Laredo
Anne Dobson
Ben Donnell
Dos Gates
Mandy Hagy
Sarah Jones
Rio Grande Valley
Richard Leshin
Dr. Barry McBurnett
Leslie McClanahan
Dr. Nikki Nisbet
Elizabeth Owens
Courtney Sanchez
Michael Sasser
Marcus Veazey
Advisory Board
Marty Berry
Christina Hawn
Mike McNeil
Dane Bruun
Susan Karp
Alice Oakley
David Engel
Sheila Lawrence
Phyllis Stephenson
Diane Gates
Matt Layton
Rick Valls, Jr.
Mayor Paulette Guajardo
Nelda Martinez
Contact Us
Foster Angels of South Texas
3758 Denver Avenue
Corpus Christi, Texas 78411