Our Staff

Family Support

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Lazaro Lugo
Family Support Advocate
(Atlantic, Burlington, and
Cape May Counties)

llugo@embrella.org

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Carlissa Snowden-Gause
Family Support Advocate
(Bergen and Hudson
Counties)

csnowdengause@embrella.org

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Courtney Brown
Family Support Advocate
(Camden County)

cbrown@embrella.org

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Erika Retamar
Family Support Advocate
(Cumberland, Gloucester,
and Salem Counties)

eretamar@embrella.org

Trudy Blue Circle May 2025

Trudy Allen
Family Support Advocate
(Essex County)

tallen@embrella.org

Travis Fuchs

Travis Fuchs
Family Support Advocate
(Hunterdon, Mercer,
Somerset, and
Warren Counties)

tfuchs@embrella.org

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Tasia St. Louis
Family Support Advocate
(Middlesex and Union
Counties)

tstlouis@embrella.org

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Diana Burgos
Family Support Advocate
(Morris, Sussex, and
Passaic Counties)

dburgos@embrella.org

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Shannon Nolfi
Family Support Advocate
(Ocean and Monmouth
Counties)

snolfi@embrella.org

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Khailah Cochran
Community Education
Coordinator

kcochran@embrella.org

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Jessica Allen
Family Support
Coordinator

jallen@embrella.org

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Novelette Williams
Technical Support/
Office Coordinator

nwilliams@embrella.org

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Chanel Dupree
Family Support
Manager

cdupree@embrella.org

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Lenore Bonilla
Family Support
Manager

lbonilla@embrella.org

Corissa

Corissa Kazar
Director of
Family Support

ckazar@embrella.org

Scholarship 

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Quanisha Lavarin
Scholarship Coordinator
Schools A-J & U-Z

qlavarin@embrella.org

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Muneeza Chaudhry
Scholarship Coordinator
Schools K-O

mchaudhry@embrella.org

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Dana Taylor
Scholarship Coordinator Schools P-T

dtaylor@embrella.org

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Karmyn Ramirez
PACES Coach
Region 2
(Hunterdon, Middlesex,
and Somerset Counties)

kramirez@embrella.org

Julie - Blue Circle

Julie Dul
PACES Coach
Region 2
(Hunterdon, Middlesex
and Somerset Counties)

jdul@embrella.org

Blue Circle - Angela Fox

Angela Fox
PACES Coach
Region 2
(Hunterdon, Middlesex,
and Somerset Counties)

afox@embrella.org

Whitney Blue Circle May 2025

Whitney Boursiquot
PACES Coach
Region 3
(Mercer, Monmouth,
and Ocean Counties)

wboursiquot@embrella.org

Kylie Kunz

Kylie Kunz
PACES Coach
Region 3
(Mercer, Monmouth,
and Ocean Counties)

kkunz@embrella.org

Sandy

Sandra White
Scholarship Programs Administrator

swhite@embrella.org

Ebony

Ebony Lenard
Director of Scholarship Programs
(NJFC)
Schools R

elenard@embrella.org

Blue Circle - Anika Bedford

Anika Beckford
Director of Scholarship Programs
(PACES)

abeckford@embrella.org

Communications

Rachel Turan - Blue Circle

Rachel Turan
Digital Content Creator

rturan@embrella.org

emily

Emily Clayton
Marketing Designer

eclayton@embrella.org

Vivian Young

Vivian Young
E-Learning Course
Designer & Web Editor

vyoung@embrella.org

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Rachael Smith
Marketing and Outreach Specialist

rsmith@embrella.org

laura

Laura Nicholls
Outreach and Volunteer Manager

lnicholls@embrella.org

Robin

Robin Garzoni
Director of
Communications

rgarzoni@embrella.org

Development

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Michele Rodriguez
Director of Development

mrodriguez@embrella.org

Lindsay F - Blue Circle

Lindsay Fox
Development Associate

lfox@embrella.org

Administration and Human Resources

Corinne

Corinne LeBaron
CEO

clebaron@embrella.org

Lori

Lori Alvarez
Director of
Human Resources

lalvarez@embrella.org

Marci

Marci Falk
Director of
Finance

mfalk@embrella.org

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Founded in 1972 and incorporated in 1974, embrella, formerly Foster and Adoptive Family Services, serves foster, adoptive and kinship parents in communities throughout NJ. We provide services, support and training opportunities for foster, adoptive and kinship families. We help foster children by offering programs to support them from childhood to young adulthood.