Find a Facilitator
HOPE now offers a Train the Facilitator program.
If you or your organization is interested in becoming a certified HOPE facilitator, contact us here!
We also have certified HOPE facilitators popping up around the world. To find a list of HOPE facilitators near you, choose your state below. Please note that facilitators are being added regularly. If there isn’t a local HOPE facilitator near you yet, you can always reach out to us to facilitate your training!
Facilitators Near You
Darryl Chairez
dchairez@ymcasd.org
Specialist-Quality Support Diversity Inclusion
YMCA San Diego CRS
San Diego, California
LaTysa Flowers
latysaflowers@gmail.com
Specialist-Quality Support Diversity Inclusion
YMCA of San Diego County
San Diego, California
Brandi Paniagua
bpaniagua@ymcasd.org
Coordinator & Trainer
YMCA of SD County
San Diego, California
Ariane Porras
aporras@ymcasd.org
Trainer
YMCA Childcare Resource Service
San Diego, California
Lodia Ruiz
Lruiz@ymcasd.org
Program Director
YMCA CRS
San Diego, California
Aimee Zeitz
azeitz@ymcasd.org
Regional Director
YMCA of San Diego County
San Diego, California
Vanessa Hernandez Spagnoli
nessahernandez289@gmail.com
Founder,
The Resiliency Lab
Sacramento, California
Rebecca Levenson
rebecca@rebeccalevenson.com
Senior Health Policy Analyst
Rebecca Levenson Consulting
Berkeley, California
Robyn Reagan
robyn@circleofriends.org
Program Director/Lead Trainer
Circle of Friends- The Path to Inclusion
Los Angeles, California
Missy Berglund
mberglund@illuminatecolorado.org
Education Program Manager
Illuminate Colorado
Aurora, Colorado
Amie Myrick
amie.myrick@gmail.com
Training Consultant
No More Stolen Childhoods,
Senior Program Analyst
NACCHO,
Licensed Clinical Counselor
Perry, Maryland
Jennifer Redding
Jennifer.redding@umm.edu
Executive Director of Behavioral Health
University of Maryland- Upper Chesapeake Health
Klein Family Harford Crisis Center
Bel Air, Maryland
Kaela Dunn
Kaela.Dunn@umassmed.edu
Project Coordinator
UMass Chan Medical School/Commonwealth Medicine
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Michael Austin
maustin@ecic4kids.org
Training and Technical Assistant
Early Childhood Investment Corporation
Lansing, Michigan
Sharon (Sherry) Bennett
sbennett@vbisd.org
Coordinator (GSC Director)
Van Buren Great Start Collaborative
Lawrence, Michigan
Rachael Birgy
rbirgy@eupschools.org
Training and Technical Assistance Specialist
Northern Early Childhood Support Network
Kalkaska, Michigan
Heidi Coggins
cogginsh@michigan.gov
Grant Coordinator
Michigan Children’s Trust Fund
Lansing, Michigan
Joda Grimes
jgrimes@ecic4kids.org
Early Childhood Investment Corporation
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Evi Lindquist
elindquist@ecic4kids.org
Consultant, Training and Technical Assistance
Early Childhood Investment Corporation
Lansing, Michigan
Chandrika Payton
cpayton@ecic4kids.org
License Exempt Provider Project Supervisor
Early Childhood Investment Corporation
Flint, Michigan
Jennifer Rountree
jrountree@ecic4kids.org
Technical Assistance Counsultant and CLASS Certified Trainer
Early Childhood Investment Corporation
Holt, Michigan
Emily Schuster-Wachsberger
wachsbergere@michigan.gov
Local Coucil Coordinator
Michigan Children’s Trust Fund
Ann Arbor/Lansing, Michigan
Michelle Stevens
mstevens@micommunityaction.org
Director of Training and Member Services
MI Community Action
Lansing, Michigan
Holly Wingard
holly@wingard-consulting.com
Wingard Consulting, LLC
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Robin Hornkohl
rhornkohl@eupschools.org
Northern Early Childhood Support Network Project Administrator
Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District
Traverse City, Michigan
Amy Zarend
amy.zarend@monroeisd.us
Director
Great Start Collaborative of Monroe County
Monroe, Michigan
Debra Timmerman
debatimrn@gmail.com
Deb Timmerman & Associates, LLC
Wayland, Michigan
Gloria Sherman
parentingwithglo@yahoo.com
Consultant
Parenting and Teaching with G.L.O., LLC
Lapeer, Michigan
Maria Cook
mcook@ccresa.org
Early Childhood Professional Learning Specialist
Clinton County RESA/Office of Innovative Projects
DeWitt, Michigan
Veronica Pechumer
Veronica.pechumer@Oakland.k12.mi.us
Great Start Collaborative Director/Early Childhood Consultant
Oakland Schools
Waterford, Michigan
Christine Hodge
christine.hodge@oakland.k12.mi.us
Great Start Collaborative-Oakland
Waterford, Michigan
Jessica Turner
jess@stronghealthyfamilies.org
Trainer & CEO/Teacher
Strong Healthy Families/Berkley Schools
Clawson, Michigan
Christine Zimmerman
learningworksllc@gmail.com
Coach/ Consultant / Professional Development
LearningWorks, LLC
Michigan
Laura Pipis
lpipis@unitedwaymlc.org
Associate Director
United Way of Monroe/Lenawee Counties
Monroe, Michigan
Ann Ellison
Ann.Ellison@fairview.org
Director of Interfaith Health
Fairview health Services
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Angela Rau
Actt2022@gmail.com
Director of Program Innovations and Professional Development
Formerly Parents as Teachers National Center
Lake St. Louis, Missouri
June Ellestad
june.ellestad@ftbelknap.org
Grant Manager
Fort Belknap Tribal Health – Native Connections
Harlem, Montana
Patrice Baker
patrice@pinetreeinstitute.org
Director of Prevention Programs
Pinetree Institute
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Alana Dennis
adennis@safefamilies.net
Director- Ohio and PA
Safe Families for Children
Cleveland, Ohio
Lindsey Lynn
lindsey.lynn@centerstone.org
Community Health Worker
Centerstone
Columbia, Tennessee
Rachel Hanson
rachel.hanson@centerstone.org
Project Director Federal Healthy Start
Centerstone
Columbia, Tennessee
Kimberly Ladd
alignedhope@gmail.com
Consultant
Nashville, Tennessee
Tameka Caldwell
tcaldwell@tacfs.org
Family Support Project Coordinator
Texas Alliance of Child & Family Services
Austin, Texas
Michele Tryon
michele.tryon@chkd.org
Community Outreach/Training and Education
Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters
Norfolk, Virginia
Shannon Valles
Shannon.M.Valles@wv.gov
Early Childhood Specialist
Choices CCR&R
Clarksburg, West Virginia
Linda Reeves
linda.j.reeves@wv.gov
Behavioral Consultant/Professional Development
Child Care Resource Center
Wheeling, West Virginia
Kaylyn Jennings
Kaylyn.M.Jennings@wv.gov
Behavioral Consultant
Mountain Heart Community Services
Princeton, West Virginia
Meagann Morris
Meagann.E.Morris@wv.gov
Behavioral Consultant
Choices CCR&R
Clarksburg, West Virginia
Saija Westerlund-Cook
saija.westerlund-cook@folkhalsan.fi
Expert
Folkhälsan (NGO in Finland)
Åbo, Finland
Catherine Kaplun
c.kaplun@westernsydney.edu.au
Research Fellow
Western Sydney University
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nicole Peel
n.peel@westernsydney.edu.au
Lecturer, Researcher
Western Sydney University
Australia
Lynn Kemp
lynn.kemp@westernsydney.edu.au
Professor of Nursing
Western Sydney University
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Stacy Blythe
s.blythe@westernsydney.edu.au
Associate Professor
Western Sydney University
Australia
Rebekah Grace
rebekah.grace@westernsydney.edu.au
Director of the Centre for Transforming early Education and Child Health (TeEACH)
Western Sydney University
Campbelltown, New South Wales
Australia