Meet Our Team

United by a shared mission, our collaborative campus educates, prepares, and empowers teen families so they can build the lives they want and deserve.

Campus Leadership

Chuck Crowe

Director of Development

Samantha Deebs

(She/Her/Ella)

Chief Financial Officer

Josh Howard

Principal of Florence Crittenton High School

Desta Taye-Channell

(She/Her/Ella)

President & CEO

MonaLisa Valenzuela

(She/Her/Ella)

Director of Early Childhood Education Center

Administrative Team

Kristen Blackburn

(She/Her/Ella)

Executive Assistant

Kathy Isenhart

Staff Accountant

Albie Martinez

Facility Manager

Britney Perez

(She/Her/Ella)

Program Funding Coordinator

Donica Snyder

(She/Her/Ella)

Senior Data & Evaluation Strategist

Joseph Vialpando

(He/Him/Él)

Human Resources Manager

SFSP Team

Emily Assaf

(She/Her/Ella)

Transitions Advocate

Lucia Barton-Diaz

(She/Her/Ella)

Bilingual Housing Stability Specialist

Madison Caparros

(She/Her/Ella)

Senior Housing Manager

Hezekiah Carlstrom

Family Services Manager

Lupe Flores

(She/Her/Ella)

Bilingual Family Advocate

Danessa Garcia-Gallegos

Youth Workforce Program Developer VISTA

Brian Jimenez Fraile

Therapist

Maira Magallanes

(She/Her/Ella)

Bilingual Housing Placement Specialist

Kate Nixon

(They/Them/Elle)

AmeriCorps Engagement Support Member

Cruz Pedraza-Ruiz

Bilingual Family Advocate

Laura Rivera

(She/Her/Ella)

Bilingual Clinical Services Manager

Development Team

Nikki Arvidson

(She/Her/Ella)

Marketing & Communications

Michelle Baldwin

(She/Her/Ella)

Volunteer and Special Events Manager

Sunshine Knight

(She/Her/Ella)

Grant Manager

Claudia Mayo

(She/Her/Ella)

Development Coordinator

Amanda McManus

(She/Her/Ella)

Individual Giving Manager

Caroline Walden

Bilingual Development Administrative Assistant

Early Childhood Education Center Team

Prisma Aguilar

(She/Her/Ella)

ECE Center Teacher

Janet Bettini

ECE Infant Program Supervisor

Heather Bradley

ECE Support Teacher

Kaylee Brashears

ECE Center Teacher

Lisbeth Cervantes-Garcia

ECE Center Teacher

Ataya Coleman

(She/Her/Ella)

ECE Center Teacher

Liliana Contreras

ECE Support Teacher

Rosa Dominguez

ECE Center Teacher

Ursula Dunn

ECE Center Teacher

Yinna Evora

ECE Center Teacher

Isabel Facio

(She/Her/Ella)

ECE Center Teacher

Meranda Garcia

(She/Her/Ella)

ECE Center Teacher

Analysia Gonzalez

(She/Her/Ella)

ECE Center Teacher

Sherry Jones

(She/Her/Ella)

ECE Center Teacher

Isabell “Scottie” Louser

(She/Her/Ella)

Substitute ECE Teacher

Gaby Lovato

(She/Her/Ella)

ECE Center Teacher

Ciera Maes

(She/Her/Ella)

ECE Center Teacher

Margaret Martinez

(She/Her/Ella)

ECE Toddler Program Supervisor

Ana Nava

ECE Center Teacher

Maria Olivas

ECE Center Teacher

Daphne Ponce

ECE Center Teacher

Rosalyn Price

ECE Food Program Coordinator

Luz Robles

(She/Her/Ella)

ECE Center Teacher

Janet Rodriguez

Bilingual ECE Administrative Assistant

Tania Vasquez

ECE Center Teacher

Lyssa Zawalski

Parent Educator

Alethia E. Morgan, MD School-Based Health Center

Terrill Graden

(He/Him/Él)

Dental Hygienist

Elizabeth Madrid

(She/Her/Ella)

PA-C Provider

Florence Crittenton High School

Jenny Antin

(She/Her/Ella)

Senior Team Lead & Math Teacher

Nelson Ayala

ELA-S Resource Teacher

Sonya Beauman

Dean of Culture

Stacey Bennington

School Psychologist

Elizabeth Braxton

Homebound Teacher

Bernadette Buck

Team Lead & ELD Teacher

Sarah Caulkins

(She/Her/Ella)

Math Teacher

Brandy Chance

(She/Her/Ella)

Social Studies Teacher

Ginia Coors

(She/Her/Ella)

Language Arts Teacher

Sid Flint

(They/Them/Elle)

Math Teacher

Austyn Grooms

(She/Her/Ella)

Social Worker

Alexandria Hagan

(She/Her/Ella)

School Counselor

Jennifer Ibsen

School Nurse

Roxana Juarez

Office Support II

Yadira Juarez

Office Support I/Attendance Secretary

Joyce Lewis

(She/Her/Ella)

Language Arts and GED

Armani Manzanares

Special Education Paraprofessional

Loretta Martinez

Educational Support Staff

Mike Melosh

Advanced Algebra/Physics Teacher

Katrina Moore

Facility Manager

Dashiell Ortiz

Crew Lead I

Iris Ruiz-Rivera

School Technology Partner

Krista Weiss

Special Education Teacher