Our Staff & Board

Staff

ReadyKids Staff Contact Information

Jacki Bryant, LPC, Executive Director
Melissa Cohen, LCSW, Deputy Executive Director, ext. 234
Laura Tomaine, Senior HR Manager, ext. 244
Angie Mettee, Lead Front Desk Coordinator, ext. 200

Community Engagement Staff

Shaniece Bradford, Director of Community Engagement, ext. 264
Ashley Wright, Youth and Family Engagement Specialist, ext. 227

Finance Staff

Bill Barefoot, Director of Finance and Operations, ext. 247
Brianne Anderson, Senior Finance and IT Manager, ext. 237
Ashley Branch, Office Manager, ext. 248

Philanthropy Staff

Diana Cole Connolly, Director of Philanthropy, ext. 265
Amy Troyer, Director of Annual Giving, ext. 235
Jasiyah Ruiz, Donor Relations Specialist, ext. 226
Hannah Kroetz, Donor & Communications Specialist, ext. 233

Family Support Staff – ReadySteps & Early Head Start

Shannon Banks, Director of Family Support – ReadySteps and Early Head Start, ext. 238
Margot Pleasants, ReadySteps Program Supervisor, ext. 271
Devynn Thomas, ReadySteps Early Education Specialist, ext. 252
Emma Bramer, Early Head Start Home Visitor, ext. 254
Jahniece Bradford, ReadySteps Early Education Specialist, ext. 241
Neisha Allen, ReadySteps Lead Early Education Specialist, ext. 241
Tyra Robinson, Early Head Start Home Visitor, ext. 283

Family Support Staff – Family Advocacy and Healthy Families

Sarah Carter, M.A., Director of Family Support – Family Advocacy and Healthy Families, ext. 229
Chuck Stump, Family Advocacy Program Manager, ext. 270
Shannon O’Neill, M.S., Healthy Families Program Manager, ext. 253
Pamela Hancock-Easter, Family Advocacy Program Supervisor, ext. 280
Rebecca Mays, Healthy Families Supervisor & Family Resource and Outreach Specialist, ext. 255
Brittany Dalton, Lead Family Support Specialist (Buckingham County)
Carson Shipley, Family Advocate, ext. 281
Diego Arroyo, Family Advocate – Bilingual, ext. 236
Elizabeth Hernandez, A.S., Family Advocate – Bilingual, ext. 279
Estefania Uribe, Senior Family Support Specialist, ext. 246
Jennifer Durrett, Family Advocate, ext. 282
Kathie Hernandez, Lead Family Support Specialist (Nelson County)
Maria Stein, Family Advocate, ext. 239
Narges M. Nasim, Lead Family Support Specialist, ext. 223
Olivia Joseph, Lead Family Resource and Outreach Specialist, ext. 262
Parneian, Family Advocate – Bilingual, ext. 261
Sara Albrecht, Lead Family Support Specialist (Nelson County)
Sharon Brown, M.Ed., Senior Family Support Counselor, ext. 232
Sonya Romero, Family Advocate – Bilingual, ext. 245

Youth Counseling Staff

Ashley Wood, LCSW, Director of Counseling, ext. 273
Allie Roth, LPC, NCC, Counseling Program and Clinical Supervisor, Bilingual, ext. 225
Emily Loranger, LCSW, Counseling Program and Clinical Supervisor, ext. 259
Aimee Dumaresq, LCSW, Counselor and Program Services Coordinator,
ext. 250
Chili Szlafrok, MSW, Lead Counselor, ext. 266
Juliana Weaver, MS, Counselor, Bilingual, ext. 268
Kathryn Ahearne, MA, Counselor, ext. 240
Lauren Ernst, MSW, Lead Counselor, ext. 258
Mira Levine, LCSW, Senior Counselor, Bilingual, ext. 277
Sarah Webber, LCSW, Lead Counselor, ext. 274
Emily Kresky, MSW, Counselor

Madilyn Pugh, Clinical Intern, ext. 267
Mihr Walden, Clinical Intern, ext. 269
Sunny Cho, Clinical Intern, ext. 240

Supervision for Interns, Residents, and Supervisees

Ashley Wood, Lic#0904009278 supervises Chili Szlafrok
Emily Loranger, Lic#0904011485 supervises Lauren Ernst, Juliana Weaver, Madilyn Pugh, and Sunny Cho
Allie Roth, Lic#0701012836 supervises Kathryn Ahearne, Juliana Weaver, Natalie Shepard, and Mihr Walden

Board

President

Natalia Palacios

Vice President

Charlsie Stratton

Treasurer

Sarah Yeung

Secretary

Elaine Bailey

• Dr. Irtefa Binte-Farid
• Mike Chinn
• Louis Citron
• Deborah Cohn

• Drew Courtney
• Latasha Edwards
• Dan Elron
• Vicki Gist

• Paul Henderson
• Julie McClure
• Kevin McDonald
• Christine McNeely

• Whitmore Merrick
• Carolyn Schuyler
• Jen Slaughter
• Derick Williams