Chief Executive Officer
Scarlett Aldebot-Green
Chief Executive Officer
206.260.1701
Marisa Melton
Executive Administrative Assistant
206.260.1706
Chief Innovation Officer
Jason Gortney
Chief Innovation Officer
206.395.4931
Chief Program & Policy Officer
Nicole Mazen
Chief Program & Policy Officer
206.260.1720
Family Time Program
Deborah Collins
Associate Director of Programs (Parent Support)
Martha Buchta-Spevak
Childcare & Administrative Specialist
Michelle Perry
Family Advocate & Strive Navigator
Finance & Administration
Dong Nam
Chief Financial Officer
amara@amarafamily.org
206.260.1704
Kelly Lenard-Holcomb
HR Manager
Stephen Grose
Staff Accountant
Foster Care Program
Anne-Marie Holloway
Foster Care Specialist
Alex Packard
Foster Care Specialist
Brenda Bobadilla
Foster Care Specialist
Celina Rivera
Family Connections Caregiver Mentor
Emily Sigler
Client Services and Compliance Manager
Fiona Lloyd-Muller
Program Coordinator – Family Connections Program
Jenna Abbassi
Foster Care Specialist
Jenny von Veh
Child Placement Coordinator
Katie Biron
Family Connections Program Manager
Katherine McManus
Foster Care Services Supervisor
Kristen Wilson
Foster Care Specialist
Kristina Bates Greene
Foster Care Services Supervisor
Leroy Pascubillo
Certified Lead Mentor Family Connections Program
Mari Halpert
Foster Care Specialist
Mary Schlichter
Foster Care Services Supervisor
Quenby Delgado
Foster Care Specialist
Tricia Lambie
Associate Director of Programs (Foster Care)
Veronica Houff
Foster Care Specialist
Kinship Care Program
Brittney Lee
Kinship Retention & Support Specialist
Crystal Nambo
Kinship Care Specialist
Emani Donaldson
Kinship Care Specialist
JaVonya Stewart
Kinship Care Specialist
Trey Rabun
Associate Director of Programs (Kinship Care)
Parent FOCUS Program
Bill Jones
Peer Navigator – Aberdeen
Kate Egbert
Parent FOCUS Program Manager
Mandie Higley
Peer Navigator – Spokane
Philanthropy & Communications
Carrie Bassett
Donor Relations Officer
Domi Watkins
Development and Communications Coordinator
Katie Ferguson
Donor Relations Officer
Madeline Nicholson
Grants Manager
Marcia Jacobs
Communications Manager
marcia@amarafamily.org
206.260.1718
Ruth Tollefson
Chief Philanthropy Officer
amaragiving@amarafamily.org
206.438.3938
Pierce County Early Childhood Court Program
Julie Hoffman
Pierce County Early Childhood Court Program Coordinator
Program Impact & Evaluation
Julianne Bukey Peterson
Associate Director, Program Impact and Evaluation
Youth Development and Community Support
Danielle Hammond
Permanency and Transition Support Specialist
Korrena Cooper-Poe
Youth Development Specialist
Raquanna Williams
Youth Development Specialist