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

Samantha Deebs

(She/Her/Ella)

Chief Financial Officer

Josh Howard

Principal of Florence Crittenton High School

Donica Snyder

(She/Her/Ella)

Director of Student and Family Support Program

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

Andrew Kim

Facility Manager

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)

Housing Manager

Hezekiah Carlstrom

Family Services Manager

Kimble Darby

(She/Her/Ella)

Family Advocate

Lupe Flores

(She/Her/Ella)

Bilingual Family Advocate

Danessa Garcia-Gallegos

Youth Workforce Program Developer VISTA

Brooke Kimball

(She/Her/Ella)

Parent Educator

Lexi Krupa

(She/Her/Ella)

AmeriCorps Engagement Support Member

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 Center Teacher

Heather Bradley

ECE Support Teacher

Lisbeth Cervantes-Garcia

ECE Center Teacher

Eva Chamberlain

(She/Her/Ella)

ECE Support Teacher

Ataya Coleman

(She/Her/Ella)

ECE Center Teacher

Liliana Contreras

ECE Support Teacher

Rosa Dominguez

ECE Center Teacher

Ursula Dunn

ECE Center Teacher

Isabel Facio

(She/Her/Ella)

ECE Center Teacher

Cynthia Fira

(She/Her/Ella)

ECE Quality Coach

Meranda Garcia

(She/Her/Ella)

ECE Center Teacher

Analysia Gonzalez

(She/Her/Ella)

ECE Center Teacher

Sherry Jones

(She/Her/Ella)

ECE Center Teacher

Courvoisi Keith

Food Program Coordinator

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 Center Teacher

Ana Nava

ECE Center Teacher

Maria Olivas

ECE Center Teacher

Britney Perez

(She/Her/Ella)

ECE Administrative Assistant

Daphne Ponce

ECE Center Teacher

Luz Robles

(She/Her/Ella)

ECE Center Teacher

Tania Vasquez

ECE Center Teacher

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