Staff

Sharon Silver
Chief Executive 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 of the 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

Nicole Amiotte
Senior Human Resources Generalist

Brian Jackson
Senior Manager, Program Implementation and Integration

Michele Kennedy
Senior Manager of IT

Merry Mai
Senior Manager, Program Operations

Ajia McAferty
Senior Manager of Coalitions & Partnerships

Benito Sanchez
Senior Manager of Grants and Contracts

Maricruz Sanchez
Senior Manager, Coordinated Access

Jeremy Thomas
Senior Manager, Data Systems and Evaluation

Christina Tran
Financial Controller

Kate Agyei Yeboah
Perinatal Partnership Manager, Help Me Grow Washington Network

Katharine Alexander
Evaluation Manager, Data and Evaluation

Karla Alonso
Bilingual Specialist, Coordinated Access

Rheta Angeles
Executive Assistant

Hnin Aye
Accountant

Rebeka Ayele
Care Coordinating Specialist

Vanessa Babida
Care Coordinating Specialist

Karen Barajas
Supervising Coordinator, Care Connect

Luke Beutjer
Accounts Receivable Accountant

Gaby Camarena
Family Resource Navigator, Child Development

Lina Campbell
Resource Database Coordinator, Data and Evaluation

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

Fabian Fuentes
Coordinator, Grants and Contracts

Beatriz Garcia
Bilingual Family Support Specialist

Karla Garcia Ramirez
Bilingual 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 Hannula Hill
Bilingual Family Support Specialist, Mental and Behavioral Health

Janna Houston
Supervising Coordinator, Data and Evaluation

Jennifer Huynh
Bilingual Family Support Specialist, Child Development

Jennifer Kramer Paul
Care Coordinating Specialist

Jackie Litzau
Partnership Manager, Child Health

Nora Lozano
Supervising Coordinator, Contact Center

Sarah McCormack
Specialist, Coordinated Access

Annie Morales
Bilingual Specialist, Coordinated Access

Mayra Morales
Bilingual Specialist, Coordinated Access

Vanessa Mosqueda
Bilingual Specialist, Coordinated Access

Keri Nguyen
Partnership Manager, Help Me Grow Washington Network

Anya Niehaus
Supervising Coordinator, Care Connect

John O’Connor
Development Manager

Drashti Patel
Project Manager, Immunizations & Partnerships

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
Resource Database Coordinator, Data and Evaluation

Mayana Ribeiro
Care Coordinating Specialist

Angelica Rivera
Communications and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Coordinator

Yesenia Rivera-Perez
Bilingual Specialist, Coordinated Access

Stephanie Romero
Supervising Coordinator, Care Connect

Lupita Ruelas
Coordinator, Program Operations and HR

Karen Ruiz
Bilingual Family Support Specialist, Child Development

Faviola Ruvalcaba
Care Coordinating Specialist

Fernando Sanchez Moreno
Care Coordinating Specialist

Kayla Sarver
Care Coordinating Specialist II

Camille Schultz
Supervising Coordinator, Mental and Behavioral Health

Elissa Seid
Resource Database Coordinator, Data and Evaluation

Jasmin Torres
Bilingual Specialist, Coordinated Access

Luz Vaca
Bilingual Family Support 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