Employees

Chelsea Fyksen, Training Coordinator Chelsea Fyksen is the Training Coordinator for the Coalition for Children, Youth, & Families. Chelsea believes that support, lifelong education, as well [...]

Tess Iding, Communications & Development Specialist Tess is one of many touched by adoption, as her family adopted a little girl from Russia in 2004. She was excited to join an organization [...]

Sharon Porcaro, Resource Specialist Sharon and her husband often took advantage of the services and opportunities provided by the Coalition throughout their own adoption journey. Now, Sharon [...]

Natalie Underwood, Program Manager–Training and Conferences Natalie believes that supporting families through education and training is key to seeing families develop confidence and [...]

Mai Her-Lee, Program Supervisor The Coalition is like a second family for Mai. She and her coworkers share a passion and commitment to the community in which the Coalition serves. Together, they [...]

Mike Heath, Resource Specialist Mike is driven to provide support and resources for youth and families who are connected to foster care, relative care, or adoption. Mike is a firm believer that [...]

Cindy Diaz, Program Support Specialist Cindy finds her purpose and satisfaction by being able to connect the families we serve with the information and resources they need. She loves helping to [...]

LoriAnn D’Acquisto, Training Developer LoriAnn values connection and believes the most powerful thing we can do for the families we serve is offer opportunities for them to learn collectively, [...]

Amy Bottin, Fiscal and Administrative Project Coordinator Amy is inspired by the passion her coworkers and colleagues have for finding permanency for all children and youth. Amy has been a part [...]

Jenna Czaplewski, Director of Communications & Philanthropy Jenna believes in the power of family and uses her talents to provide a consistent, positive message of the mission, values, and [...]