Board of Directors

Frank Antezana
Denise Balzano
Jessica Bourgeois
Marianne Burkart
Brook Carlon
Debby Cochran
Kathy Dominguez
Jessica L. Greis Edwardson

Brook Carlon has spent more than 25 years leading talent-related areas for businesses in technology and health care related industries.  She currently serves as the CHRO for Kastle Systems based in Falls Church, Virginia.  Improving the lives of children is important for Ms. Carlon, whether through teenage apprentice programs, volunteering in the elementary school where her daughter is a third grade teacher or employing teens at her local ice cream shop.  Ms. Carlon received her bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and her MBA from Regis University.

Debby Cochran has over 25 years of experience assisting individuals, families and small business owners with all of their estate planning needs. Her practice includes designing custom estate plans for each client, as well as tax planning and trust and estate administration. Washingtonian magazine has named Debby a leading estate planning attorney in the DC metro area every year for more than a decade; she also has been named among the top 100 attorneys in the nation serving the needs of affluent individuals and their families. An honors graduate from Franklin and Marshall College and from George Washington University Law School, Debby is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Jessica L. Greis Edwardson was a prosecutor for twelve years in Fairfax County, Virginia, and specialized in the prosecution of crimes against children, specifically sexual abuse and child sexual exploitation.  Prior to becoming a prosecutor Jessica advocated for domestic violence victims and their children as an attorney with Potomac Legal Aid and Legal Services of Northern Virginia. Jessica continues her advocacy for children as an investigator of sexual assault and harassment claims in Fairfax County Public Schools.

In 2012 Bryan Gibson was the Supervisor of the Child Abuse Unit for the Fairfax County Police Department. In this role, he was instrumental in ensuring a smooth transition from the County’s first children’s advocacy center to SafeSpot CAC. During the first year of efforts to create SafeSpot, he led the police department in creating a forensic interview and observation rooms for use during the interim between the closing of the former center and the opening of SafeSpot’s first office. He ensured that the MOU was signed by all County partners, so that the new organization could become a member of the National Children’s Alliance and apply for its first grant from the Virginia Department of Social Services.  His efforts brought recognition from the statewide CACVA. After retiring from the police department, Bryan began a second career with the Fairfax County Schools, also protecting children from abusers. He is currently Senior Manager, Security Operations.

Patricia Harrison has over 40 years of experience working in the health and human services field, with 32 years of service in Fairfax County Government. From 2009 to till her retirement in 2018, she served as Fairfax County, Deputy County Executive and was responsible for overseeing the county’s Health and Human Service system of 9 agencies and relationships with over 75 nonprofit organizations. During her tenure, she grew the county’s capacity to provide a system of care and trauma-informed practices across the child, youth and family serving system. In retirement she continues to promote the use of therapeutic approaches to improve the life of vulnerable people through her work with various nonprofit organizations and teaching recreation therapy at George Mason University.

Bootsie Humenansky has been a long-time community advocate for children, especially those who have been abused or neglected. She is a founding Director of SafeSpot and has served on the state Board of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Virginia, as a member of the Fairfax County Blue Ribbon Committee and Childhelp, a national organization for the treatment and prevention of child abuse. She is a former telecommunications professional and graduate of Duke University.

Annette Kerlin is the President of Kerlin’s Mid-Atlantic Distributors, Inc, a privately held fresh produce distribution company. She has spent more than 35 years in the communication and computer industry and is recognized for her success in growing both sales and profits. Other community involvements include Inova Fairfax Foundation and Great Falls Women’s Club, for which she raises funds to provide scholarships to young women. Annette graduated from The Ohio State University.

Andy Klaff is an Executive Managing Director for Newmark, a global commercial real estate company. For over 30 years, Mr. Klaff has provided corporate relocation services for a diverse client base, including technology, financial, non-profit, and government contracting companies. In addition, he has represented numerous regional developers and institutions in marketing and leasing their Class “A” office projects in Northern Virginia. Mr. Klaff lives in Reston, Virginia, with his wife, Christin. In addition, his sons Ryan and Colin are actively involved with the SafeSpot Junior Board and his daughter, Annie, has assisted with marketing and media projects for SafeSpot events.

Lauren Kushin graduated from James Madison University and went on to get her MBA from George Mason University. She focused on Mergers & Acquisitions and Marketing Communications in the government contractor space before transitioning to serving her community and raising a family. Lauren’s philanthropic efforts are geared toward helping her community’s most vulnerable children. She serves on SafeSpot’s Board of Directors with a primary focus on fundraising in support of child abuse treatment and prevention. Additionally Lauren is supportive of animal rescue organizations and children’s health.

Armen is currently the CEO of United Business Technologies, the largest independent Canon dealer in the Southeast Region.  Armen stared with the Xerox Corporation and has spent thirty-seven successful years in the copier industry.  Under his guidance, the company prospered into one of Canon’s top independent dealers.  Armen graduated from Penn State in 1964 with a BS in Business Administration.  He earned an MBA in Finance from Pace University in 1974.

Claudia is a longtime community volunteer, having served as an integral member of numerous charitable organization that provide funding for education and child-related causes, including CharityWorks.

Current CFO of Kastle Systems and long-time advocate for child abuse causes, Ralph Masino has been a part of fundraising efforts in support of SafeSpot since its inception in 2013. In 2016, he created the Champions FORE Children golf tournament and chaired this very successful event for many years. The Washington Business Journal named Ralph a finalist for the CFO of the Year in 2009. Ralph’s 25+ years of financial management and business leadership experience are a great benefit to SafeSpot.

Prior to staying home with her three children, Jacquelyn McVey graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. She spent 6 years working in the telecommunications industry as a management consultant across North America and Australia. Currently, Jacqui’s primary focus is on fundraising in support of SafeSpot’s casino night and golf events. Her compelling personal story has been featured in a video presented at the annual Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Gala.

Described as an “outstanding member of the Northern Virginia community,” Marge Odeen is a founding member of CharityWorks that, over the years, provided money for education and child-related causes. Her endeavors on behalf of the Women’s Center, Fairfax Inova Foundation and child abuse treatment and prevention programs are marked by her desire to “give something back” to the community and to get others involved. A graduate of the University of South Dakota, Marge and her husband Phil have been early contributors to the efforts to re-open a children’s advocacy center for Fairfax County.

Phil Odeen is the retired CEO of TRW and has served on a number of corporate boards. He has been active with several Northern Virginia charitable and cultural organizations and currently chairs the Henry M Jackson Foundation and the Lost Tree Village Foundation. Phil and his wife Marge actively supported the Virginia Childhelp village and the Northern Virginia advocacy center. Phil also served on the national Childhelp Board. His in-depth financial knowledge and experience have been an asset in his role as Treasurer of SafeSpot’s Board.

Catie Price is a retired litigation attorney whose practice focused on family law issues.  A graduate of the University of Virginia and the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at William and Mary, Catie has a special interest in service to children and families which naturally led to a family law practice focused on achieving goals that best served those interests.  She currently works in the area of grant reporting and acquisition with Second Story (formerly Alternative House), a local non-profit with a mission focused on assisting youth at critical points in their lives, including short-term assistance to teens in crisis, long-term housing assistance and life skills education in support of youth and young mothers, and community after school programs and resource centers supporting families.

Charlie Price retired from the FBI after serving as a Special Agent for more than 28 years.  An expert in interviews and interrogations, Charlie obtained confessions that resulted in the convictions of a wide-variety of subjects, including three sitting members of Congress, numerous corporate executives, and a spy.  He received the FBI Director’s Award for Excellence in HUMINT (human intelligence), the bureau’s highest award, for interviews/interrogations he conducted on classified national security matters while deployed to Afghanistan. After retiring from the FBI, Charlie created and led a corporate investigations practice at a consulting firm, was the Chief Security Officer of a Fortune 500 company, and served as the Chief Strategy Officer of a privately-held company that owns and manages over $4 billion in real estate.

Dr. Clishia Taylor is the President/CEO of American Health Care Professional of Virginia. A co-founder of Bless My People Foundation that meets health care needs in the US and around the world, she has a commitment to making a difference in the lives of children who have suffered from abuse. She received her degree in nursing from the College of New Rochelle, her MBA in Health Care and Finance from the University of Connecticut and her Doctor’s degree in Health Care Ministry from Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. Clishia was selected as a White House Intern during her MBA and has been a mental health nurse. She is the Editor of “Health Care Pulse EZINE.”

Randy Turk was a high school English teacher, a newspaper reporter, and then a civil and white-collar criminal defense trial lawyer for 40 years before joining the SafeSpot Board. He has extensive leadership experience working not only with teens, but with major corporate boards and executives, state and federal politicians and senior government officials in civil and criminal trials throughout the country, in Congressional hearings on Capitol Hill, and in internal corporate investigations throughout the world. He received a Bachelor’s degree in English from Princeton University, a Master’s degree in Communications from Stanford University, and a Law Degree from Georgetown University Law Center.