MEET OUR TEAM
We are a team of passionate dreamers, doers, and changemakers. We pride ourselves on being a professional team who work together to bring healing, provide safety, and deliver hope to the people we serve!

Jim Womack
Chief Executive Officer

Brandi Reed
Director of Education

Christy Bertolino
Director of Donor Engagement

Joette Campbell
Chief Development Officer

Kathy Tortoreo
Director of Behavioral Health & Wellness

Michelle Shields
Director of Advocacy Services

Terry Stroud
Chief Operating Officer

Verlene Dickson
Veterans Resource Center Director

Veronica Villanueva
Director of Administrative Services

Veronica Villanueva
Director of Administrative Services

Angelique Cardoza
Accounts Payable Coordinator

Dolorse Rollins
Professional Billing Coordinator

Demesio Banda
Facilities Manager

Kathy Tortoreo
Director of Behavioral Health & Wellness

Amy Hord
LCSW Behavioral Health Counselor

Ashli Andrews
VRC Counselor

Barbara Hughes
Clinical Intake Coordinator | Supervised Visitation

Cynthia Gable
Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher

Gisel Caballero
LMSW Behavioral Health Counselor

Jennifer Potter
LOSS Team Coordinator

Jim Walton
Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Lauren Diestelkamp
Behavioral Health & Wellness Coordinator

Louva Hunt
Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor

MacKenzie Ellis
Behavioral Health Counselor

Tricia Bradford
Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor

Rebecca Gonzales
BIPP Coordinator

Brandi Reed
Director of Education

Alicia Carrillo
Parent Educator

Ashley Jourdan
Anti Trafficking Services Coordinator

Autumn Barraza
Project H.O.P.E.S Coordinator

Brea Berry
Parent Educator

Cyntia Ramirez
Rural Outreach Specialist

Germaine Padilla
H.O.P.E.S Case Manager

Halei Skinner
Assistant Director of Education

Hector "Teddy" Larios
Prevention Specialist

Kaci Musick-Simmons
Prevention Specialist

Kesley Landers
Parent Educator

Lus Chavez
R.I.S.E Program (Sembrando El Sueño) – Outreach Coordinator

Marlene Ramos
Bilingual Parent Educator

Mary Silva Ortega
Parent SFP Educator

Micah Bynum
Prevention Specialist

Monica Balderas
Prevention Educator Specialist

Nayeli Sanchez
Parent Educator

Shelby Brady
Prevention Specialist

Michelle Shields
Director of Advocacy Services

Ashley Gonzales
Safe House Advocate

Azelin Roberts
Volunteer Coordinator

Benjamin Harrell
Safe House Advocate

Brenda Talamantes
Safe House Advocate

Brianna Garcia
Advocate Interventionist

Cynthia Valencia
Bilingual Advocate

Ginsberg
The Advocat!

Hannah Finkenbinder
Safe House Manager

Jackie Welch
Advocate PRN

Jacob Gillette
Case Manager - Safe House

Katelynn Smith
Case Manager - Housing

Kim Flanagan
Safe House Advocate

Lisa McClelland
Advocate Services Coordinator

McKabry Hollis
Safe House Advocate

Rachel Velasquez
Hotline Interventionist

Susan Nottingham
Lay Legal Advocate

Tiffany Darnell
Safe House Advocate

Yara Duarte
Bilingual Case Manager - Safe House

Verlene Dickson
Veteran Resource Center Director

Ashli Andrews
VRC Counselor

Joseph Horne
VRC Customer Service Associate

Lynda Costley
Navigator Assistant

Nora Shirley
Navigator Assistant

Randy Willmon
Veteran Navigator