April 15, 2009

Dental faculty member appointed as vice president of child protection advocacy group

Margie Arnett, MS, assistant professor, LLU School of Dentistry, was elected to serve as vice president of the San Bernardino Court Appointed Child Advocates (CASA), a national non-profit organization that is committed to the protection of abused, neglected and exploited children and to the provision of advocacy services to those children who are under the jurisdiction of the San Bernardino County Juvenile Court system.

Founded in 1984 at the urging of Juvenile Court Judges, CASA trains volunteers to advocate for approximately 5,400 children and youth living in San Bernardino County foster care facilities.