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Leadership Team
Leah Ortiz, LMSW - Clinical, J.D.
President/CEO
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Emily Jones
Family Advocate
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Alicia Cadena, LMSW
Clinical Services Supervisor
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Katherine West
Development & Communications Director
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Andrea Woller
Prevention Services Supervisor
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Marian Anderson, LLMSW
Family Services Supervisor
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Augustena Baar, BSW
Forensic Services Supervisor
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Misti DeVries
Administrative Services Coordinator
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Core Staff
Amber Jarve, LLMSW
Therapist
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Daneil Johnston
Business Manager
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Jessica Turk
Family Care Coordinator
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Katie Proctor, LMSW
Therapist
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Kelsey Klumpstra
Intake & MDT Coordinator
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Lisa Wodarek
Kids Have Rights Educator
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Márcia Van Soelen, LLMSW
Forensic Interviewer
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Melanie Mays, LPC
Therapist
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Monica Lopez, BA
Family Advocate
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Onalee Roberts, LLMSW
Forensic Interviewer
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Paula Visser
Kids Have Rights Educator
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Samantha Klokkert, LMSW
Therapist
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Sarah Claus
Kids Have Rights Educator
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Bacon
Facility Dog
The best boy.
5% of children under the age of 18 are solicited sexually online.
1,000+ suspected child sexual abuse cases are reported in Kent County each year.
75% of childhood sexual abuse is thought to go unreported.
1 in 7 girls and 1 in 25 boys are sexually abused.
