Andy Kahan served as the Victim Advocate for the Mayor’s Office and Houston Police Department for 26 years before retiring and joining Crime-Stoppers of Houston to resume his career as the Director of Victim Services and Victim Advocacy 

Andy Kahan received his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice in 1983 from the University of Houston. He worked as both a Parole and Probation Officer before becoming the first victim advocate in the country to work in a Mayor’s Office. Some of his responsibilities included working with local crime victim’s rights organizations to facilitate the pooling of resources and the exchange of information. In addition, he will accompany and represent victims before the Parole Board. He also put crime victims in touch with local crime victims support and advocacy groups in addition to court accompaniment.