
Frederick J. Ferrer
CEO

Frederick J. Ferrer
CEO
Frederick J. Ferrer has over three decades of nonprofit leadership in Silicon Valley, having led numerous groundbreaking program, public policy and systems reform initiatives. As CEO of Child Advocates, Ferrer leads the organization’s efforts to support foster children, primarily though the operation of the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program in Santa Clara County.
Ferrer currently chairs the Santa Clara University’s College of Arts and Sciences Leadership Advisory Board where he’s also a Dean’s Executive Professor of Public Health. He previously chaired: The University’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Diversity and Inclusion; the Rocketship Public Schools Board; and the FIRST 5 Santa Clara County Commission. He is also a member of the Children’s Discovery Museum LGBTQ Advisory Board.
Previously, Ferrer served as CEO of the Health Trust, a $100 million public charity foundation. Ferrer also had a consulting practice, Manzanita Solutions, where he helped design the Universal Access to Preschool initiative with Alum Rock and Franklin McKinley School districts. He is also the former Executive Director of Estrella Family Services.
Among numerous awards, Ferrer has received: The John Gardner Leadership Award from ALF-SV; the Human Relations Award from the Santa Clara County Commission on Human Relations; and PACT’s Community Builder Award.
Ferrer has been on the adjunct child development faculty at De Anza College and an instructor in the Special Education credential EPIC program at the Santa Clara County Office of Education. He has completed two distinguished programs at Harvard University, the Performance Measurement for Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations and Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management. He also completed the Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Ferrer holds a B.S. degree from Santa Clara University, an M.S. degree from San Jose State University, and an honorary Doctorate of Public Service from Santa Clara University.Finance & Operations

Brittany Lujan
Executive Assistant to CEO

Brittany Lujan
Executive Assistant to CEO

Brenda Navarrete
Senior Accountant and Administrator
Advocate Programs

Nick Aguilar
CASA Specialist

Nick Aguilar
CASA Specialist

Jessica Alvarez
CASA Specialist

Jessica Alvarez
CASA Specialist

Stacy Castle
Director of Programs

Stacy Castle
Director of Programs

Bryant Chao
CASA Specialist

Bryant Chao
CASA Specialist

Apolonia Cortez
CASA Specialist

Apolonia Cortez
CASA Specialist

Sarah Gentle
Case Assessment Program (CAP) Associate

Sarah Gentle
Case Assessment Program (CAP) Associate

Vivian Lambert
Case Assessment Program (CAP) Supervisor

Vivian Lambert
Case Assessment Program (CAP) Supervisor

Sabrina Martire
CASA Program Specialist

Sabrina Martire
CASA Program Specialist

Amber Noutoua
CASA Specialist

Amber Noutoua
CASA Specialist

Agustina Perez
CASA Specialist

Agustina Perez
CASA Specialist

Stephany Perez
Case Assessment Program (CAP) Associate

Stephany Perez
Case Assessment Program (CAP) Associate

Rama Rajan
Program Associate

Rama Rajan
Program Associate

Claudia Ramos
Case Assessment Program (CAP) Associate

Claudia Ramos
Case Assessment Program (CAP) Associate

Christina Ramirez
CASA Specialist

Christina Ramirez
CASA Specialist

Dorothy Ross
CASA Specialist

Dorothy Ross
CASA Specialist

Lauren Rueth
CASA Specialist Lead

Lauren Rueth
CASA Specialist Lead

Vincent Salazar
CASA Specialist

Vincent Salazar
CASA Specialist

Bethany Wallace
CASA Specialist Lead

Bethany Wallace
CASA Specialist Lead

Lucy Zhang
Case Assessment Program (CAP) Associate

Lucy Zhang
Case Assessment Program (CAP) Associate
Learning

Jasmine Scott
Learning Coordinator

Jasmine Scott
Learning Coordinator

Daisy Manapsal
Director of Learning

Daisy Manapsal
Director of Learning
Development

Michelle Leporini
Director of Development

Michelle Leporini
Director of Development

Lauren Salciccia
Development Associate

Lauren Salciccia
Development Associate
Marketing & Communications

Gustavo Caraveo
Director of Strategic Marketing & Communications

Gustavo Caraveo
Director of Strategic Marketing & Communications

Laura Posadas
Marketing Specialist

Laura Posadas
Marketing Specialist