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Michael W. Coughlin, MS Michael can be reached via email at mcoughlin@arizonaschildren.org.
Marc brings more than 25 years of experience with education institutions, art organizations and human service agencies to Arizona's Children. He contributed to their advancement in the role of Chief Development Officer. Additionally, he has shared his expertise as a board member for several Phoenix organizations. Marc has been recognized for his work to improve the community with the Arizona Human Rights Fund Individual Award Honor and the Malta Center Humanitarian of the Year Award. As Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Marc oversees the Development Office, Marketing and Communications, the Volunteer Program and the fundraising efforts of Arizona's Children Association.
Christina Cancino After serving as controller for Arizona's Children Association for the last two years, Christina has recently been named the new Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Arizona’s Children Association in 2006, she was business manager for a Tucson area general contractor. Christina earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Accounting at the University of Wyoming. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Arizona. Her professional memberships and community activities include the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants; former member of the Diocese of Tucson Finance Council and past president, former treasurer for the Board of Directors of Arizona’s Children Association.
Denise Ensdorff, LCSW Denise Ensdorff oversees the Center for Family Based Practice, Foster Care/Adoption program, Therapeutic Foster Care, Family Builders and Nuestra Familia. Denise brings more than 16 years of administrative and clinical experience to this position. She has been with AzCA for two years and was most recently the Clinical Supervisor for the Phoenix and Buckeye sites. Prior to AzCA Denise worked for an agency in Colorado that provided residential, day treatment and therapeutic foster care programs for severely emotionally disturbed children and their families. She held both clinical and administrative positions during her 13 years with this agency. She is an experienced therapist having provided individual, family and group therapy in a residential treatment setting as well as for an Employee Assistance Program. She obtained her LCSW licensure in 1990 in Colorado and in 2008 in Arizona.
Janet Fuhriman, MS,
CPC
Rebecca brings to Arizona’s Children over 20 years experience in all aspects of human resource management. With extensive experience in private, public, and non-profit settings, Ms. Hill has responsibility for all employment-related activities, benefits administration, employee-management relations, licensure and accreditation compliance, records management, and legal compliance issues. Rebecca is an active member and leader in the Society for Human Resource Management and the American Society for Training and Development. She has been awarded numerous citations for her outstanding leadership skills, volunteer services, and commitment to diversity and equality. Rebecca has been involved in a number of community organizations and governmental boards, commissions and councils, including a stint on the Pima County Merit System Commission as a hearing officer for employee disciplinary actions and terminations.
Virginia has been with Arizona's Children Association for 6 years and has 15 years of experience as a child and family therapist in community mental health and private practice settings, as well as in adoption and foster care services. At Arizona's Children Association, she has provided clinical supervision and program oversight for foster care, adoption and outpatient services. In addition, she has specialized training and experience in expressive arts therapies and wilderness-based therapeutic programs. She believes in focusing on the unique strengths that every family has and the natural resiliency of children. As associate regional director for Arizona's Children's Northern region, Virginia has primary responsibility for programs in Yavapai County. She has a strong commitment to improving the quality of life for children and families and is dedicated to supporting the innovative work of AzCA programs in northern Arizona's diverse communities.
Regional Directors
Candy Espino Candy Espino oversees the foster care, adoption, and therapeutic foster care programs in Yuma, LaPaz and Mohave counties. Candy joined the staff of AzCA in 2005 as a behavior management specialist. She was later promoted to team lead for clinical liaisons and program supervisor for foster care in Yuma, La Paz and Mohave Counties. Candy brings significant expertise in the area of early childhood education. She was the owner/director of a pre-school for ten years.
Jessie Gillam, MC, LPC Associate Regional Director, Central Region Outpatient Behavioral Health Jessie Gillam began working with the agency in 2005 and has over 11 years experience in the field. She holds her professional license with the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health. Jessie started as a Clinician with the agency and moved into a Clinical Supervisor Position over the Phoenix and Buckeye sites and then into the Program Director position of the Central Region. In a recent merger she was promoted to an Associate Regional Director position and the Central Region was expanded outside of Maricopa County. Jessie currently oversees the Central region of behavioral health services including Maricopa, Pinal, and Gila Counties.
Necole Bell-Harper, MSW Associate Regional Director, Central Region DES and HCTC Necole has been working in the child welfare arena for the past 12 years. She received a Bachelors of Social Work in 2000 from Northern Arizona University. She started as an intern in the permanency planning program with Arizona’s Children Association in the summer of 1999. She worked in the foster care program as a licensing specialist and then as the program supervisor until 2006 when she started graduated school. Necole obtained a Masters of Social Work from Arizona State University in 2008 with an emphasis in direct practice work with children and families. She worked for Child Protective Services for two years as an investigator, an on-going case manager and also worked with teens in group homes on life skills to assist them in preparing for adulthood. Necole returned to AzCA in 2009 as a Program Director of the foster care, adoption and therapeutic foster care (HCTC) programs and most recently became the Associate Regional Director over the DES contracts in Maricopa, Pinal and Gila Counties. Her passion is working with children and families that are involved in the child welfare system and assisting them in keeping children safe and preserving families.
Jodi Oen Associate Regional Director, Northern Region Jodi Oen started as an Intern with AzCA in 1999 working in the Child
Haven and ICPC programs. She received
her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work in 2000 and her Master’s Degree in Social
Work in 2004, both from ASU. Over time
she has worked in multiple programs in Northern Arizona in the Permanency,
Prevention and Clinical realms. She has
provided direct support to clients as well as provided oversight to the Foster
Care and ICPC programs. In her current
position as Associate Regional Director, she provides oversight to the Foster
Care, ICPC and Adoptions programs, Therapeutic Foster Care, Child Haven and the
Clinical programs throughout Northern Arizona, which encompasses Yavapai,
Coconino, Mohave, Navajo and Apache Counties. She is a member of the NASW. Jodi’s commitment and passion lies in improving the lives of children and
their families within our communities and takes pride in seeing a child find a
permanent home.
Lori Ollom-Tighe Associate Regional Director, Northern Region Photo coming soon... Lori Ollom-Tighe began her
work with AzCA in 2003 and quickly began supervising the Skills Training And
Respite (STAR) program in
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