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!
Kirk Daniels
CEO
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Kathy Tortoreo
Director of Behavioral Health & Wellness
Brandi Reed
Director of Education
Verlene Dickson
Director of Veterans Resource Center
Terry Stroud
Chief Operating Officer
Michelle Shields
Director of Advocacy Services
Joette Campbell
Chief Development Officer
ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
Brenda Armendariz
Customer Service Associate
Bethany Perry
Customer Service Associate
Kathy Roth
Accounts Payable Coordinator
Dolorse Rollins
Professional Billing Coordinator
Demesio Banda
Facilities Manager
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & WELLNESS TEAM
Kathy Tortoreo
Director of Behavioral Health & Wellness
Amy Hord
LCSW Behavioral Health Counselor
Cynthia Gable
Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher
Barbara Hughes
Clinical Intake Coordinator | Supervised Visitation
Jim Walton
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Tricia Bradford
Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor
Lupe A. Schneider
Licensed Professional Counselor - Supervisor
MacKenzie Ellis
MA, LPC-Associate
Supervisor: Lupe Schnieder, M.Ed., LPC-S, Lic #16820
Dede Ballou
M.Ed., NCC, LPC-Associate
Supervisor: Terri Clements-Slaughter, M.Ed., LPC-S, Lic #19832
Carrie McConnell
LMSW
Supervisor: Amy Hord, LCSW-S, Lic #29410
Rebecca Gonzales
MA, LPC-Associate
Supervisor: Kathy Tortoreo, MA, LPC-S, Lic #69331
Destiny Whitaker
LOSS Team Coordinator
Louva Hunt
Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor
Lisa Tidwell
LMSW
Supervisor: Melissa Preece, LCSW-S Lic #58839
Benjamin Ramirez
LMSW
Supervisor: Melissa Preece, LCSW-S Lic #58839
EDUCATION TEAM
Brandi Reed
Director of Education
Alicia Duenes
Parent Educator
Ashley Jourdan
Program Development Specialist
Autumn Barraza
HOPES Coordinator
Germaine Padilla
HOPES Bilingual Case Manager
Shelby Brady
Prevention Specialist
Hector "Teddy" Larios
Youth Development Specialist
Kaci Musick-Simmons
Prevention Specialist
Monica Balderas
Prevention Education Coordinator
Micah Bynum
Prevention Specialist
Nayeli Sanchez
Bilingual Parent Educator
Hannah Doggett
Outreach & Parent Support Coordinator
Cyntia Ramirez
Rural Outreach Specialist
Brea Berry
Parent Educator
Lus Chavez
Rural Outreach Coordinator
Kesley Landers
Parent Educator
Mary Silva Ortega
Parent SFP Educator
Marlene Ramos
Bilingual Parent Educator
Stephanie Bonnett
Love & Logic Facilitator
ADVOCACY SERVICES TEAM
Michelle Shields
Director of Advocacy Services
Azelin Roberts
Volunteer Coordinator
Benjamin Harrell
Safe House Advocate
Lisa Baca
Advocacy Services Specialist
Hannah Finkenbinder
Safe House Manager
Jacob Gillette
Case Manager - Safe House
Katelynn Young
Case Manager - Housing
Kim Flanagan
Safe House Advocate
Kristina Neal
Legal Advocate
Rachel Velasquez
Hotline Interventionist
Diana Landeros-Retana
Advocacy Interventionist
Tiffany Darnell
Safe House Advocate
Yara Duarte
Bilingual Case Manager - Safe House
Leah Johnson
Safe House Advocate
Brenda Talamantes
Safe House Advocate
Ginsberg
The Advocat!
McKabry Hollis
Safe House Advocate
Lisa McClelland
Advocate Services Coordinator
VETERANS RESOURCE CENTER TEAM
Verlene Dickson
Veteran Resource Center Director
Joseph Horne
VRC Customer Service Associate
Nora Shirley
Navigator Assistant
Lynda Costley
Navigator Assistant
Melanie Terrell
Veteran Navigator
Julie Rose MA, LPC-S
Veteran Counselor
Gayla Martin
Veteran Assistant
Joseph St. Clair
Veteran Navigator