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Amara Staff

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

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