Leadership and Staff

Our team believes in triumph over trauma. Made up of highly-experienced, local professionals, Mission Kids’ staff is carefully trained to handle highly complex and emotional cases.

Executive Leadership

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Abbie Newman, RN, JD

Chief Executive Officer, External and Global Affairs

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Leslie Slingsby, MSW, LSW

Chief Executive Officer, Services and Operations

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External Affairs

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Elizabeth Himsworth Evans

External Affairs Specialist

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Operations

Sirberina V. Davis

Sirberina V. Davis

Operations Administrator

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Direct Services

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Jane Kim, Esq.

Director of Client Engagement and Initiatives

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Susan Tymon

Case Coordinator

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Maureen Convery

Receptionist/Child Care Specialist

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Michelle Kline-Website

Michelle Kline, MSS, LCSW

Forensic Interviewer Supervisor

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Pam Alavardo-Website

Pam Alvarado

Bilingual Forensic Interviewer & Internship Program Coordinator

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Jen Watson

Forensic Interviewer

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Clare Henderson

Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Case Coordinator and Advocate

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Liz Nolan, MSW

Family Advocate Supervisor

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Cyndi Woodruff (1)

Cyndi Woodruff

Mental Health Outcome Specialist

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Adrienne Cavanaugh

Adrienne Cavanaugh, MSW

Family Advocate

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Grace Knapke

Grace Knapke

Family Advocate

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Adriana Martinez Munoz

Bilingual Family Advocate

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Anika Tasnim

Bilingual Family Advocate

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On-Site Mental Health Services

Through our partnership with Creative Health Services, licensed clinicians provide trauma-informed therapy on-site at Mission Kids through the Partners in Hope program. Bringing counseling and advocacy together in one familiar place helps children and families feel supported as they build resilience and move forward with hope.

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Kala Fell, LMFT

Partners in Hope Program Director

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Kelly Hagenbaugh, LSW

PSB Clinical Supervisor

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Dr. Melissa Brennan, PsyD, LPC, ATR-BC

PSB & Trauma Therapist

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Stacie Courtney-Mustaphi, LMFT, CST

PSB Trauma Therapist

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Meaghan Kerper, LCSW, MSW, LSW

Trauma Therapist

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Caroline Kuzoian

Caroline Kuzoian, MS

PSB Trauma Therapist

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Alexis Neimeyer, MSS, LSW

PSB Trauma Therapist

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Karina Trejo, M.S.

PSB & Trauma Therapist (Bilingual)

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Prevention Education & Training

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Michelle McDyre

Director of Prevention Education and Outreach

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Kaylee V. McCormick, MS

Adult Prevention Education Specialist

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Carly Morris

Carly Morris, MA

Community Prevention Educator

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Lola Quigley

Community Prevention Educator

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Veronica Trejo

Bilingual Community Prevention Educator

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Advancement & Communications

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Paula Jones, CFRE

Director of Development

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Kaity Andrey

Director of Marketing and Communications

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Maggie Rakaczewski, MA

Grants Manager

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Sarah Imbesi

Development and Database Coordinator

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Finance

Karen Hawthorne

Karen Hawthorne

Director of Finance

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Theresa Anne Lazorko

Finance Manager

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Erica Murphy

Finance Associate

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