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.

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
Board of Directors

Ted Oakley
Founder and Chairman Emeritus

Chase Carlisle
President

Marcus Veazey
Vice President

Courtney Bechtol
Treasurer

Carol Kirkland
Secretary

Rajan Ahuja
Past President

Anne Dobson

Ben Donnell

Dos Gates

Mayor Paulette Guajardo

Mandy Hagy

Suzzette James

Richard Leshin

Dr. Barry McBurnett

Leslie McClanahan

Dr. Shalini Narang

Dabney Pettus

Lindsey Pietsch

Michael Sasser

Blaire Turnbull

Sally Wallace
Advisory Board
Marty Berry
Susan Karp
Alice Oakley
Dane Bruun
Sheila Lawrence
Phyllis Stephenson
David Engel
Matt Layton
Rick Valls, Jr.
Diane Gates
Nelda Martinez
Christina Hawn
Mike McNeil