The New Beginnings’ staff is a committed, well-trained group of women and men, diverse in ages, ethnicity, cultural and religious backgrounds, and education. A third are people of color, and nearly forty percent are survivors of domestic violence.
Susan Segall, Executive Director
Susan has over 25 years of leadership, management and program experience in non-profits focused on peace and social justice. For the past 13 years, she has served as Regional Director of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) in the Pacific Northwest, providing leadership on issues of peace, immigrant rights, LBGT rights, Native American rights, criminal justice, and youth leadership development. Before relocating to Seattle in 1999, Susan lived in Philadelphia, where she served as Interim Director of AFSC's national Peace Education Division, coordinated emergency room and hotline services at Women Organized Against Rape, and provided sexuality education training to professionals at Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Susan has served on boards of the Greater Philadelphia Women's Medical Fund, the Church Council of Greater Seattle, and on the Racial Equity Advisory Committee of the Defender Association's Racial Disparity Project.
Emergency Shelter Program
Shannon Rae, Manager
Roy Anaclerio, Household Coordinator
Monica Brothers, Program Assistant
Elisabeth Galczak, Women's Advocate
Megan Ham, Children's Advocate
Jolene Janacek, Women's Advocate
Cindy Obtinario, Chemical Dependency Specialist
Astrid Purcell, Women’s Advocate
Christy Dechaine, Women’s Advocate
Community Advocacy Program
Deadria Boyland, Manager
Veronica Brown, Advocate
Juana Davidson, Bilingual Advocate
Monica Brothers, Program Assistant
Becky Hall, Help Line Coordinator
Pam Smith Mentz, Legal Advocate
Rebeca Ornelas, Bilingual Advocate
Sara Parker, Advocate
Teryn Peroff, Children's Response Team Advocate
Lisa Honsberger, Childcare Worker
Transitional Housing Program
Ginny Ware, Manager
Milagros del Aguila, Women's Advocate
Dan Donaldson, Facilities
Tom Doggett, Children's Advocate
Genna Green, Children's Advocate
Lorraine Williams, Women's Advocate
Julie Sperry, Program Assistant
Programs
Liz Santiago, Program Director
Kiana Swearingen, Prevention Educator
Beverly Chase, Mental Health Therapist
Erin Pankow, Community Engagement Coordinator
Administration
Emmalee Ashland. Technology Specialist
Star Murray, Assistant to the Executive Director
Denise Haugen, Finance Manager
Donnetta Vessell, Administrative Director
Development
Zoë Myers, Director
Leeza Hayes, Special Events Coordinator
Mayra Rangel, Development Associate