Staff


Please select a category to view Kids & Families Staff Members:

David Friedlander

President/CEO, Co-founder

805.643.1446

david@kidsandfamilies.org

Faith Friedlander, MA, LMFT

Clinical Vice President, Co-founder

805.643.1446

faith@kidsandfamilies.org

Mary Ann Lawson, LMFT

Clinical Pre-Service Training Manager

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

805.643.1446

maryann.lawson@kidsandfamilies.org

Rachel Pletcher, LMFT

Caregiver Clinical Programs Manager

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

805.643.1446

rachel.pletcher@kidsandfamilies.org


Angelia Cornelius, AMFT

Clinician

Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist

805.643.1446

angelia.cornelius@kidsandfamilies.org

Angelique Rangel

Trainee Clinician

805.643.1446

angelique.rangel@kidsandfamilies.org

Gina Gargano

Trainee Clinician

805.643.1446

gina.gargano@kidsandfamilies.org

Jennifer Guardado, AMFT

(Spanish Bilingual)

Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist

805.643.1446

jennifer.guardado@kidsandfamilies.org

Laurel Mooney, AMFT

Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist

805.643.1446

laurel.mooney@kidsandfamilies.org

Leah Breen

Trainee Clinician

805.643.1446

leah.breen@kidsandfamilies.org

Leah Jones, LMFT

Clinician

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

805.643.1446

leah.jones@kidsandfamilies.org

Mary Ann Lawson, LMFT

Clinical Pre-Service Training Manager

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

805.643.1446

maryann.lawson@kidsandfamilies.org

Rachel Pletcher, LMFT

Caregiver Clinical Programs Manager

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

805.643.1446

rachel.pletcher@kidsandfamilies.org

Sharlene Larsen

Trainee Clinician

805.643.1446

sharlene.larsen@kidsandfamilies.org

Sharon Beck

Social Work Supervisor

805.643.1446

sharon.beck@kidsandfamilies.org

Shea Davis

Trainee Clinician

805.643.1446

shea.davis@kidsandfamilies.org

Shea McKeown

Trainee Clinician

805.643.1446

shea.mckeown@kidsandfamilies.org

David Friedlander

President/CEO, Co-founder

805.643.1446

david@kidsandfamilies.org

Faith Friedlander, MA, LMFT

Clinical Vice President, Co-founder

805.643.1446

faith@kidsandfamilies.org

Sharon Cromartie

Vice President of Administration

805.643.1446

sharon.cromartie@kidsandfamilies.org

Alma Guillen (Spanish Bilingual)

Benefits Manager

805.643.1446

alma.guillen@kidsandfamilies.org

Ellene Donaldson

Resource Family Services Program Manager

805.643.1446

ellene.donaldson@kidsandfamilies.org

Jeni Futvoye

Community Resource Manager

805.643.1446

jeni.futvoye@kidsandfamilies.org

Carrie McAuliffe

Heart 2 Heart Manager

805.643.1446

carrie.mcauliffe@kidsandfamilies.org

Amy Huot

Development Outreach Manager

805.643.1446

amy.huot@kidsandfamilies.org


Amy Huot

Development Outreach Manager

805.643.1446

amy.huot@kidsandfamilies.org

Carrie McAuliffe

Heart 2 Heart Manager

805.643.1446

carrie.mcauliffe@kidsandfamilies.org

Catherine Stevenson

Director of Accounting

805.643.1446

catherine.stevenson@kidsandfamilies.org

Denise Claudio (Spanish Bilingual)

Office Manager

805.643.1446

denise.claudio@kidsandfamilies.org

Ellene Donaldson

Evaluation Programs Manager

805.643.1446

ellene.donaldson@kidsandfamilies.org

Elva Clark (Spanish Bilingual)

Support Programs Administrative Assistant

805.643.1446

elva.clark@kidsandfamilies.org

Heather Merritt

Quality Assurance Administrator

805.643.1446

heather.merritt@kidsandfamilies.org

Jeni Futvoye

Community Resource Manager

805.643.1446

jeni.futvoye@kidsandfamilies.org

Jennifer Lopez (Spanish Bilingual)

Intake Clinical Programs Coordinator

805.643.1446

jennifer.lopez@kidsandfamilies.org

Rosa Ramirez, (Spanish Bilingual)

EPSDT Coordinator

805.643.1446

rosa.ramirez@kidsandfamilies.org

Sharon Cromartie

Vice President of Administration

805.643.1446

sharon.cromartie@kidsandfamilies.org

Trina Wieker

Bookkeeper

805.643.1446

trina.wieker@kidsandfamilies.org

Karina Garcia, (Spanish Bilingual), LCSW

Parent Support Programs Manager

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

805.643.1446

karina.garcia@kidsandfamilies.org


Ana Ochoa

Parent Educator

805.643.1446

ana.ochoa@kidsandfamilies.org

Catherine Davis

Parent Educator

805.643.1446

catherine.davis@kidsandfamilies.org

Irene Ortega (Spanish Bilingual)

Parent Partner

805-643-1446

irene.ortega@kidsandfamilies.org

Janel Noonkester

Parent Leader

805.643.1446

janel.noonkester@kidsandfamilies.org

Katie Tatnall

Parent Support Programs Administrative Assistant

805.643.1446

katie.tatnall@kidsandfamilies.org

Marcos Jimenez

Parent Educator

805.643.1446

marcos.jimenez@kidsandfamilies.org

Stephanie Vasquez

Parent Partner

805.643.1446

stephanie.vasquez@kidsandfamilies.org

Ellene Donaldson

Resource Family Services Program Manager

805.643.1446

ellene.donaldson@kidsandfamilies.org

Kim Becker

SupportĀ Programs Manager

805.643.1446

kim.becker@kidsandfamilies.org

Mary Ann Lawson, LMFT

Clinical Pre-Service Training Manager

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

805.643.1446

maryann.lawson@kidsandfamilies.org

Leigh Williams

Pre-Service Training Program Manager

805.643.1446

leigh.williams@kidsandfamilies.org


Pre-Service Training

Mary Ann Lawson, LMFT

Clinical Pre-Service Training Manager

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

805.643.1446

maryann.lawson@kidsandfamilies.org

Leigh Williams

Pre-Service Training Program Manager

805.643.1446

leigh.williams@kidsandfamilies.org

Jessica Parsons

Support Programs and Website Coordinator

805.643.1446

jessica.parsons@kidsandfamilies.org

Peer Partner & Educators

Clarissa Cortes

Peer Partner & Educator

805.643.1446

clarissa.cortes@kidsandfamilies.org

Gina Baxter

Peer Partner & Educator

805.643.1446

gina.baxter@kidsandfamilies.org

Jami McAtee

Peer Partner & Educator

805.643.1446

jami.mcatee@kidsandfamilies.org

Karissa Lemme

Peer Partner & Educator

805.643.1446

karissa.lemme@kidsandfamilies.org

Kim Becker

SupportĀ Programs Manager

805.643.1446

kim.becker@kidsandfamilies.org

Vanessa Ramirez

Peer Partner & Educator

805.643.1446

vanessa.ramirez@kidsandfamilies.org

Delegates

Ana Lopez (Spanish Bilingual)

Pre-Service Training Delegate

805-643-1446

ana.lopez@kidsandfamilies.org

Aryan Collins

Pre-Service Training Delegate

805-643-1446

aryan.collins@kidsandfamilies.org

Barbara (Barbie) Wolf

Pre-Service Training Delegate

805-643-1446

barbara.wolf@kidsandfamilies.org

Darlene Gregory

Pre-Service Training Delegate

805-643-1446

darlene.gregory@kidsandfamilies.org

Janel Aguayo

Pre-Service Training Delegate

805-643-1446

janel.aguayo@kidsadfamilies.org

Megan Melinkovich

Pre-Service Training Delegate

805-643-1446

megan.melinkovich@kidsandfamilies.org

Nate Lemme (Spanish Bilingual)

Pre-Service Training Delegate

805-643-1446

nathan.lemme@kidsandfamilies.org

Ricardo Ambriz

Pre-Service Training Delegate

805-643-1446

ricardo.ambriz@kidsandfamilies.org