Board of Directors & Staff
Board of Directors
Mark Bronfman
Bill Landon
Trent Smith
Claudia Flamenco
Bill Fortier
Scott Adams
John Streeten
Bailey Hopple Edelson
Christopher Fay
Patricia Tetro
Mark Bronfman
Christopher Fay
Patricia Tetro
Staff
Barfonce Baldwin
Executive Director
Brenda Wilks
Deputy Director
Alejandra Carrera
Senior Case Manager
Buthaina Abu Bader
Senior Case Manager
Jasmine Gunatilleka
Case Manager
Kimberly Ventura
Case Manager
Reina Escobar
Housing Navigator
Dania Liebergesell
Child Services Manager
Emma Ryanmiller
Youth and Family Program Services Coordinator
Soneli Bhadra
Manager of Employment Services
Sandy Loredo
Employment Counselor
Elaine Wright
Director of Institutional Giving
Julie Crain
Community Engagement Coordinator
Kirk Willis
Development Associate
Fatima Paniagua Emestica
Communications Coordinator
Mary Marcellin
Financial Consultant
Heather Lynskey
Credit Counselor
Rosemary Jellish
Bookkeeper
Keren Alvarado
Administrative Assistant
John Crone
Maintenance
Executive Director
Barfonce Baldwin
Deputy Director
Brenda Wilks
Senior Case Manager
Alejandra Carrera
A teenaged orphan in Kenya, Marion met an American woman who promised her a chance to attend college in the United States. Rather than being flown to a college campus, she was dropped in a brothel in Mexico where she was forced to work. After ten months, she escaped. She stayed in a Mexican shelter for a few months but while there she was raped by a shelter worker and became pregnant. She was forced to leave the shelter due to her pregnancy. She underwent an arduous trek into the United States, having her baby along the way; and was then raped again. By the time she got to Homestretch, she had become accustomed to the brutality of men.
Over the next two years, Marion blossomed. She learned English, got her T visa, went to school to attain a medical assistant certificate, followed by a nursing assistant certificate, and finally a degree as a registered nurse. She did all of this while working full time at a variety of jobs and complying with all of the demands of our rigorous program. She took advantage of a gym membership through our program and became much stronger physically, which she would need to be a nurse. With her two beautiful children, she is now a proud American citizen.
Senior Case Manager
Buthaina Abu Bader
Case Manager
Jasmine Gunatilleka
Case Manager
Kimberly Ventura
Housing Navigator
Reina Escobar
Child Services Manager
Dania Liebergesell
Youth and Family Program Services Coordinator
Emma Ryanmiller
Manager of Employment Services
Soneli Bhadra
Employment Counselor
Sandy Loredo
Director of Institutional Giving
Elaine Wright
Community Engagement Coordinator
Julie Crain
Development Associate
Kirk Willis
Communications Coordinator
Fatima Paniagua Emestica
Financial Consultant
Mary Marcellin
Credit Counselor
Heather Lynskey
Bookkeeper
Rosemary Jellish
Administrative Assistant
Keren Alvarado
Maintenance
John Crone
Kidstretch Staff
Kim Rose
Kidstretch Director
Hope Magness-Sullivan
Kidstretch Lead Teacher
Valeria Stewart
Kidstretch Assistant Teacher
Anna Simms
Kidstretch Assistant Teacher
Maria Cerna
Early Childhood Specialist
Sonia Solano Castro
Early Childhood Specialist
Kidstretch Director
Kim Rose
Kidstretch Lead Teacher
Hope Magness-Sullivan
Kidstretch Assistant Teacher
Valeria Stewart
Kidstretch Assistant Teacher
Anna Simms
Early Childhood Specialist
Maria Cerna
Early Childhood Specialist
Sonia Solano Castro