Service Leadership Team
Kristin Koening, MS, CESP
(she/her)
Program Supervisor
North Santa Cruz County
Cell: 831.419.9788
Kristin@communitylifeservices.org
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Jessica Liddy-Hayford, CESP
(she/her)
Program Supervisor
South Santa Cruz County
Cell: 831.419.9774
Jessica@communitylifeservices.org
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Jenny Hurtado
(she/her)
Program Coordinator
Jenny@communitylifeservices.org
Our North County Team
From Santa Cruz Mountains To Aptos
Jenny Hurtado
(she/her)
Program Coordinator
Jenny@communitylifeservices.org
Ace Grushkin
(he/him)
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Ace@communitylifeservices.org
Juli Furtado
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Juli@communitylifeservices.org
Molly O’Dell
(she/her)
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Molly.odell@communitylifeservices.org
Nicola Perissinotto
(she/her)
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Nicola.perissinotto@communitylifeservices.org
Emma Turner
(she/her)
Employment & Independent Living
Emma.turner@communitylifeservices.org
Shanti Yarrow, BA, CESP
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Shanti@communitylifeservices.org
Kathleen Griffith, MSW
(she/they)
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Kathleen@communitylifeservices.org
Don Miller, MA, TESL, PhD
(he/him)
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Don.miller@communitylifeservices.org
Kelli Parmenter
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Kelli.parmenter@communitylifeservices.org
Rebecca Sheen
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Rebecca@communitylifeservices.org
Angela Gallagher
(she/her)
Senior Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Angela@communitylifeservices.org
Jim Huether
(he/him)
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Jim@communitylifeservices.org
Karissa Rheuby, CESP
(they/them/theirs)
Senior Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Karissa@communitylifeservices.org
Our South County Team
From Aptos To Monterey County
Aaliyah Ayala
(she/her)
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Aaliyah@communitylifeservices.org
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Maricruz Casini
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Maricruz.casini@communitylifeservices.org
Maura Leonor
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Maura@communitylifeservices.org
Alejandra Rodriquez
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Alejandra@communitylifeservices.org
Maria Ayala
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Maria.a@communitylifeservices.org
Perla Garcia
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Perla@communitylifeservices.org
Judith Lopez
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Judith@communitylifeservices.org
Cristina Orozco
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Cristina@communitylifeservices.org
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Griselda Aguirre
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Griselda@communitylifeservices.org
Fabian Leonor
Senior
Employment & Independent Living
Fabian@communitylifeservices.org
Veronica Juarez
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Veronica@communitylifeservices.org
Ty Wagemann
Specialist
Employment & Independent Living
Ty.wagemann@communitylifeservices.org
Engagement Team
Katie Azevedo
(she/her)
Diversity and Engagement Coordinator
Katie@communitylifeservices.org
Julie Reno, BFA
(she/her)
Content Development Assistant
Julie@communitylifeservices.org
Operations Team
Amanda Owens, BS
(she/her)
Operations Coordinator
Amanda@communitylifeservices.org
Ace Grushkin
(he/him)
IT Professional
Ace@communitylifeservices.org
Erin Hoffman
(she/her)
Bookkeeping Professional
Erin@communitylifeservices.org
Executive Leadership Team
Tracey Marquart, MBA, CNAP,CESP
(she/her/hers)
Founding Executive Director
Cell: 831.454.6316
Tracey@communitylifeservices.org
Sara Ridgeway, AS
(she/her)
Executive Assistant
Sara@communitylifeservices.org
Board of Director Team
Linda Bright,
Founding Board Member and Parent
Laura Pascal,
Founding Board Member
Jane Prudhomme,
Board Member and Parent
Mark Wenzler, BCBA
Treasurer and Parent
Jane Wemp,
Secretary and Parent
Heather Pint, BCBA
President