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Meet Joan Lockhart, Executive Director

Read about Joan in the Napa Valley Marketplace...

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Joan and her daugher Katie
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How We Work

When a child is diagnosed with a disability -- which can be anything from a learning issue like ADHD, a mental health issue like Bipolar disorder, a developmental issue like autism, to a physical health issue like cerebral palsy -- families usually are overwhelmed. "What do I do?" is a common question. The situation typically is experienced as a crisis. This is where ParentsCAN comes to offer vital assistance.

Our Family Advocates guide families through the systems and social service resources available to help them become a healthy, whole familyagain, and to train parents to become advocates for their children with special needs. ParentsCAN helps parents, siblings and children meet the challenges they face with hope and confidence.

ParentsCAN is dedicated to the fundamental principle that every family deserves to be a healthy family -- to reach their fullest potential for health, happiness, and independence. Families with children who have special needs are no exception. We believe that the best way for children with disabilities to achieve their potential is by remaining united with their families.

ParentsCAN staff members are uniquely qualified to help -- they are all fully trained advocates for special needs children. More importantly, each Family Advocate on our staff is the parent of a child with a disability or healthcare issue. When a family asks "What do I do?”, our staff can help because they've been there.

ParentsCAN is the only Napa County-based resource that addresses the needs of families who have children with disabilities, providing parent-to-parent peer support, resources, support groups and workshops for information about systems and skill building. Our staff is the most highly trained team of advocates in the area of disability and healthcare issues in Napa County.

 

Who We Are

Board of Directors 2008

Juan Cisneros, President

Regional Program Manager,
ChildStart Inc.

 
Donald E. Simons, Vice President Social Services Consultant  
Tina Altamura, Treasurer

Retired CFO,
Queen of the Valley Medical Center
Parent of a child with a disability
Nicholas Monroe, Secretary CFO, General Manager
Carneros Holdings, LLC
Parent of a child with a disability
Erica Conway-Wahle Dentist Parent of a child with a disability
Brian DeWitt Attorney,
Law Offices of Brian L. DeWitt
Parent of a child with a disability
Helga Grayson CFO-COO,
Thinknicity, Inc.
Parent of a child with a disability
Vicka Llamas Project Coordinator,
Napa County Office of Education
Parent of a child with a disability
Jessel Miller Artist/business owner,
Jessel Gallery
 
Michael Scully Business owner,
Allstate Insurance
 
     
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ParentsCAN Staff

Joan Lockhart Executive Director
Sara Ballenger Operations Manager
Marlena Garcia Program Director
Karen Roby Site Supervisor for Behavioral Health
Vilma Moreno Dodds Site Supervisor for Education & Health Care
Caitlin Jones Intake Coordinator/Office Assistant
Program Area: Advocate/Parent Partner:


Child Welfare Services & Village Project
Child Welfare Services, bilingual
Education
Education, bilingual
Full Service Partnership/Adult Mental Health, bilingual
Health Care Liaison 
Health Care Liaison, bilingual
Juvenile Probation
Juvenile Probation, bilingual
Up Valley and Kinship Support, bilingual
Up Valley, bilingual
Village Project

 


DeAnna Moore
Aldo Hernandez
Donna Arbios
Rosa Ambriz
Juanita Pena
Sheri Green
Monica Linarez
Pat Wells
Martha Soto
Hilda Gutierrez
Maria Calderon
Christine Lieber

 

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