Executive Team
Melissa Jenovai
President/CEO
Joined the Agency 2/27/2006
Melissa began her career in the child welfare field in May 2005 at Spaulding for Children as a Project [...]
Kris Henneman
Vice President of the Spaulding Institute for Family and Community Development
Joined the Agency 2/15/1999
Kris joined Spaulding for Children in 1999 and has worked to support families and communities for more than 40 [...]
Melinda Lis
Vice President of The Academy for Family Support and Preservation
Joined the Agency 7/8/2013
Melinda began her career with Spaulding in July 2013 as the Vice President of The Academy for Family Support [...]
Doretha Morgan
Vice President of Finance
Joined the Agency 10/20/2014
Doretha began her tenure at Spaulding for Children in October 2014 as the Accounts Receivable Manager. In October 2023, [...]
Kristina Vaseau
Vice President of Child & Family Services
Joined the Agency 11/6/2006
Kristina began her tenure with Spaulding for Children in 2006 as a Foster Care Worker. She was promoted in [...]
Directors
Jamie Bozarth
Human Resource Director
Joined the Agency 12/1/1993
Jamie has worked in the child welfare field for more than 30 years, dedicating her entire career to the [...]
Kelly Burdell
Program Director
Joined the Agency 4/15/2013
Kelly began her career at Spaulding for Children in September 2012 as an intern. She was hired as a [...]
Leslie Cohen
Project Director
Joined the Agency 10/3/2016
Leslie brings more than 30 years of experience in the child welfare field, with extensive expertise in program development, [...]
Laureen “Toni” Ligon
APLD Director
Joined the Agency 1/16/2024
Toni began her career at Spaulding in January 2024 as the Director of the AdoptUSKids Professional Leadership Development (APLD) [...]
DaJari Patterson
Post Adoption Center Repository Program Director
Joined the Agency 12/4/2023
DaJari serves as the Post‑Adoption Center Resource Library Program Director and brings more than 25 years of child welfare [...]
Sarah Horton Bobo
Program Director
Joined the Agency 09/30/2024
Sarah Horton Bobo, MA brings more than 25 years of experience in human services and child welfare to her [...]
Managers
LaShauna Bertrand
Office Manager
Joined the Agency 1/27/2025
LaShauna joined Spaulding for Children in January 2025 as Office Manager, bringing more than 20 years of experience in [...]
Lindsey Brock
Program Manager
Joined the Agency 4/6/2015
Lindsey earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and her master’s degree from Wayne State [...]
Stacey Mason-Oakes
Program Manager
Joined the Agency 4/22/2002
Stacey began her career at Spaulding for Children in 2002 as a Foster Care Worker. Prior to joining Spaulding, [...]
Supervisors
Kristina Borrego
IPP Supervisor
Joined the Agency 4/25/2016
Kristina began her career at Spaulding for Children in 2016 as an intern and was hired later that year [...]
Tomas Yvette McLemore
IPP Supervisor
20+ years in Child Welfare
Mrs. Tomas Yvette McLemore serves as IPP Supervisor at Spaulding for Children. She began her career with the agency [...]
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