Our Staff

CEO

Vanessa McDowell CEO

Downtown Madison

101 E. Mifflin Street
Suite 100
Madison WI 53703
(608) 257-1436, option 2
Fax (608) 257-1439

Facilities

Isaac Gomez Facilities Director
Darnell Jackson Maintenance Technician
Ricardo Morales Maintenance Technician

Finance

Angela Borman Accounting Assistant
Kate Perleberg Chief Financial Officer

Housing

Olivia “O” Clark Youth Programs Coordinator
Jael Currie Housing Director
Emily Daniels – Family Housing Stability Coordinator/Case Manager
Andrea Gaines Family Housing Stability Coordinator/Case Manager
Rachel Hernandez Singles Housing Coordinator
Briana Hutton Rapid Rehousing Case Manager
Cortney Kallenberger – Third Street Case Manager
Lucia Ledesma Residential Housing Manager
OPEN Steps to Stability Coordinator
Jessica Oswald Rapid Rehousing Coordinator
Abby Rodler Singles Housing Coordinator LTE
Tamaha Shepherd-Jones Shelter Case Manager
Mai Thao Third Street Supervisor
OPEN Empower Home Coordinator/Case Manager
Skyler Van De Weerd Community Housing Manager

Operations

April Elvington Property Manager
Angie Kier Front Desk Manager
Katey Nelson Operations Director
Andrea White Receptionist

Empowerment Center

2040 S. Park Street
Madison WI 53713
(608) 257-1436, option 3
Fax (608) 395-2598

Administration

Rhonda Schemm Human Resources Director
Andrea Zea Grants Management & Strategic Initiatives Director

Development and Marketing

Sami Clausen-Ruppert Advocacy & Grants Coordinator
Erin Farrar Development & Volunteer Coordinator
OPEN Development & Marketing Director
Jay Young Development & Marketing Manager

Employment Services & Transit

Jamie Adams YW Transit Manager
Saul Cortes Employment Services Coordinator/Case Manager
Aurelia Johnson Employment Services Coordinator/Case Manager
Aneesha Mitchell DLRP Coordinator
Ashley Moncrief Employment Services & Transit Director
OPEN Scheduling Lead

Operation

Lexus Anderson-Carter EC Receptionist/Program Assistant

Race and Gender Equity

Semaj Sconiers Race & Gender Equity Practitioner
Faith Stevenson Race & Gender Equity Practitioner
Abha Thakkar Race & Gender Equity Practitioner
Libby Tucci Race & Gender Equity Practitioner – Lead
Geraldine Paredes Vasquez Race & Gender Equity Director

Restorative Justice

Bill Baldon Restorative Justice Manager
Kiana Burnette Restorative Justice Community Program Manager
Raiden Edseth-Griffin Restorative Justice Associate – LTE
Eugenia Highland Granados Restorative Justice Director
Alyssa Ivy Restorative Justice Coordinator
Shirin Kestin Restorative Justice Coordinator
OPEN Restorative Justice Intake Coordinator (Bilingual) 
Asly Warren Community Restorative Justice Coordinator (Bilingual)
Orion Wells Restorative Justice Curator
Mya Williams Community Restorative Justice Coordinator
Qwantese Winters School Restorative Justice Coordinator