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

Griselda Duenes

Heart Gallery Coordinator - Corpus Christi/Laredo

Rio Grande Valley

Lucy Ann Wolthoff

Rio Grande Valley Director

Brisa-Mar Cantu

Heart Gallery Coordinator - Rio Grande Valley

Board of Directors

Ted Oakley

Ted Oakley

Founder and Chairman Emeritus

Chase Carlisle

Chase Carlisle

President

Sally Wallace

Sally Wallace

Vice President

Courtney Bechtol

Courtney Bechtol

Treasurer

Carol Kirkland

Carol Kirkland

Secretary

Rajan Ahuja

Rajan Ahuja

Past President

Patricia Bates

Patricia Bates

Lilia Bruni Wetsel

Lilia Bruni Wetsel

Laredo

Anne Dobson

Anne Dobson

Ben Donnell

Ben Donnell

Dos Gates

Dos Gates

Mandy Hagy

Mandy Hagy

Sarah Jones

Sarah Jones

Rio Grande Valley

Richard Leshin

Richard Leshin

Dr. Barry McBurnett

Dr. Barry McBurnett

Leslie McClanahan

Leslie McClanahan

Dr. Nikki Nisbet

Dr. Nikki Nisbet

Elizabeth Owens

Elizabeth Owens

Courtney Sanchez

Courtney Sanchez

Michael Sasser

Michael Sasser

Marcus Veazey

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

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