Meet our team

Joan Miller

Deputy Director

Sophia Isom

RFA and Permanency
Program Director

Before joining HSA, Joan was Director of Family and Children’s Services for the…

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Sophia Isom, M.S.W., is currently the Program Director over the Resource Family Approval…

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Angela Ramos

Permanency Program Manager

Juliet Halverson

Program Manager

Arlene Hylton

Recruiter and Caregiver Liaison for RFA families

Tamisha Mouton

Placement /Relative
Notification Supervisor

Angela grew up in the Mission District in San Francisco. She was born in El Salvador…

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Juliet has been a part of SF Family and Children’s’ Services for over a decade in roles as…

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When people think of Arlene, the first word that comes to mind is “nurturing”…

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She began working with foster youth while attending San Jose State. She helped run…

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Casey Schutte

Program Support Analyst

Veronica Rostro

Social Work Supervisor

Melissa Connelly

Program Manager

Deleasa Jones

RFA Social Worker

Casey Schutte is a Program Support Analyst with over fifteen years of experience…

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Veronica is a native of Fresno, California and began her career as a Social Worker in Fresno County…

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Melissa Connelly, MSW, is the Program Manager for the San Francisco Human Services…

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Deleasa has worked with Family & Children Services for three years as a Resource Family…

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Danielle Turner

RFA Social Worker

Jeri Saito-King

RFA Social Worker

Maria Jose Cabrera

RFA Social Worker

Vivian Li

RFA Social Worker

Danielle grew up in San Francisco. She has a strong passion for working with…

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As a native of the Bay Area, Jeri has dedicated her entire professional career advocating for…

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Maria Jose was born and raised in Colombia. She is an accomplished Child Psychologist…

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Vivian was born and raised in San Francisco. Although she only recently began working…

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Andrew Samatra

RFA Clerk

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José L. Cañaveral

Program Support Analyst

Geoffrey Nagaye

Geoffrey Nagaye

Program Support Analyst

Andrew Samatra is a Resource Family Approval (RFA) Unit Clerk. He is committed to…

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José L. Cañaveral has been with the agency since June 2001, as a child welfare worker…

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Geoff has worked with FCS since 2014 when he joined the newly created Continuous…

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RFA Mentors

Silvia Aguilar

RFA Mentor

Pat Smith

RFA Mentor

Liam Jackson-Wyatt

RFA Mentor

Christine Hendrickson

RFA Mentor

My name is Silvia Aguilar and I am a Resource Family Mentor for Spanish-speaking…

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I am Pat Smith and I was born and raised in San Francisco, CA. I attended San Francisco City…

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My name is Liam Jackson-Wyatt and I am an SF Resource Parent along with my husband…

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My name is Christine Hendrickson and I am a Resource Parent, Mentor and Co-Trainer with…

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Cynthia Grady

RFA Mentor

I worked for the City & County of San Francisco for over 30 years and retired now for two years. I enjoy…

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