Catherine Mitchell,
Chief Transitional Family Services Officer The Brooks-Short Term Family Housing cmitchell@friendshipplace.org 2024147798Catherine joined the Friendship Place team as the Assistant Director of the Neighbors First division in August 2015 after working on a Housing-First Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team at Pathways to Housing in Washington, DC. Her professional experience includes working with children of incarcerated parents, inmates and ex-offenders, survivors of domestic violence, and chronically homeless adults. Catherine is also experienced with group work, including facilitating Anger Management groups in prison and volunteering with the Alternatives to Violence Project.
Catherine is an alum of the Notre Dame Mission Volunteers AmeriCorps program, where she served two years of national service in Baltimore, MD.
Catherine Stephens holds a Bachelor’s in Social Work from James Madison University and a Masters in Social Work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Washington, DC.
Ace Thompson,
Operations Manager The Brooks-Short Term Family Housing athompson@friendshipplace.org 2024147798Orelia Lesh,
Licensed Mental Health Professional The Brooks-Short Term Family Housing olesh@friendshipplace.org 2024147798Evelyn Velasquez,
Case Manager (Bilingual) The Brooks-Short Term Family Housing evelasquez@friendshipplace.org 2024147798Jasamine Harrington,
Case Manager The Brooks-Short Term Family Housing jharrington@friendshipplace.org 2024147798Kelly Williams,
Residential Aide Coordinator The Brooks-Short Term Family Housing kwilliams@friendshipplace.org
The Brooks-Short Term Family Housing
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