Child Advocates
Brandy Copley is an accomplished legal professional serving as Deputy Regional General Counsel and Renewable Energy Counsel at JERA Americas since October 2021. With extensive experience in energy and project finance, Copley previously held positions as Senior Legal Counsel at PTTGC America LLC and Managing Director and Counsel at GE Capital - Energy Financial Services. Copley has also served as Sr. Counsel at Dynegy and contributed as an attorney at King & Spalding and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Additionally, Copley actively volunteers with Child Advocates, representing children in foster care, and has held leadership roles in the Women's Energy Network. Education includes a J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law, along with studies at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne.
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Child Advocates
Child Advocates mobilizes advocate volunteers to break the vicious cycle of child abuse. We speak up for abused children who are lost in the system and guide them into safe environments where they can thrive. A judge appoints Child Advocates to represent the best interests of a child or sibling group in foster care. They serve as the judge’s eyes and ears while the children are in custody, ensuring their unique needs are met until they can safely return home or are permanently placed with a loving relative or adoptive family. Unlike Child Protective Services caseworkers and court-appointed attorneys who juggle overwhelming caseloads, our volunteers represent just one child or sibling group at a time. Their advocacy makes sure no child falls through the cracks of our overburdened child welfare system. Child Advocates volunteers make a profound difference in the lives of the children they serve. Studies show children served by an advocate volunteer are better able to work with others and control deviant behavior than children without an advocate. Also, more parents of these children complete counseling services, psychiatric evaluations, and drug and alcohol counseling than those without an advocate. With Child Advocates’ help, we can break the cycle of child abuse and give more foster children a chance at a better, brighter future.