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Our Team.

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         Kena Sagendorph

         Executive Director

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                       2010

Fun Fact: I have an identical twin

 

"Courage doesn't mean you don't get afraid. Courage means you don't let fear stop you."

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Alyssa Moore

Director of Finance & Administration​​

2025

Fun Fact: I run on caffeine, color-coded spreadsheets, and sheer determination!

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"Storms make trees take deeper roots." - Dolly Parton

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          Cassandra Bevan

Director of Continuous Quality Improvement

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                           2021

 

Fun Fact: The Sun makes a sound but we can’t hear it

 

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. -e.e. cummings

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            Karissa Vaczy

Director of Family Services

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                         2023

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Fun Fact: My cup always matches my outfits.

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Grow Through What You Go Through"

 

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FRC Manager, CFCE, Parent Child+

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Nicole Lyman

Early Childhood Director,

CFCE Coordinator 

FRC Program Manager

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2012

Fun Fact: I am an Irish twin​

 

Some people come into our lives and quickly go.  Some stay for awhile, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same. -Flavia Weedn

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         Charlene Coutu

  Family Support Specialist

                           1999

Fun Fact: Frogs don't drink water, they absorb it through their skin and they close their eyes when they eat because they need them to help swallow food.

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"The World is Changed by Your Example, Not by Your Opinion."
Paulo Coelho

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           Sarah DeBlois

   Early Learning Specialist

                        2021

"Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t".– Rikki Rogers

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Melissa Swenson

Family Support Worker

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2025

Fun Fact: If you google the word "askew" the entire page will tilt​

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""You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose" Dr. Suess

Family Resource Center

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Crystal Cowen

School Liaison

2025​

Fun Fact: I never remember where I park my car!

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​"To raise a grandchild is to nature a legacy"

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Cory Flood

Family Support Worker

2025

Fun Fact: Cheese is Life 

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"What we do in life echos in eternity"

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Evelina Paulino

Family Partner

2025

Fun Fact: My first concert was Aerosmith

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style."
​Maya Angelou

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           Nicole Perkins

      Supervising Clinician

                        2026

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Fun Fact: I'm working on hiking my way through all of the state parks in Massachusetts.

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"Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde

Safe & Stable

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Aimee Woodbury

Family Support Director S&S

                         2020

Fun Fact: Can turn most situations into a Taylor Swift reference

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Let it be, then let it go - Zach Bryan

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Vanessa Warren

Case Manager

2025

Fun Fact: I am a huge animal lover and my dream is to own acres and acres of land and rescue as many animals as possible.​

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"When words are both true and kind, they can change the world." - Buddha

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      Samantha Caranfa

           Case Manager 

                       2023

"Silence is golden, unless you have a toddler. Then it's suspicious"

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Chelsea Munroe

Case Manager

2026

Fun Fact: Music and dancing is my life​

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"If you can change your mind you can change you life and if you believe in yourself anything is possible"

Family Center & Administrative Offices . 217 Walnut St. Athol, MA  

North Quabbin Patch & Family Resource Center . 109 Lumber St Athol, MA . 978-249-5070

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