Meet the Team
The Here For Texas team is a talented group of professionals with psychology, social work, and clinical mental health backgrounds. Our staff is dedicated to providing empathic support to people seeking mental health and addiction resources and ensuring they get connected to the services they need. Our team is always leading the way to make a difference in North Texas.
Vanita Halliburton
Co-founder and Executive Chairman
Vanita is a frequent speaker on youth mental health and suicide prevention in schools, at professional conferences, and throughout the North Texas community. She speaks from the heart about her son’s battle with depression and bipolar disorder, his suicide at the age of 19, and the need for a collaborative and comprehensive approach to mental health education and suicide prevention in North Texas.
Kevin Hall
President
Kevin works closely with Vanita and staff to oversee day-to-day operations and future growth initiatives, with an emphasis on marketing, program services, community outreach, and development. He is an avid golfer and, in his spare time, is a golf course rater and occasional editorial contributor for Golfweek Magazine.
Here For Texas Team
Blanca N. Garcia, LCSW-S
Director of Mental Health Resources
Blanca leads the Foundation’s Here For Texas program. A licensed clinical social worker, she has worked with children, teens, and families for more than twelve years as a bilingual mental health clinician. Blanca understands that navigating mental health services is a challenge and was critical in implementing the Foundation’s mental health navigation line to increase access to mental health resources in North Texas.
Connie Chin
Here For Texas Program Manager
Connie leads the recruitment and coordination of volunteers for the Here For Texas Mental Health Navigation Line. She also manages the development and maintenance of HereForTexas.com.
Lizzie Davis, LMSW
Mental Health Resources Manager
Lizzie works to connect North Texans to vital resources through the Foundation’s Here For Texas Mental Health Navigation Line. A licensed master social worker, Lizzie has more than five years of experience working with individuals, families, and communities experiencing poverty and food insecurity through case management, program management, and community engagement.
Leslie Silva Castillo, M.S.W.
Mental Health Resources Manager, Hispanic Outreach
Leslie works to connect North Texans to vital resources through the Foundation’s Here For Texas Mental Health Navigation Line. Leslie has a master’s in social work and has more than five years of experience working with survivors of complex trauma. As a first-generation college graduate to Mexican immigrant parents, Leslie is passionate about encouraging and connecting the Hispanic and Latino communities in North Texas to mental health resources and breaking the stigma of mental health.
Elizabeth Jurado, M.S.W., CFSW
Mental Health Resources Manager, Hispanic Outreach
Elizabeth works to connect North Texans to vital resources through the Foundation’s Here For Texas Mental Health Navigation Line. She has experience working with children, families, and individuals as an agent of support and guidance. Her professional life includes a commitment to serving the needs of low-income families. Elizabeth is especially sensitive to the mental health needs of the Hispanic community and serves as an advocate to those who don’t understand the English language.