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Children’s Relief Nursery (CRN)
8425 North Lombard Street
Portland, OR 97203-3728

Main phone: (503)283–4776
Respite line: (503)595–4503
Facsimile: (503)283–0716
General email

Staff Directory:

Executive Director
Chris Otis
(503)595–4500

Development
Elena Hein - Grant Writer
(503)595–4506

Cynthia Jones - Volunteer, Resource & Event Coordinator
(503)595-4512

Administration
Denice Bateman - Operations Manager
(503)595–4508

Anne Waite - Receptionist/Administrative Assistant
(503)283–4776

Karen Ward - Finance Manager
(503)595-4519

Program
Karin Peers, LCSW - Program Services Manager
(503)595-4504

Claire Brideau, Respite Care Assistant/Case Manager
(503) 283-4776

Leslie Brown, MSW - Clinical Services Coordinator
(503)595-4507

Erin Canavan, MSW - Child & Family Therapist
(503)595-4517

Karen Carpenter - Bilingual Parent Education Coordinator/Case Manager
(503)283-4776 x117

Ellis Casabar - Kitchen Manager
(503)595-4505

Adrienne Chaillé - Bilingual Early Childhood Education Specialist/Case Manager
(503)583-4776 x145

Angel Dawson - Lead Respite Provider/Case Manager
(503)283–4776 x108

Abby DeAngelis - Bilingual Early Childhood Education Specialist/Case Manager
(503)283-4776 x146

Kelly DeForrest - Program Services Coordinator
(503)283–4776 x139

Dave Guevara - Early Childhood Education Assistant/Case Manager/Bus Driver
(503)283–4776 x105

Sara Kemper - Child & Family Therapist
(503)283-4776 x107

Marisa Moon - MSW Intern/Respite Care Assistant/Case Manager
(503) 283-4776 x115

Melinda Myer - Bilingual Early Childhood Education Specialist/Case Manager
(503)595-4501

Megan Petrucelli- Early Childhood Specialist/Case Manager
(503)595–4502

Susha Pratt - Early Childhood Education Assistant/Case Manager
(503)283-4776 x110

Jim Sandberg - Transportation Coordinator/Bus Driver
(503)283-4776

Valerie Schuyler - Early Childhood Specialist/Case Manager
(503)595–4515

Caleb Sunde - Bilingual Respite Care Assistant/Case Manager/Bus Driver
(503)283-4776 x149

Mark Zaczkowski - Bilingual Early Childhood Education Assistant/Case Manager
(503)283-4776 x113