
Service Leadership Team
Kristin Koneing, MS, CESP
(she/her)
Program Supervisor
North Santa Cruz County
Cell: 831.419.9788
[email protected]
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Jessica Liddy-Hayford, CESP
(she/her)
Program Supervisor
South Santa Cruz County
Cell: 831.419.9774
[email protected]
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Jenny Hurtado
(she/her)
Program Coordinator
[email protected]

Our North County Team
From Santa Cruz Mountains To Aptos
Jenny Hurtado
(she/her)
Program Coordinator
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Ace Grushkin
(he/him)
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Juli Furtdo
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Molly O’dell
(she/her)
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Nicola Perissinotto
(she/her)
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Shanti Yarrow, BA, CESP
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Kathleen Griffith, MSW
(she/they)
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Don Miller, MA,TESL, PhD
(he/him)
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Kelli Parmenter
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Rebecca Sheen
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Angela Gallagher
(she/her)
Senior Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
[email protected]
Jim Huether
(he/him)
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
[email protected]
Julia Maynard
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Matt Paulk
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Karissa Rheuby, CESP
(they/them/theirs)
Senior Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Our South County Team
From Aptos To Monterey County
Aaliyah Ayala
(she/her)
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
[email protected]
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Maricruz Casini
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Maura Leonor
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Alejandra Rodriquez
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Maria Ayala
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Perla Graica
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Judith Lopez
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Cristina Orozco
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Griselda Aguirre
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Fabian Leonor
Senior
Employment & Independent Living
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Veronica Juarez
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Ty Wagemann
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
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Engagement Team
Katie Azevedo
(she/her)
Diversity and Engagement Coordinator
[email protected]
Julie Reno, BFA
(she/her)
Content Development Assistant
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Operations Team
Amanda Owens, BS
(she/her)
Operations Coordinator
[email protected]
Ace Grushkin
(he/him)
IT Professional
[email protected]
Erin Hoffman
(she/her)
Bookkeeping Professional
[email protected]

Executive Leadership Team
Tracey Marquart, MBA, CNAP,CESP
(she/her/hers)
Founding Executive Director
Cell: 831.454.6316
[email protected]
Sara Ridgeway, AS
(she/her)
Executive Assistant
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Board of Director Team
Linda Bright
Founding Board Member
Laura Pascal
Founding Board Member
Jane Prudhomme
Borad Member, and parent
Mark Wenzler, BCBA
Treasurer and Parent
Jane Wemp,
Secretary and Parent
Heather Pint, BCBA
President