Multi-disciplinary, Diverse Staff
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Hope Street Family Center employs a diverse team-focused multi-disciplinary staff of social workers, home visitors, mental health and healthcare professionals, and child development experts. Hope Street’s staff is one of the core strengths of its program. Hope Street’s staff is credentialed, with a high percentage of staff holding advanced degrees, and 90% are bi-cultural and bilingual. This extraordinary team has been gathered and developed over the years and has a high retention rate.
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Vickie Kropenske, MSN, PHN |
Director |
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| LEADERSHIP STAFF | ||
| Sylvia Aguilar | Center Director, CDC | Contact |
| Judith Alton, RN, MA | Health/Nurse | Contact |
| Gina Avila | After-School Education | Contact |
| Maria Avila, PsyD | Behavioral Health | Contact |
| Tania Benacerraf, LCSW | Family Preservation | Contact |
| Alejandra Berrio, MA | Outreach | Contact |
| Maricela Coronel | Center Director, ECEC | Contact |
| Laura Diaz | School Readiness | Contact |
| Ana Gallegos | Center Director, ECC | Contact |
| Juan Carlos Ledezma | Fatherhood | Contact |
| Veronica Medrano, MA | Program Specialist | Contact |
| Marta Schmidt-Mendez, MA | Child Development | Contact |
| Sid Oxford | After-School Recreation | Contact |
| Judy Ramos, MA | Family Literacy | Contact |
| Sherrie Segovia, PsyD | ||
| Geny Zapata, PsyD | Social Services | Contact |
| SUPPORT STAFF | ||
| Chrissy Vazquez | Grants & Contracts | Contact |
| Cindy Ramirez | Data Management | |
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Amy Costello, MA, CFRE |
CHMC Foundation - PR, Website, Grants & Gifts | Contact |
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Rachel Zupa, MSW |
CHMC Foundation - Contracts |

