Meet Our Staff
Even if abuse is no longer physically present, medical exams are an important opportunity for a kid to hear “Your body is okay.” In partnership with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Mission Kids can refer for specialized medical services to help start the healing process.
Leadership
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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Direct Services Team
Jane Kim, Esq.
Director of Client Engagement and Initiatives
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Susan Tymon
Case Coordinator
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
Mental Health Outcome Specialist
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Maureen Convery
Receptionist/Child Care Specialist
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Michelle Kline, MSS, LCSW
Forensic Interviewer Supervisor
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Grace Knapke
Family Advocate
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Adriana Martinez Munoz
Bilingual Family Advocate
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Adrienne Cavanaugh, MSW
Family Advocate
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Lightning 🐾
Facility Dog
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Anika Tasnim
Bilingual Family Advocate
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On-Site Mental Health Team
*Members of our Mental Health Services Team are employees of our partner organization, Creative Health Services, who provide on-site mental health services to children served by Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center
Alexis Neimeyer, MSS, LSW
PSB Trauma Therapist
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Kala Fell, LMFT
Clinical Supervisor and Liaison to Mission Kids
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Kelly Hagenbaugh, LSW
PSB Clinical Supervisor
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Meaghan Kerper, LCSW, MSW, LSW
Trauma Therapist
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Stacie Courtney-Mustaphi, LMFT, CST
PSB Trauma Therapist
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Caroline Kuzoian, MS
PSB Trauma Therapist
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Dr. Melissa Brennan, PsyD, LPC, ATR-BC
PSB & Trauma Therapist
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Karina Trejo, M.S.
PSB & Trauma Therapist (Bilingual)
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External Affairs
Elizabeth Himsworth Evans
External Affairs Specialist
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Development
Sarah Imbesi
Development and Database Coordinator
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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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