Second Judicial District Court -- State of Nevada, Washoe County
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Foster Care
Contact Information
Tom Murtha, MS, MBA
Program Coordinator, Educational Liaison
Second Judicial District
Family Division Model Court
P.O. Box 30083
Reno, NV 89520-3083
Office 775.328.3486
Mobile 775.230.2912
Fax 775.325.6636


LINKS
Casey Family Programs
Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care
Washoe County School District
Washoe County Department of Social Services
Sierra Association of Foster Families
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
Walter S. Johnson Foundation
Youth Law Center
ABA's Legal Center for Foster Care Education Publications
Technical Assistance Brief; Judicial Checklist Foster Care and Education

Foster Care Education Initiative Information
Overview  |   Concern  |   Goals  |   Performance  |   Members  |  
Members
Second Judicial District Family Court
Education Advisory Committee

Judge Deborah Schumacher; Lead Judge, Model Court
Second Judicial District Court, Family Division


Judge Eagan Walker
Second Judicial District Court, Family Division
Master Cynthia Lu
Second Judicial District Court, Family Division

Rachel Anderline
Executive Assistant, Dept. 5
Second Judicial District Court, Family Division

Jeanne Marsh
Director, Children's Services Division
Washoe County Department of Social Services

Shannon McCoy
Coordinator, Children's Services
(Independent Living Program)
Washoe County Department of Social Services

Trish Gilbert
Coordinator School counseling
Washoe County School District


Eric Beye,
Director, Intervention Services
Washoe County School District


Ann Drendel Haas
Area Administrator, Special Education
Washoe County School District


Cynthia Carstairs
Program Coordinator, Independent Living Program
The Children's Cabinet


Rachel Solemsaas, Ph.D.
Vice President, Finance and Administration
Truckee Meadows Community College


Patty Porter
Director, Outreach and Success
Truckee Meadows Community College


Shelley Chase
Grants Writer
Institutional Advancement
Truckee Meadows Community College


Joseph Galata
Executive Director
Sierra Association of Foster Families


Eric Ohlson
Coordinator Prevention Programs
Join Together Northern Nevada


Myra Sheehan
Deputy District Attorney
Reno, NV 89520


Larry Belasco
Children's Attorney, Washoe Legal Services


Kathy O'Leary
Deputy Public Defender
Washoe County


Robin Ruybalid,
CASA Case Manager


Tom Murtha
Educational Liaison
Second Judicial District Court, Family Division
P.O. Box 30083
Reno, NV 89520
328-3486
230-2912 (mobile)
325-6636 (fax)
Tom.Murtha@washoecourts.us