08/04/2026
Cristina Bernich has made it her mission to help children find their voice. As a speech-language pathologist and former foster parent, Cristina has always focused on creating foundations to help children to thrive. After stepping away from fostering, she knew she still wanted to helping children in a similar capacity.
Cristina had met CASA volunteers in the course of her work and through her role as a foster parent. Then one day she saw an ad on social media for CASA. “I just thought, what a great marriage of my public speaking skills, writing skills, and my kid-friendly skills,” she said. “I was hooked.”
Read more of Cristina’s story below.
For thirty years, Cristina Bernich has made it her mission to help children find their voice. Her work in early intervention as a speech language pathologist and feeding and lactation consultant focuses on establishing the building blocks that will allow children to thrive. And for many years, befor...