Staff

Jamie Bernstein joined the Supreme Court of Texas Permanent Judicial Commission for Children, Youth and Families in May 2014 and became the Executive Director in June 2020. Ms. Bernstein began her legal career in New York where she represented children and youth in child welfare and delinquency proc ...

Milbrey E. Raney joined the Supreme Court of Texas Permanent Judicial Commission for Children, Youth and Families as a Staff Attorney in April 2012, served as Training Director from 2018-2020, and currently serves as the Assistant Director. She is responsible for judicial training and education prim ...

Jessica Arguijo joined the Children’s Commission in August 2013 and serves as the communications manager responsible for the execution and delivery of print and digital materials, website development, and social media management. She enjoys aiding the extensive work of the judiciary for the child we ...

Renée Castillo-De La Cruz joined the Supreme Court of Texas Permanent Judicial Commission for Children, Youth, and Families in November 2019. She began her legal career in private practice, primarily focusing on the representation of children before the juvenile justice system and children and paren ...

Aimee Corbin joined the Supreme Court of Texas for the Permanent Judicial Commission for Children, Youth and Families in September 2020. Her primary areas of focus are education for children and youth in the Texas foster care system, the identification and intervention of commercial sexual exploitat ...

Tiffany Edwards has been employed with the State of Texas since May of 2008 and joined the Children’s Commission in May of 2018. Tiffany assists the Statewide Trauma Informed Care Collaborative and Legal Representation Committee and workgroups. She is excited to continue to learn and support efforts ...

Jocelyn Fowler joined the Supreme Court of Texas for the Permanent Judicial Commission for Children, Youth and Families in May 2018. At the Children’s Commission, Jocelyn leads the Statewide Collaborative on Trauma-Informed Care and other efforts by the Commission to expand trauma-informed practice ...

Chelsea Martinez joined the Children’s Commission in January 2020 after serving as an administrative assistant at the Texas Education Agency. Chelsea assists with the Foster Care and Education, legal representation, and the Dual Status Task Force. She is excited to continue to learn and support effo ...

Dylan S. Moench joined the Supreme Court of Texas Permanent Judicial Commission for Children, Youth and Families in October of 2016. He oversees projects that fall under the Legal Practice & Process Committee and  Data Committee, including raising the quality of legal representation, tracking ch ...

Patrick Passmore spent three years with the Supreme Court of Texas Clerk’s Office as a Deputy Clerk before joining the Children’s Commission in October 2015. He joined the Army after high school and was part of Operation Enduring Freedom in Kosovo. Patrick received his Bachelor of Business Administr ...

Willette Sedwick has 13 years with the State of Texas, 12 years in accounting. In November 2020, she joined the accounting team for the Children's Commission and the Judicial Commission for Mental Health. One of the goals Willette hopes to accomplish while working for the SCOT is to further her care ...

Andrea Vicencio began her state career with the Texas Workforce Commission in 2008 and joined the Children’s Commission in October 2015. She enjoys learning how the Commission is making a difference in the child welfare system and providing assistance to the process. During her time away from the of ...