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
In 1999 Ted Oakley sought out to impact the lives of children by creating a relationship with Child Protective Services in Corpus Christi, and buying the things children needed. Quickly thereafter, Ted founded Foster Angels of South Texas. Eleven years later, Ted’s daughter, Sarah Smith, saw the same needs of children appearing in Austin during her career as a teacher and Foster Angels of Central Texas was founded in 2010.

Meet the Team
Board of Directors

Ted Oakley
Founder and Chairman Emeritus

Rajan Ahuja
President

Marcus Veazey
Vice President

Chase Carlisle
Treasurer

Carol Kirkland
Secretary

Austin Adamson

Courtney Bechtol

Dane Bruun

Ben Donnell

Anne Dobson

Dos Gates

Paulette Guajardo

Ryan Frazier

Mandy Hagy

Suzzette James

Matt Layton

Richard Leshin

Dr. Barry McBurnett

Leslie McClanahan

Ross Patchin

Dabney Pettus

Will Pettus

Lindsey Pietsch

Michael Sasser

Blaire Turnbull

Richard Valls, Jr.
Advisory Board
Marty Berry
Sheila Lawrence
David Engel
Nelda Martinez
Diane Gates
Phyllis Stephenson
Christina Hawn
Alice Oakley
Susan Karp
Mike McNeil
Contact Us
800 N. Shoreline Boulevard, Suite 2750-S
Corpus Christi, Texas 78401-3700