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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

* are HOPE Champions who are able to provide technical assistance beyond the introduction to HOPE.

Churmell Mitchell
churmell.l.mitchell@gmail.com
CEO
A Father’s Voice Matters
Auburn, Alabama

Tara Stiller
tstiller@alaskachildrenstrust.org
Director
Alaska Children’s Trust
Anchorage,  Alaska

Addy Peters
forgefacilitation@gmail.com
Training & Facilitation,
Forge Facilitation
Bethel, Arkansas

Jade Aldrich
jade@first5mendo.org
Family Support Specialist
First 5 Mendocino
Mendocino, California

Darryl Chairez
dchairez@ymcasd.org
Specialist-Quality Support Diversity Inclusion
YMCA San Diego CRS
San Diego, California

Alma Daniela Cruz
acruz@ymcasd.org
Quality Support Specialist
YMCA Childcare Resource Service
San Diego, California

LaTysa Flowers*
latysaflowers@gmail.com
Specialist-Quality Support Diversity Inclusion
YMCA of San Diego County
San Diego, California

Lana Frisby
lfrisby@valleyoakchildren.org
Trainer and Resource and Referral Manager
Valley Oak Children’s Services
Chico, California

Clara Garnica
cgarnica@valleyoakchildren.org
Childcare Provider Trainer
Valley Oak Children’s Services
Chico, California

Marlene Hughes
mhughes@unitedparents.org
Parent Partner,
United Parents
Camarillo, California

Calli Kelsay
callikelsay@gmail.com
Community and School Education Advisor
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
Encinitas/San Diego, California

Rebecca Levenson*
rebecca@rebeccalevenson.com
Senior Health Policy Analyst
Rebecca Levenson Consulting
Berkeley, California

Jennifer Mohammed
jennifershaista@gmail.com
Volunteer
Sacramento, California

Aisha Pope
apope@centerforchildren.org
Program Director – FFAST
San Diego Center for Children
San Diego, California

Ariane Porras*
aporras@ymcasd.org
Trainer
YMCA Childcare Resource Service
San Diego, California

Robyn Reagan
robyn@circleofriends.org
Program Director/Lead Trainer
Circle of Friends- The Path to Inclusion
Los Angeles, California

Lodia Ruiz*
Lruiz@ymcasd.org
Program Director
YMCA CRS
San Diego, California

Vanessa Hernandez Spagnoli
nessahernandez289@gmail.com
Founder
The Resiliency Lab
Sacramento, California

Missy Berglund*
mberglund@illuminatecolorado.org
Education Program Manager
Illuminate Colorado
Aurora, Colorado

Cabrini Merclean
cmerclean@connecticutchildrens.org
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut

Nikki Daniels
ndaniels@cfctb.org
Associate Director
Champions For Children
Tampa, Florida

Maria Long
maria.long09@gmail.com
Independent Consultant/Trainer
Port Orange, Florida

Nikki Berger
nikkib@gacfca.org
Prevention Manager
Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
Atlanta, Georgia

Deborah Chosewood
deborah.chosewood@dhs.ga.gov
Deputy Director – Prevention and Community Support
Georgia Division of Family and Children Services
Atlanta, Georgia

Alex Cory
alexc@gacfca.org
Program Coordinator
Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
Atlanta, Georgia

Samanthia Moore Valentine
samanthia.valentine@gmail.com
Certified Peer Specialist
Families Advocating for Voices of Resilience, Inc.
Georgia

Jennifer Stein
jstein@gsu.edu
Executive Director
Prevent Child Abuse Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia

Jyll Walsh
jwalsh10@gsu.edu
Program Manager
Prevent Child Abuse Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia

David Freund
david@vibranthawaii.org
Community Resilience Fellow
Vibrant Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii

Amylia-Rae Gandolf
amylia@vibranthawaii.org
Community Resilience Fellow
Vibrant Hawaiʻi
Kamuela, Hawaiʻi

Jennifer Neely
jneely320@gmail.com
Family Hui Hawaii
Hawaii

Benjamin Rudo
benjamin@vibranthawaii.org
Community Resilience Fellow
Vibrant Hawaii
Keaau, Hawaii

Cherilyn Shiinoki
cherilyn@familyhuihawaii.org
Executive Director
Family Hui Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii

Jessica Waiau
jewaiau@ksbe.edu
Counselor
Kamehameha
Hilo, Hawaii

Aspen Arnold
aspen.arnold@ctf.idaho.gov
Community Resource Coordinator
Idaho Children’s Trust Fund
Salmon, Idaho

KJ Brant
kj.brant@ctf.idaho.gov
Community Resource Coordinator
Idaho Children’s Trust Fund
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Rosanna Campbell
rosannalynn0052@gmail.com
Site Supervisor
College of Southern Idaho Head Start/Early Head Start
Twin Falls, Idaho

Tannie Datwyler
tannie@uppervalleycac.org
Upper Valley Child Advocacy Center
Rigby, Idaho

Maureen Durning
maurdurn@yahoo.com
Owner
Butterfly Trainings that Transform LLC
Boise, Idaho

Tiffany Eden
teden@uidaho.edu
Quality Child Care Consultant
University of Idaho; CDHD IdahoSTARS
Twin Falls, Idaho

Molly Gallagher
molly.gallagher@phd3.idaho.gov
RN with Nurse Family Partnership
Southwest District Health
Caldwell, Idaho

Gisel Holdcroft
gholdcroft@nsd131.org
Community Outreach & Engagement Coordinator
Nampa School District
Nampa, Idaho

Heather Lee
hlee@idahoaeyc.org
Assistant Director, Early Learning Collaboratives Project
Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children
Boise, Idaho

Lola Riley
lola@familyadvocates.org
Parent Development Coordinator
Family Advocates
Boise, Idaho

Roger Sherman
roger.sherman@ctf.idaho.gov
Executive Director
Idaho Children’s Trust Fund/Prevent Child Abuse Idaho
Boise, Idaho

Holly Whitworth
hwhitworth@eiph.idaho.gov
Eastern Idaho Public Health
Idaho Falls, Idaho

Phyllis Vermilyea
pvermilyea@nsd131.org
District Behavior Coordinator
Nampa School District
Nampa, Idaho

Jane M Zink
jzink@idahoaeyc.org
Leadership Director
Idaho AEYC (Association for the Education of Young Children)
Boise, Idaho

Kim Hanes
kimhanesconsultant@gmail.com
Consultant and Facilitator
Kim Hanes Consulting and Baby TALK
Chicago, Illinois

Theresa Atchley
tatchley@sbcglobal.net
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant
Contracted with early childhood and home visiting programs
Oak Park, Illinois

Taryn Molitor
taryn@stvincentdepaulcda.org
Family Support Coordinator, Certified Instructor and Facilitator, Office Manager
ICARE Program of St. Vincent de Paul North Idaho
Coeur d’Alene, Indiana

Leah Plank
plank.leah@gmail.com
Interim Program Director
HEA-Horizon Education Alliance
Elkhart, Indiana

Sharyl Wanzek
sharyl.wanzek@csdkq.org
School Social Worker
Clinton Community School District
Clinton, Iowa

Vanessa Lohf
vanessa.lohf@wichita.edu
Program Specialist & TISC Team Facilitator
Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas

Rachelle Soden
rsoden@kcsl.org
Training Manager
Kansas Children’s Service League
Topeka, Kansas

Sara Jenkins
searlyjenkins@pcaky.org
Programs and Trainings Coordinator
Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Miriam Silman
miriam.silman@ky.gov
Trauma & Resilience Advisor
Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental & Intellectual Disabilities
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Frankfort, Kentucky

Jennifer Randal-Thorpe
meaningfulmindsunited@gmail.com
CEO
Meaningful Minds United, Inc
Lafayette, Louisiana

Danell Spillman*
danespillm@aol.com
Program Director,
Bayou Lotus Corporation
Walker, Louisiana

Melissa Doyle*
melissa@sassmm.org
Maine

Ruby Parker (she/her)
rubyp@mechildrenstrust.org
Performance Management Coordinator
Maine Families Program
Maine

Kini Tinkham
kini@maineresilience.org
Executive Director
Maine Resilience Building Network
Maine

Heather Canepa-Bowlin
Heather.Canepabowlin@hcps.org
Harford County Public Schools
Pylesville, Maryland

Eliza Cooper
parentlove@yahoo.com
Director
Thriving Communities Collaborative
Baltimore, Maryland

Joe Harbert
joseph.harbert@hcps.org
Director of Health and Wellness
Harford County Public Schools
Bel Air, Maryland

Erika Jones
erika.jones@hcps.org
Community School Specialist
Edgewood Elementary School
Edgewood, Maryland

Cathy Kowalewski
Catherine.Kowalewski@hcps.org
School Psychologist
Harford County Public Schools
Bel Air, Maryland

Tara Lathrop
trlathrop@harfordcountymd.gov
County Government
Bel Air, Maryland

Amie Myrick*
amie.myrick@gmail.com
Clinician, Trainer, Facilitator, Consultant
New Phase Counseling & Consulting, LLC
Senior Program Analyst
NACCHO
Perry Hall, Maryland

Brittany Pettus
brittany.pettus@hcps.org
Harford County Public Schools
Bel Air, Maryland

Cherry Price
price.cherry@ymail.com
Educator,
Prince George’s County Public Schools
Lanham, 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

Julieta Crespo
jcrespo@laalianza.org
Program Director
La Alianza Hispana Inc.
Massachusetts

Kaela Dunn
Kaela.Dunn@umassmed.edu
Project Coordinator
UMass Chan Medical School/Commonwealth Medicine
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Daniel Foley
dfoley@riversidecc.org
Assistant Program Director of Connect2Recovery
Riverside Community Care
Norwood, Massachusetts

Brian McHugh
brian.mchugh@tufts.edu
Student
Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Susan Nicastro
snicastro@chd.org
Director
CHD’s Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County
Western Massachusetts

Isabela Paiva
isabelapaiva712@gmail.com
Intern
OASIS
Stoughton, Massachusetts

Molly Reid
mreid@stoughton-ma.gov
Recreation Program Facilitator
Town of Stoughton
Stoughton, Massachusetts

Brooke Albert
balbert@ecic4kids.org
Lead Consultant, Equity & Leadership,
Early Childhood Investment Corporation
Lansing, Michigan

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

Monet Borione
BorioneM@michigan.gov
Marquette/Alger/Schoolcraft MDHHS
Marquette, Michigan

Heidi Coggins
cogginsh@michigan.gov
Grant Coordinator
Michigan Children’s Trust Fund
Lansing, Michigan

Maria Cook
mcook@ccresa.org
Early Childhood Professional Learning Specialist
Clinton County RESA/Office of Innovative Projects
DeWitt, Michigan

Joda Grimes
jgrimes@ecic4kids.org
Early Childhood Investment Corporation
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Courtney Gupta
courtney.gupta@oakland.k12.mi.us
State Coordinator
Help Me Grow Michigan
Waterford, Michigan

Christine Hodge*
christine.hodge@oakland.k12.mi.us
Great Start Collaborative-Oakland
Waterford, Michigan

Robin Hornkohl
rhornkohl@eupschools.org
Northern Early Childhood Support Network Project Administrator
Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District
Traverse City, Michigan

Victoria Kavanaugh
vkavanaugh@arborcircle.org
Prevention Manager
Arbor Circle
Holland, Michigan

Allison Land
aland@arborcircle.org
Coalition Team Lead
Arbor Circle
Holland, Michigan

Evi Lindquist
elindquist@ecic4kids.org
Consultant, Training and Technical Assistance
Early Childhood Investment Corporation
Lansing, Michigan

Katherine Logan-Dinco
logandincok@michigan.gov
Parent Coordinator
Children Trust Michigan
Lansing, Michigan

Flavia Maccio
flavia.maccio@oakland.k12.mi.us
Parent Coalition Coordinator
Great Start Collaborative
Waterford, Michigan

Chandrika Payton
cpayton@ecic4kids.org
License Exempt Provider Project Supervisor
Early Childhood Investment Corporation
Flint, Michigan

Veronica Pechumer*
Veronica.pechumer@Oakland.k12.mi.us
Great Start Collaborative Director/Early Childhood Consultant
Oakland Schools
Waterford, Michigan

Laura Pipis
lpipis@unitedwaymlc.org
Associate Director
United Way of Monroe/Lenawee Counties
Monroe, Michigan

Theresa Roach
troach@crim.org
Community Engagement Director
Crim Fitness Foundation
Flint, Michigan

Jennifer Rountree*
jrountree@ecic4kids.org
Technical Assistance Consultant and CLASS Certified Trainer
Early Childhood Investment Corporation
Holt, Michigan

Alice Santa
asanta@sfish.org
Trauma Informed Care Specialist
Starfish Family Services
Livonia, Michigan

Dinah Schaller
dschaller@crim.org
Associate Director Mindfulness Initiative
Crim Fitness Foundation
Flint, Michigan

Emily Schuster-Wachsberger
wachsbergere@michigan.gov
Local Council Coordinator
Michigan Children’s Trust Fund
Ann Arbor/Lansing, Michigan

Gloria Sherman
parentingwithglo@yahoo.com
Consultant
Parenting and Teaching with G.L.O., LLC
Lapeer, Michigan

Michelle Stevens
mstevens@micommunityaction.org
Director of Training and Member Services
MI Community Actions
Lansing, Michigan

Debra Timmerman*
debatimrn@gmail.com
Deb Timmerman & Associates, LLC
Wayland, Michigan

Jessica Turner
jess@stronghealthyfamilies.org
Trainer & CEO/Teacher
Strong Healthy Families/Berkley Schools
Clawson, Michigan

Michelle Walters
waltersm10@michigan.gov
Public Health Consultant
Michigan Public Health Institute
Lansing, Michigan

Holly Wingard*
holly@wingard-consulting.com
Wingard Consulting, LLC
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Amy Zarend*
amy.zarend@monroeisd.us
Director
Great Start Collaborative of Monroe County
Monroe, Michigan

Christine Zimmerman
learningworksllc@gmail.com
Coach/ Consultant / Professional Development
LearningWorks, LLC
Michigan

Ann Ellison
Ann.Ellison@fairview.org
Director of Interfaith Health
Fairview health Services
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Kris Manning
krismanning@yahoo.com
Early Childhood Mental Health Coordinator
White Earth Mental Health
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

Melody Boling
melody.boling@dmh.mo.gov
Missouri Department of Mental Health
Missouri

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@gmail.com
Grant Manager
Fort Belknap Tribal Health – Native Connections
Harlem, Montana

Patrice Baker
pbaker@sau21.org
SAU 21/90
Early Intervention Outreach Specialist
Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Maria Doyle
mdoyle@nhchildrenstrust.org
Family Support Programs Manager
New Hampshire Children’s Trust
Concord, New Hampshire

Sarah Fox
sfox@nhaecc.org
Program Manager
New Hampshire Alliance of Early Childhood Coalitions
Concord, New Hampshire

Russell Schaechtle
rschaechtle@tycnh.org
Clinical Program Manager/MHC
The Youth Council
Nashua, New Hampshire

Bri Twombly
Brianne.Twombly@umassmed.edu
Center for Child Wellbeing and Trauma
Assessment Coach
New Hampshire

McKenna Clark
mc2498@cornell.edu
Subject Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension- Child Care Council
Oriskany, New York

Candace Alley
candace@traumaresourcenetwork.com
CEO
Trauma Resource Network Inc
Hillsborough, North Carolina

Jennifer Day
jday@loraincountyhealth.com
Lorain County Public Health
Elyria. Ohio

Alana Dennis
adennis@safefamilies.net
Director- Ohio and PA
Safe Families for Children
Cleveland, Ohio

Melanie Estes
mestes@greeneesc.org
Mental Health Consultant
Greene County ESC
Miamisburg, Ohio

Kayla Hairston
khairston@greeneESC.org
Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant
Greene County Educational Service Center
Yellow Springs, Ohio

Heather Pasterak
hpasterak@loraincountyhealth.com
Program Manager
Lorain County Public Health
Elyria. Ohio

Grace Schoessow
gschoessow@greeneesc.org
Director, Early Childhood Mental Health Services
Greene County Educational Service Center
Yellow Springs, Ohio

Roxanne Sorrick
sorrickr@hiram.edu
Professor of Education
Hiram College
Hiram, Ohio

Elliott Hinkle
elliottunicornsolutions@gmail.com
Principal and Founder
Unicorn Solutions LLC
Portland, Oregon

Adriana Marigliano
adriana.marigliano@gmail.com
Resource Teacher
Sumter School District
Sumter, South Carolina

Samanthia Moore Valentine
samanthia.valentine@gmail.com
Certified Peer Specialist
Families Advocating for Voices of Resilience, Inc.
Georgia

Stacey Broyles
Stacey.Broyles@tn.gov
State Technical Assistance Coordinator
State of Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee

Sonora Goodsell
sonora.goodsell@centerstone.org
Family Assessment Worker
Centerstone
Dickson, Tennessee

Rachel Hanson
rachel.hanson@centerstone.org
Project Director Federal Healthy Start
Centerstone
Columbia, Tennessee

Kimberly Ladd*
alignedhope@gmail.com
Consultant
Nashville, Tennessee

Tabetha Melton
tabetha.melton@centerstone.org
Centerstone
Columbia, Tennessee

Jackie Reynolds
jreynolds3@pcsstn.com
Family Engagement Coordinator,
Putnam County Board of Education
Cookeville, Tennessee

April Scott*
april.scott@centerstone.org
Program Manager,
Centerstone
Columbia, Tennessee

Tameka Caldwell*
tcaldwell@tacfs.org
Family Support Project Coordinator
Texas Alliance of Child & Family Services
Austin, Texas

Kendra McLaughlin
kendra@upticc.org
Licensed Professional Counselor
UpTIC Consulting & Counseling
Amarillo, Texas

Sherry Peterson
sherry.peterson@uwcb.org
Success By 6 Director
United Way of the Coastal Bend
Corpus Christi, Texas

Mia Talbot
mtalbot@parentsasteachers.org
National Trainer
Parents as Teachers
Houston, Texas

Michele Tryon
michele.tryon@chkd.org
Community Outreach/Training and Education
Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters
Norfolk, Virginia

Jennifer Hansen
jhansen@srhd.org
Health Program Specialist
Spokane Regional Health District
Spokane, Washington

Kristi Sharpe
ksharpe@esd123.org
Community Coordinator
ESD 123
Kennewick, Washington

Tracey Adkins
Tracey.L.Adkins@wv.gov
Behavioral Consultant
Link CCR&R
Huntington, West Virginia

Carrie Frasch
carrie.e.frasch@wv.gov
Behavioral Consultant
Mountain Heart Communityty Services
Martinsburg, 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

Claudia Raymer
OhioCountyFRN@yahoo.com
Executive Director
Ohio County Family Resource Network
Wheeling, West Virginia

Linda Reeves
linda.j.reeves@wv.gov
Behavioral Consultant/Professional Development
Child Care Resource Center
Wheeling, West Virginia

Shannon Valles
Shannon.M.Valles@wv.gov
Early Childhood Specialist
Choices CCR&R
Clarksburg, West Virginia

Lindsey Wellman
Lindsey.M.Wellman@wv.gov
Behavior Consultant
River Valley Child Development Services/ Connect CCR&R
Charleston, West Virginia

Lea Wheeler
Lea.N.Wheeler@wv.gov
Behavioral Consultant
Connect CCR&R
Charleston, West Virginia

Ericka Copeland-Malone
yafaye@uwm.edu
Curriculum Author, Trainer, Facilitator
Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

ChaBria Smith
info@advisorylla.org
Owner
Advisory Living & Learning Agency
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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

Catherine Kaplun
c.kaplun@westernsydney.edu.au
Research Fellow
Western Sydney University
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Lynn Kemp
lynn.kemp@westernsydney.edu.au
Professor of Nursing
Western Sydney University
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Teniola Okun
teniola.okun@fraserhealth.ca
Community Health Specialist
Fraser Health Authority
Mission, British Columbia

Nicole Peel
n.peel@westernsydney.edu.au
Lecturer, Researcher
Western Sydney University
Australia

Saija Westerlund-Cook
saija.westerlund-cook@folkhalsan.fi
Expert
Folkhälsan (NGO in Finland)
Åbo, Finland

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