The Staff of Prevent Child Abuse Wyoming

Mrs. Charlene Smith
Director
Charlene Smith joined Prevent Child Abuse Wyoming in April 2007.  She comes to us with a strong background in project coordination, working for the National MS Society, Wyoming Health Resources Network, Inc., and the State and Federal Government in Nebraska.  She received her Bachelor of Science Degree at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska.  Charlene and her husband, Derrold, live in Burns where they are raising four wonderful children, Norman, Derik, Paige, and Arin. 

C.J. Risner
Administrative Assistant
C. J. Risner joins Prevent Child Abuse Wyoming as our Administrative Assistant from  Denver, Colorado where she resided for the past nine years. She is a native of Oklahoma but has moved around extensively . C. J.’s career path includes 30 + years in the insurance adjusting industry with supervisory experience as a Branch Secretary, Account Adjuster, Workers Compensation Supervisor and Branch Casualty Supervisor. She is the proud mother of Lynda; a homemaker and mother in Thornton, CO; who graduated from the University of Colorado Suma Cum Laude, and a son, Sgt. Joseph Earl Risner of the U. S. Marine Corps, who resides currently in San Diego, CA with his wife, Amber. Lynda and her husband, Dan, have made C.J. a grandmother of 2 girls, Melanie, age 3 and Kaitlyn, age 9 months. C. J. is very active in the Masonic fraternal organizations, community involvement and enjoys people. She is a published poet, both nationally and internationally and some of her poetry has been recorded and distributed nationally. Currently she is trying to compile her poetry, written since about the age of 12, into a book dedicated to her children. She is also working on a historical novel which she admits at this point is slow with only about 4 chapters completed.

Rick Morgan
Community Education Coordinator

The Board of Directors of Prevent Child Abuse Wyoming

The Board of Directors of Prevent Child Abuse Wyoming are volunteers.  The board is constantly searching for new members who live throughout  Wyoming to join them.  If you would like more information on the opportunities to serve on our board, please call our office or send an email to info@pcawyoming.org.    

Mrs. Kimber Wichmann
President
Kim is a Business Analyst for eBay, Inc. She has been with eBay for over 6 years.  She lives in Cheyenne with her husband and children and is a new member of the board.

Mr. Fred Oetken
Vice-President
Fred is retired and currently managing property he owns. 

Miss Jill Reinking
Secretary
Jill is a paralegal for the Wyoming Attorney General's office in Cheyenne.

Mr. Lew Stubbs
Treasurer
Lew is the Vice President of Lending at Wyoming Employees Federal Credit Union. Lew is also a member of the Development Committee.

Mrs. Margaret Brown
Development Committee
Margaret is from Laramie, Wyoming and is a strong advocate for her community and children. 

Dr. Dirk Dijkstal Programs
Committee Chair
Dr. Dijkstal is an ophthalmologist at the Cheyenne Eye Clinic.

Mrs. Gay Woodhouse
Programs Committee
Gay, former Attorney General of Wyoming, is an attorney at Woodhouse Law Office. She has been a Wyoming leader on behalf of children and abused women.

Miss. Pravina Gondalia
Programs Committee
Pravina is a visual artist and owner of Pravina's Studio. She has exhibited her work nationwide.

Board Members

Mr. Rick Schum
Board Member
Rick is the Vice President of Marketing at Blue Cross Blue Shield and has been with Blue Cross Blue Shield for 24 years.  Rick lives in Cheyenne with his wife and children and is a new board member.


TJ Forwood
Anne Reiniger
Jill Kucera
Jill Sutherland
Natalie Hancock
Gloria Poston
Yvonne McGee
Patti Guzman

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