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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chuck Horton, President
Eric Ratinoff, President Elect
Phil Grybas, Treasurer
Jerri Hunt, Secretary

 

Elfrena Foord, Immediate Past President
Tom Bogetich

Blanca Castro

Dave Cohen

Bill Coyne

Sarah Krevans

Dick Osen

Jeanne Reaves

Kate Renwick-Espinosa
Skip Reynolds

Daniel Root

Tom Tapken

Kathy Van Osten 
Alan Wolf

 

STAFF LISTING

Executive Directors:  Bob Herne

 

Fund Development and Public Relations Department
Development and Public Relations Officer: Bobby Cobbs, CFRE

Donor Relations: Tiffany Kelly
Donor Relations: Ann Aune
Donor Relations: Juli Kramer
Donor Relations: Sara Hanson

Donor Relations: Sandra Hallsted

 

Finance Department
Finance Officer: Linda Merrill
Finance Assistant: Fran Rahn
Office Assistant:  Carol Tremewan
Office Assistant: Joan Workman
Finance Assistant: Janet Whitley

 

Human Resources

Human Resources Coordinator: Florence Le-Francois, PHR

Office Assistant: Joanne Felix

 

NC Clerical Support Staff

Office Assistant: Priscilla Vail

 

Sacramento Clerical Support Staff

Office Manager: Jackie McWilliams
Office Assistant: Tanya Keyhan

Office Assistant and Certification Specialist: Katrina Lawson

 

Program Staff
Program Director: Ellen Edelstein, MSW

 

SW Supervisor: Jennifer Highley, MSW

Social Worker: Cassandra Heyward, MSW

Social Worker: Endelia Lopez, MSW

Social Worker II: Carol White, MSW

Social Worker II: Kathy Steenberg, LCSW, AC

 

SW Supervisor: Lydia Enz, MSW

Family Developer: Ky-Acia Brown, BSW
Social Worker/Match Coordinator: Jennifer Quady, MSW
Social Worker: Heather Bollier

Social Worker: Garrett Davis, MSW

 

SW Supervisor: Debbie Magistrado, MSW
Destination Family Worker: Rob Griffin, MS

Destination Family Worker: Lana Fredrickson, MSW

Destination Family Worker: Tiffany Young, MS
People Finder: Salina Harrigan
Wendy’s Wonder Kids Recruiter: Sandy Sertyn


SW Supervisor: Sandra Boyd, MA
Placer Kids Community Outreach: Donna Aleccia
Family Developer: Anastacia Knight
Social Worker: Todd Cirillo, BSW
Social Worker: Bill Dober, BSW, MPA
Social Worker, Senior: Lana Fredrickson, MSW
Social Worker : Daphne Huffman, MSW

Social Worker: Zuzana Loviskova, MSW

Social Worker: Jessica Miller, MSW


Adoptive Family Resource Center

Adoptive Family Resource Specialist: Donna Salisbury
Clinical Supervisor, Nevada City: Debra Dworaczyk, LCSW
Social Worker: Leslie Damschroder, MSW ( Chico)
Social Worker: Teresa Martinez, LCSW ( Nevada City)

 

SAS COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Fran Barker

Chuck Nicholson
Debra Panattoni

John Winters

David Zorn

COMMITTEES

BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Tom Bogetich, Chair

Fran Barker
Skip Reynolds
Chuck Horton


MANAGEMENT AND TRANSITION COMMITTEE
Elfrena Foord, Chair
Jerri Hunt
Greg Finch

Chuck Horton

Bob Herne


FUND DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Eric Ratinoff, Chair
Tom Bogetich
Elfrena Foord
Dick Osen
Kathy Van Osten

Debra Panattoni

Kate Renwick-Espinosa
Skip Reynolds

Tom Tapken 
Megan Vincent

Alan Wolf

 

FINANCE COMMITTEE
Phil Grybas, Chair

Dave Cohen

Sarah Krevans

Chuck Nicholson

Jeanne Reaves

Bob Herne


PERMANENCE AND QUALITY OF CARE COMMITTEE

Dennis Cook

Blanca Castro

Bob Herne

 

ADVOCACY COMMITTEE

Kathy Van Osten, Chair

Gail Johnson Vaughan

 

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