Our Staff

Family Support

Lazaro Lugo - Blue Circle

Lazaro Lugo
Family Support Advocate
(Atlantic, Burlington, and
Cape May Counties)

llugo@embrella.org

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Carlissa Snowden-Gause
Family Support Advocate
(Bergen and Hudson
Counties)

csnowdengause@embrella.org

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Courtney Brown
Family Support Advocate
(Camden County)

cbrown@embrella.org

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Erika Retamar
Family Support Advocate
(Cumberland, Gloucester,
and Salem Counties)

eretamar@embrella.org

Chanel Dupree - Blue Circle

Chanel Dupree
Family Support Advocate
(Essex County)

support@embrella.org

Travis Fuchs

Travis Fuchs
Family Support Advocate
(Hunterdon, Mercer,
Somerset, and
Warren Counties)

tfuchs@embrella.org

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Tasia St. Louis
Family Support Advocate
(Middlesex and Union
Counties)

tstlouis@embrella.org

Diana Burgos - Blue Circle

Diana Burgos
Family Support Advocate
(Morris, Sussex, and
Passaic Counties)

support@embrella.org

Lindsay Fox

Lindsay Fox
Family Support Advocate
(Ocean and Monmouth
Counties)

lfox@embrella.org

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Khailah Cochran
Community Education
Coordinator

kcochran@embrella.org

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Jessica Allen
Family Support
Coordinator

jallen@embrella.org

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Novelette Williams
Technical Support/
Office Coordinator

nwilliams@embrella.org

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Jessica Hernandez
Family Support
Manager

jhernandez@embrella.org

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Lenore Bonilla
Family Support
Manager

lbonilla@embrella.org

Corissa

Corissa Kazar
Director of
Family Support

ckazar@embrella.org

Scholarship 

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Quanisha Green
Scholarship Coordinator
Schools A-G & S-Z

qgreen@embrella.org

Blue Circle - Muneeza

Muneeza Chaudhry
Scholarship Coordinator
Schools H-Q

mchaudhry@embrella.org

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Vacant
Scholarship Coordinator
Schools R

elenard@embrella.org

Blue Circle - Anika Bedford

Anika Beckford
PACES Coach
Region 2
(Hunterdon, Middlesex
and Somerset Counties)

abeckford@embrella.org

Blue Circle - Angela Fox

Angela Fox
PACES Coach
Region 2
(Hunterdon, Middlesex,
and Somerset Counties)

afox@embrella.org

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Vacant
PACES Coach Region 2 (Hunterdon, Middlesex,
and Somerset Counties)

scholarships@embrella.org

Kathleen - Staff Circles

Kathleen Battle
PACES Coach
Region 3
(Mercer, Monmouth,
and Ocean Counties)

kbattle@embrella.org

Brittany Hill

Brittany Hill
PACES Coach
Region 3
(Mercer, Monmouth,
and Ocean Counties)

bhill@embrella.org

Sandy

Sandra White
Interim Scholarship
Programs Manager

swhite@embrella.org

Ebony

Ebony Lenard Director of
Scholarship Programs

elenard@embrella.org

Communications

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Rachel Turan
Digital Content Creator

rturan@embrella.org

emily

Emily Clayton
Graphic Designer

eclayton@embrella.org

Jordan Kolb

Jordan Kolb
E-Learning Course
Designer

jkolb@embrella.org

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Laura Nicholls
Communications Outreach
and Volunteer Coordinator

lnicholls@embrella.org

Staff Circles - S. Vargas

Sebastian Vargas
Digital Media
Manager

svargas@embrella.org

Robin

Robin Garzoni
Director of
Communications

rgarzoni@embrella.org

Development

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Michele Rodriguez
Program Coordinator

mrodriguez@embrella.org

Michaela

Michaela Murray
Director of
Development

mmurray@embrella.org

Administration and Human Resources

Corinne

Corinne LeBaron
CEO

clebaron@embrella.org

Lori

Lori Alvarez
Director of
Human Resources

lalvarez@embrella.org

Marci

Marci Falk
Director of
Finance

mfalk@embrella.org

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Founded in 1972 and incorporated in 1974, embrella, formerly Foster and Adoptive Family Services, serves foster, adoptive and kinship parents in communities throughout NJ. We provide services, support and training opportunities for foster, adoptive and kinship families. We help foster children by offering programs to support them from childhood to young adulthood.