About Family Tree

Family Tree Leadership Team

The Family Tree Leadership Team represents a diverse array of life experiences with one very important commonality: a passion for helping those in our community affected by child abuse, domestic violence and homelessness.

Paolo Diaz
(he/him/his)
Chief Executive Officer
Robert Ham
(he/him/his)
Chief Development Officer
Shanele Lyons
(she/her/hers)
Chief Financial Officer
Cassie Ratliff
(she/her/hers)
Chief Operating Officer
Denise Berridge
(she/her/hers)
Vice President of Human Resources
Erin Cassidy
(she/her/hers)
Vice President of Residential Services
Mariela Michael
(she/her/hers)
Vice President of Community Based Services
Ariana Badran
(she/her/hers)
Program Director - Marshall Street Landing
Alexis Carstensen
(she/her/hers)
Permanent Supportive Housing Program Director
Ariana Castro
(she/her/hers)
Director of Domestic Violence Services
Rebekah Hawthorne
(she/her/hers)
Director of Volunteer Engagement
Laurel Henry
(she/her/hers)
Director of SafeCare®
Darby Holroyd-Krone
(she/her/hers)
Connections Program Director
Miriam Kisarauskas
(she/her/hers)
House of Hope Program Director
April Lopez-Juillard
(she/her/hers)
Kinship Program Director
Joanna Larsen
(she/her/hers)
Director of Grants Administration
Elsa Peña
(she/her/hers)
Clinical Director of CFRT
George Proffitt
(he/him/his)
Director of Facilities
Shannon Slankard
(she/her/hers)
Roots of Courage Director
Elisa Thurston
(she/her/hers)
Director of Donor Relations
Laura Simpkins
(she/her/hers)
Program Impact Evaluator
Cymone Williams
(she/her/hers)
GOALS Program Director