Meet Our Staff

Leadership

Angela Carron, MD

Co-Founder, National Director

Angela supports Fostering Hope Foundation through strategic leadership and program development and operations.

Brian Newsome, BA

Executive Director

Brian is responsible for the financial goals and business activities of Fostering Hope, as well as community and public relations. He serves as the liaison who ensures the business and giving community is connected to the mission.

Note: Angela does not receive financial compensation for her work at Fostering Hope, allowing more funding to go directly into programming.

Staff

The essence of Fostering Hope’s work and success lies with our program coordinators, who lead and train volunteer teams, and who serve as the liaisons with faith congregations, the foster parents, child placement agencies, and El Paso County Department of Human Services.

These coordinators ensure that foster parents and children in foster care are supported in the most effective ways possible, and that all participants are safe and emotionally supported.

Desarey Balloon

Core Program Coordinator

Kenzie Greenbaum

Youth Transitions Coordinator

Adam Hammarquist

Youth Transitions Coordinator

Anne Haworth

Development & Communications Manager

Tami Olivares

Core Program Supervisor

Temple Scott

Program Coordinator

Eve Sullivan

Youth Transitions Coordinator

Jennifer Swan

Program Director

Jenni Swogger, LCSW

Program Specialist

Alexis Wells

Program Coordinator

Michelle Werner

Finance Administrator

Jennifer Wilson

Development Director