Agency Staff

Douglas Wilson joined A World For Children in January of 2017 as the Director of Finance.  Douglas is a graduate of Texas State University with a BBA in Accounting.  He has been licensed as a Certified Public Accountant since 1994.  Doug served the State of Texas for over 29 years and worked in various capacities in State government before retiring in 2014.   Doug previously served as Inspector General for the Office of Inspector General at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC-OIG), as Deputy Inspector General of Operations for HHSC-OIG, as Deputy Director of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit at the Texas Attorney General’s  Office, he served as the Deputy Director of Licensing and Enforcement for what was then the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse and he also served as the Director of the Grants Management Division for the Texas Department of Health.  Doug has also worked as chief accountant, grant accountant and as an auditor during his career.  He is passionate about the work of A World For Children because he believes in the mission of the agency “Changing the world, one child at a time,”and is excited about the opportunity to assist in shaping young lives.  Doug also volunteers with a Christian mentoring organization “Young Women and Men of Destiny.”

Andrew Stegall is a graduate of Midwestern State University.  Andrew has been employed with A World For Children since 1999.  As the Placement Director, Andrew works closely with CPS on the quest to provide a safe haven for children that have been abused and neglected.  On a daily basis, Andrew’s astute assessment skills enable him to effectively match a child’s needs with foster parent’s strengths, resulting in a healing experience for the child, as well as stability in placement.

Kelsi Vines has been a child welfare advocate since she graduated from Southern Nazarene University with a Theology Degree in 2013. She has held multiple positions in the non-profit world including case management, training developer and public relations for CASA. In addition, she is a licensed TBRI Practitioner. She began her journey to AWFC first as a foster parent from 2018-2020. After that time, she tried her hand at case management with the agency, before being promoted to the position of Director of Training in 2023. Kelsi is a passionate advocate for kids and she works to always try to bring the child’s perspective to everything she does to develop the AWFC training program. She loves to train foster parents because she enjoys guiding them as they begin their parenting journey and helping them to shape their expectations of the experience. Kelsi is a wife and mother of one son and three dogs. In her spare time, she enjoys thrifting, reading, going to Disney World and eating snacks!

Tanya Park is a panhandle native, West Texas A&M University graduate, and passionate adoptive parent. Her experience and advocacy within the foster care system span an impressive career of over 15 years. Tanya has devoted her professional time to working with children and families who are taking their foster care journey.  Starting as a Case Manager with A World for Children for the first five years of her career, Tanya moved up to the Director position and has remained in that role since 2013. Tanya’s passion for seeing children grow and heal from their trauma has motivated her to continue her work within the field: those working with her find tremendous support in her leadership and expertise. Named as West Texas A&M University’s “Woman of the Year” in 2007, Tanya continues to blaze new trails and build stronger bridges between foster care agencies and child welfare professionals. When Tanya is not working with children, you might find her playing her bass guitar with her band or enjoying time with her two children, husband, and adorable dog. 

Christine Roberts is the Director of Marketing and Communications.

Ronda Hoag-Olsson graduated from Texas State University in San Marcos, TX with a Bachelors and a Masters in Social Work. She is an LMSW and she started at AWFC as a Case Manager in 2000, then shifted to Intake Specialist, then Foster Home Developer, then to Placement Coordinator in 2007. Ronda has loved her years spent being a part of the AWFC family and she “can’t imagine doing this job anywhere else or with a better bunch of coworkers.” She is often described as someone who has a gentle, calming effect and the one to go to when you need a listening ear. She believes that the agency is truly a team, as everyone does their part to work together to meet the needs of the families and children they serve. Ronda is a wife and mother to two teenagers and one cat. She enjoys spending time with her family, baking and traveling.

Hailey Hanke has been involved in child welfare in the Amarillo area for over 10 years. She worked in direct care at Amarillo Children’s Home for four years before coming to AWFC as the Region 1 Administrative Assistant in 2017. She was promoted to the agency’s Quality Assurance Specialist in 2023. Hailey can be described as a “jack of all trades” and she is always willing to jump in and figure things out whether it be creating flyers, making centerpieces for an event, or fixing something around the office. She loves her AWFC team because they are “unstoppable, passionate and loving” and she believes they strive to embody the AWFC motto of “Changing the World…One Child at A Time” with everything that they do. Hailey is married to her amazing husband, Chaise. They have two beautiful children, Jack and Daniella, as well as two dogs and two cats. In her free time, she enjoys crafting, making rugs, doing nails, listening to all kinds of music and immersing herself in true crime stories and thrillers.