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Staff Information
Sacred Heart House of Denver operates with a small staff, which operates as a team for the benefit and well-being of its residents.
Janet Morris, Executive Director
jlmdenver@juno.com
With business experience developed in Denver’s oil and gas industry and a degree in English Education, Janet Morris began her employment at Sacred Heart House in April 1991 as Administrative Assistant. She became Project Manager for the shelter's renovation under the Agency’s first Director, Sr. Sue Kennedy. After handling incorporation and general administrative matters, Janet took over fundraising and reporting responsibilities for the shelter as Assistant Director in July 1992. Following the resignation of Sr. Maureen Kottenstette in May 1998, Janet was chosen by the Board of Directors to assume the position and responsibilities of Executive Director and President of Sacred Heart House of Denver.
Garrett Singer, Assistant Director
Garrett joined the staff at Sacred Heart House in September 1991 as Assistant House Manager. An accountant by degree, his responsibilities increased in 1992; he took over bookkeeping and preparation of monthly financial statements and audit schedules in July and became House Manager in October. Garrett supervises the housekeeping staff and maintains the physical plant. He prepares work schedules, payroll, pays employment taxes, etc. With the Executive Director, he prepares the annual fiscal budget and supplies financial information for our annual audit. He also picks up and delivers furniture to former residents who participate in the Follow-Up Program. In 1999, with the expansion of our services, Garrett added the coordination of Sacred Heart House of Denver’s Transitional Housing Program to his responsibilities. He supervises and coaches the Transitional Housing Case Manager.
Joline Sanchez, Transitional Housing Case Manager/Program Assistant
joline@sacredhearthouse.org
Joline joined the staff of Sacred Heart House of Denver in December 1999. After graduating from the University of Colorado with a degree in psychology in 1992, she was employed as a youth counselor at Excelsior Youth Center and Fillmore Detention Center. For two years, as Program Assistant at Sacred Heart House, Joline was responsible for our extensive volunteer program and individual donor relations. Our liaison with the Caring Connection, she spoke on our behalf for the Combined Federal Campaign, a workplace-giving endeavor, and played an important part in educating the community on homelessness and the services Sacred Heart House provides. Joline’s program activities prepared her for the position of In-House Case Manager, which she assumed in October 2001. In addition to providing case management and support to the women who are striving toward self-sufficiency during their time at Sacred Heart House, she attends Service Provider Meetings to help coordinate our services with those offered by other agencies. For Living Skills classes, Joline recruits speakers to educate the residents of Sacred Heart House of Denver and present problem-solving information from their respective organizations. She also facilitates parenting classes for single mothers. In December 2004, Joline assumed the responsibilities of case management for Sacred Heart House of Denver’s Transitional Housing Program and resumed the duties of Program Assistant.
Meghan Salveson, In-House Stabilization/Follow-Up Case Manager
Meghan Salveson came to Sacred Heart House of Denver in August 2006 through the Vincentian Volunteer Program (an organization similar to Americorps) with a Bachelor of Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Studies with an emphasis in French and a minor in Non-Profit Leadership from Seattle University in Seattle, Washington. She lived with a marginalized population in Senegal, an experience that challenged her to volunteer with the International Rescue Committee. Problem-solving with refugees from Somalia, Ethiopia and Georgia, prepared her for working with women and children in distress. Meghan’s volunteer experience helped develop her ability to assess client needs. Case management responsibilities for women in Sacred Heart House of Denver’s In-House Stabilization Program include helping women with individual goal setting and finding resources to address critical needs. Meghan also offers problem-solving assistance and resource referrals to former residents in the Follow-Up Program. In addition to communicating with former residents through a monthly newsletter, Meghan also organizes the annual Adopt-a-Family Program.
Sacred Heart House of Denver employs two part time Housekeeper/Cooks and two part time Night Managers. Seventy-five individual community volunteers, as well as families and various groups from churches and schools, who help with house management and provide dinners, childcare and literacy programs for residents, support the staff.
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