Chief Executive Officer

Frederick J. Ferrer
CEO

Frederick J. Ferrer
CEO
Frederick J. Ferrer has over three decades of leadership in mobilizing stakeholders and staff toward change through groundbreaking nonprofit and public policy initiatives, programs and systems reforms. Prior to becoming CEO of Child Advocates, Ferrrer founded and led Manzanita Solutions, where he provided consultation on public health, early childhood, non-profit management, and systems reform. Before that, he served for nine years as CEO at the Health Trust, a $100 million foundation, which provides health services, grants, and drives policy to improve community health. Frederick is the former Executive Director of Estrella Family Services and was chair of the FIRST 5 Santa Clara County Commission. He is a member and immediate past chair of Santa Clara University’s (SCU) College of Arts and Sciences Leadership Advisory Board and chaired the University’s Presidential Blue Ribbon Commission on Diversity and Inclusion. He is the former chair of the Rocketship Public Schools board and is a member of the Children’s Discovery Museum LGBTQ Advisory Board. He recently chaired the City of San Jose’s Charter Review Commission.
Throughout his career, Frederick has received numerous awards including: ALF-SV’s John Gardner Leadership Award, the Santa Clara County Human Relations Commission’s Human Relations Award, and PACT’s Community Builder Award. He is a SCU Dean’s Executive Professor of Public Health and was an instructor in Santa Clara County Office of Education’s Special Education EPIC program. For over 30 years, he served on the adjunct child development faculty at De Anza College. 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. Dr. Ferrer holds a B.S. degree from Santa Clara University, a M.S. degree from San Jose State University, and an honorary Doctorate of Public Service from Santa Clara University.Staff

Jessica Alvarez
Program Manager

Jessica Alvarez
Program Manager

Chelsie Calandin
Executive Assistant

Chelsie Calandin
Executive Assistant

Gustavo Caraveo
Vice President

Gustavo Caraveo
Vice President

Apolonia Cortez
CASA Supervisor

Apolonia Cortez
CASA Supervisor

Vivian Dang
Events & Community Partnerships Manager

Vivian Dang
Events & Community Partnerships Manager

Anaztajia Elemen
Jr. Volunteer Associate

Anaztajia Elemen
Jr. Volunteer Associate

Julianna Fortain
Intake Coordinator

Julianna Fortain
Intake Coordinator

Elizabeth Franco
Senior Marketing Specialist

Elizabeth Franco
Senior Marketing Specialist

Sarah Graywood
CASA Supervisor

Sarah Graywood
CASA Supervisor

Ajaydeep Gill
Accounting Associate

Ajaydeep Gill
Accounting Associate

Marika Heinrichs
CASA Supervisor

Marika Heinrichs
CASA Supervisor

Vivian Lambert
Program Operations Manager

Vivian Lambert
Program Operations Manager

Daisy Manapsal
Strategic Project Specialist

Daisy Manapsal
Strategic Project Specialist

Lorenzo Marconcini
Grants and Contracts Manager

Lorenzo Marconcini
Grants and Contracts Manager

Sabrina Martire
Assistant Director of Strategic Initiatives

Sabrina Martire
Assistant Director of Strategic Initiatives

Brenda Navarrete
Senior Accountant & Administrator

Amber Noutoua
Program Enrichment Manager

Amber Noutoua
Program Enrichment Manager

Mary Patterson
Director of Programs

Mary Patterson
Director of Programs

Rama Rajan
Program Associate

Rama Rajan
Program Associate

Christina Ramirez
Senior CASA Supervisor

Christina Ramirez
Senior CASA Supervisor

Claudia Ramos
Out of County Coordinator

Claudia Ramos
Out of County Coordinator

Angelina Rodriguez
Waitlist Manager

Angelina Rodriguez
Waitlist Manager

Dorothy Ross
CASA Supervisor

Dorothy Ross
CASA Supervisor

Lauren Rueth
Assistant Director of Programs

Lauren Rueth
Assistant Director of Programs

Lauren Salciccia
Director of Development

Lauren Salciccia
Director of Development

Diana Silveira
Development Associate

Diana Silveira
Development Associate

Kristina Smith
CASA Supervisor

Kristina Smith
CASA Supervisor

Marcee Tolbert
Senior Volunteer Coordinator

Marcee Tolbert
Senior Volunteer Coordinator