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
Founded by a father daughter duo. In 1999 Ted Oakley sought out to impact the lives of children in the care of Child Protective Services when he founded Foster Angels of South Texas. 11 years later, Ted’s daughter, Sarah Smith, saw the same needs of children appearing in Austin during her career as a teacher and so Foster Angels of Central Texas was founded in 2010.
Meet the Team
Tania Leskovar-Owens
Executive Director
Kendall Clark
Program Manager
Sarah Crocker
Youth Support Manager
Maggie Sheppard
Senior Marketing Manager
Board of Directors
Thom Farrell
President
Suzy Balagia
Vice President
Blair McBride
Secretary
Jon Berry
Treasurer
J. J. Gottsch
Past President
Ted Oakley
Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus
Sarah Smith
Co-Founder
Leon Chen
Quan Cosby
Allison Edwards
Patrick Flynn
Cuatro Groos
John Hampton
Jay Hanna
Shannon Hicks
Steve Hicks
Richard Leshin
Matt Martin
MP Mueller
Hannah Nokes
Stephanie Phillips
Allen Plunket
Richard Suttle
Gary Valdez
Eric Wright
Advisory Board
Laura Beckworth
Jo Burgh
Derek Lewis
Vilma Luna
Kathy Petet
Bill Walker
Join our Team!
We hire interns every semester! Submit your resume and cover letter to maggie@fosterangelsctx.org to be considered for the next interview cycle. See the job description here.
Contact Us
Foster Angels of Central Texas
101 Westlake Drive Suite 210
Austin, TX 78746
Mailing Address
Foster Angels of Central Texas
P.O. Box 152575
Austin, TX 78715