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

Chief Financial Officer

Josh Howard

Principal of Florence Crittenton High School

Cynthia Romero

Director of Student and Family Support Program

Desta Taye-Channell

President & CEO

MonaLisa Valenzuela

Director of Early Childhood Education Center

Administrative Team

Kristen Blackburn

Executive Assistant

Kathy Isenhart

Staff Accountant

Britney Perez

Program Funding Coordinator

Eddie Renteria

Facility Manager

Donica Snyder

Senior Data & Evaluation Strategist

SFSP Team

Lucia Barton-Diaz

Bilingual Housing Stability Specialist

Hezekiah Carlstrom

Family Services Manager

Trevor DuBois

Housing Voucher Specialist

Lupe Flores

Bilingual Family Advocate

Frank Gill

Transitions Advocate

Leah Gutierrez

Senior Housing Manager

Brian Jimenez Fraile

Bilingual Therapist

Alex Madeus

Americorp CYC Engagement Support Member

Maira Magallanes

Bilingual Housing Placement Specialist

Kate Nixon

AmeriCorps Engagement Support Member

Sabrina Olsen

Family Advocate

Cruz Pedraza-Ruiz

Bilingual Family Advocate

Amanda Pombar

Family Advocate

Laura Rivera

Bilingual Clinical Services Manager

Development Team

Michelle Baldwin

Volunteer and Special Events Manager

Sunshine Knight

Senior Grant Manager

Claudia Mayo

Annual Fund & Donor Stewardship Manager

Amanda McManus

Individual Giving Manager

Caroline Walden

Bilingual Development Administrative Assistant

Early Childhood Education Center Team

Prisma Aguilar

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

ECE Center Teacher

Liliana Contreras

ECE Support Teacher

Niveah Cruz

ECE Support Teacher

Rosa Dominguez

ECE Center Teacher

Ursula Dunn

ECE Center Teacher

Yinna Evora

ECE Center Teacher

Isabel Facio

ECE Center Teacher

Meranda Garcia

ECE Center Teacher

Analysia Gonzalez

ECE Center Teacher

Sherry Jones

ECE Center Teacher

Isabell “Scottie” Louser

Substitute ECE Teacher

Gaby Lovato

ECE Center Teacher

Ciera Maes

ECE Center Teacher

Jose “Beto” Magallanes

ECE Support Teacher

Margaret Martinez

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

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

Dental Hygienist

Elizabeth Madrid

PA-C Provider

Florence Crittenton High School

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

Math Teacher

Brandy Chance

Social Studies Teacher

Ginia Coors

Language Arts Teacher

Sid Flint

Math Teacher

Austyn Grooms

Social Worker

Alexandria Hagan

School Counselor

Jennifer Ibsen

School Nurse

Roxana Juarez

Office Support II

Yadira Juarez

Office Support I/Attendance Secretary

Joyce Lewis

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