Leadership Team

Kay Knox
Chief Executive Officer

Sharon Silver
Chief Strategy Officer & Statewide Director, Help Me Grow WA

Julia Weisenburger
Chief Operating Officer

Taryn Essinger
Director of Communications and Development

Jesse Gritton
Director of Systems, Partnerships and Linkages

Lark Kesterke
Director, Help Me Grow Washington Network

Sarah Salomon
Director of Data Systems and Evaluation

José Villalobos
Grants and Contracts Compliance Director

Karina Wiggins
Director of Coordinated Access

Will Jenkins
Senior Manager, Data Systems and Evaluation

Michele Kennedy
Senior Manager of IT

Maricruz Sanchez
Senior Manager, Coordinated Access

Christina Tran
Financial Controller

Staff

Katharine Alexander
Evaluation Manager, Programs

Karla Alonso
Bilingual Specialist, Coordinated Access

Rheta Angeles
Executive Assistant

Ryan Ashton
Accounts Receivable Coordinator

Hnin Aye
Accountant

Rebeka Ayele
Care Coordinating Specialist

Vanessa Babida
Care Coordinating Specialist

Karen Barajas
Supervising Coordinator, Care Connect

Sydney Boothe
Immunization Program Coordinator, Programs

Gaby Camarena
Family Resource Navigator, Child Development

Lina Campbell
Care Coordinating Specialist

Byanka Castillo
Bilingual Family Support Specialist, Child Development

Diana Castillo
Supervising Coordinator, Child Development

Jessica Cojulun
Supervising Coordinator, Contact Center

Vee Copeland
Care Coordinating Specialist

Alice Crowe
IT Helpdesk Technician

Steve Davies
IT Systems Administrator

Elizabeth Englund
Specialist, Coordinated Access

Beatriz Garcia
Care Coordinating Specialist

Karla Garcia Ramirez
Family Support Specialist, Mental and Behavioral Health

Alondra Garcia Vicencio
Care Coordinating Specialist

Christine Glynn
Care Coordinating Specialist II

Carina Gonzalez
Family Resource Navigator, Child Development

Chris Gray
Manager, Pregnancy & Early Childhood Programs

Diana Greenaway
Specialist, Coordinated Access

Tristen Grimsby
IT Helpdesk Technician

Brandon Hallock
Supervising Coordinator, Child Development

Katherine Hill
Family Support Specialist, Child Development

Jennifer Huynh
Bilingual Family Support Specialist, Child Development

Jennifer Kramer Paul
Care Coordinating Specialist

Jackie Litzau
Partnership Manager, Child Health, Systems

Nora Lozano
Supervising Coordinator, Contact Center

Merry Mai
Manager, Operations

Ajia McAferty
Systems Manager, Immunizations

Sarah McCormack
Specialist, Coordinated Access

Annie Morales
Bilingual Specialist, Coordinated Access

Mayra Morales
Bilingual Specialist, Coordinated Access

Vanessa Mosqueda
Bilingual Specialist, Coordinated Access

Mahuampy Natera
Care Coordinating Specialist

Keri Nguyen
Help Me Grow Partnership Manager, Systems

Anya Niehaus
Supervising Coordinator, Care Connect

John O’Connor
Development Manager

Maira Peña
Training Manager, Coordinated Access

Norma Piñeda
Supervising Coordinator, Care Connect

Noé Quezada-Miramontes
Manager, Care Connect

Mary Quintanilla
Bilingual Family Support Specialist, Child Development

Cindy Ramirez
Care Coordinating Specialist

Jamie Ramirez
Care Coordinating Specialist II

Charley Rawlings
Communications and Outreach Manager

Mayana Ribeiro
Care Coordinating Specialist

Angelica Rivera
Communications Coordinator

Yesenia Rivera-Perez
Bilingual Specialist, Coordinated Access

Stephanie Romero
Supervising Coordinator, Care Connect

Lupita Ruelas
Administrative Coordinator

Karen Ruiz
Bilingual Family Support Specialist, Child Development

Faviola Ruvalcaba
Care Coordinating Specialist

Erin Sampelayo
Care Coordinating Specialist

Benito Sanchez
Manager of Special Projects, Programs

Fernando Sanchez Moreno
Care Coordinating Specialist

Kayla Sarver
Care Coordinating Specialist II

Lauren Schlicker
Manager of Human Resources

Camille Schultz
Supervising Coordinator, Mental and Behavioral Health

Elissa Seid
Resource Database Coordinator, Coordinated Access

Jaleesa Smiley
Human Resources Coordinator

Hope Sussman
Care Coordinating Specialist

Jasmin Torres
Bilingual Specialist, Coordinated Access

Luz Vaca
Care Coordinating Specialist

Bethel Wakjira
Bilingual Family Support Specialist, Child Development

Libby Truex Wayss
Family Support Specialist, Child Development

Tristan White
Care Coordinating Specialist II

Nora Wilson
Contact Center Manager