Teresa Huizar is CEO of National Children’s Alliance. She has served at every level in the Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) movement, beginning in 1993 at a CAC in Colorado developing psychoeducation curricula. She has served in executive roles at the local center, State Chapter, Western Regional center, and with the national organization, which she has led since 2008. 

Under Teresa’s leadership, NCA ensures the highest standards of evidence-based practice for CACs delivering comprehensive care to child victims of abuse. The national association and accrediting body for more than 900 CACs and 50 State Chapters, NCA provides training, technical assistance, financial support, and access to innovative research and education to improve outcomes for children. NCA represents the movement on Capitol Hill and to federal agencies that support CACs and leads special projects in mental health care and issues such as child sex trafficking and child-on-child abuse.