About UFC
United Friends of the Children is dedicated to the premise that foster youth deserve a successful adulthood.
Through our Housing and Education Programs, foster youth are provided with the opportunity to graduate from high school, attend and graduate from college, get a job, find housing and have a support system that moves them gradually towards independence.
Our goal is that the youth in our programs not only survive, but that they thrive.
Staff Listing
UFC maintains a lean organization, characterized by highly skilled, extremely committed, and fairly compensated staff. UFC’s widely diverse team of staff members are qualified, caring people who connect with the youth and maintain the highest quality service levels. Deeply committed to providing the youth in our programs with opportunities for employment, UFC regularly hires current program youth and graduates for appropriate positions.
UFC STAFF
Polly Williams
President
Elizabeth Alvarez
Receptionist
Catherine Atack
Director, Development
Ruby Bañuelos, Ed.M.
College Counselor
Rionnisha Bryant
Youth Advocate
Karl Calhoun, M.S.
Intake Coordinator
Candace Choi
Assistant, Transitional Living Programs
Diana Del Callejo
Payroll/Payables Clerk
Susanna De Mari, MA, MFT
Clinical Program Supervisor
Jill Freeman
Annual Giving Manager
Carol Gillard
Controller
John Glanton
Advocacy Counselor
Tim Hackett
Corporate & Foundation Relations Manager
Lizeth O. Hernandez
Assistant, Education Programs
Hillary Horn Montuori, M.A.
College Counselor
Eliza Hoyos
College Counselor
Kita Hutchins
Executive Assistant & Office Manager
Jodi A. Hutchinson, M.S., P.P.S.
College Counselor
Elizabeth Kesner, M.A.
College Counselor
Hannah Olade
Career and Education Counselor
Carla Palmer
Career Development Manager
Linda S. Ramos, M.Ed.
Director, Education Programs
Shauna Reed
Advocacy Counselor
Rolanda Robinson, M.A.
Advocacy Counselor
Megan Rogers
Manager, College Readiness Program
Domonique Rood, LMFT
Advocacy Counselor
Tatia Sheffield
Property Management/Housing Coordinator
Brenda Solorio, M.A.
College Counselor
Enrique Soto, M.Ed.
College Counselor
Yolanda Wright, M.A.
Advocacy Counselor
Board + Staff
I can honestly declare that the staffs’ genuine compassion makes UFC what it is: a haven and a family for thousands of children and youth.”
UFC Staff Member + College Sponsorship Recipient