Staff

Executive & Administration

(317) 941-2200
 
  • Melissa Pershing, Executive Director
  • Betsy Whaley, Deputy Director
  • Diana Cox, Grants & Data Specialist 
  • Bart Ferraro, Clinical Director
  • Riley Harris, Facilities Manager
  • Brittney McCollom, Volunteer Coordinator
  • Alex de Aguiar Reuter, Manager, Corporate Engagement
  • Barbara Rush, Controller
  • Pamela Testa, Director of Knowledge Management
  • Debbie Trypus, Human Resources Manager
  • Anne Waxingmoon, Executive Admin Assistant 
 

Reuben Counseling Center

(317) 924-7010
 

Human Trafficking

(317) 941-2200
 
  • Laura Harms, Care Coordinator
 

 

Shelter

(317) 920-9320
 
  • Betsy Whaley, Deputy Director
  • Lillian Brown, Client Services Manager
  • Cindy Humm, IPS Teacher
  • Christine Kung'u, Family Advocate
  • Brittney McCollom, Children’s Services
  • Cheryl Parham, Family Advocate
  • Sylvia Strom, Bilingual Family Advocate/Latino Services Coordinator
  • Michol Walker, Family Advocate
  • Angela Wirth, Food Services Manager 
 

Outreach Services

(317) 920-9320
 
  • Jennifer Reister, Program Manager
  • Nicole De Young, Outreach Advocate
  • Amber Motz, IMPD Outreach Advocate
  • Christal Esposito, 34 North Case Manager
  • Paula Granger, IMPD Advocate
  • Claudia Lozano, IMPD Advocate
  • Mary Alice Navarro, IMPD Advocate
  • Claudia Ogborn, Bilingual Paralegal
  • Tiffany Palacios, Bilingual Outreach Advocate
  • Chris Warren, IMPD Advocate
 

Thrifty Threads

(317) 802-9612
 
  • Maumi VanKirk, Store Manager
 

Transitional Housing

(317) 920-9320
 
  • Emily Hickman, Women’s Case Manager
  • Stephanie Derrickson, Children’s Services Director and Transitional Housing Advocate 
 
 
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