Visionary thinkers who can put words into action have built Cornerstones of Care into the area’s premier provider of prevention, treatment, and support services to strengthen children and families in our community. Cornerstones of Care leadership teams set the strategic direction of the organization, aiming high to reach our goal of providing safety and health to all in need throughout the region.
A MESSAGE FROM MERIDETH
As summer approaches, life is in high gear on the Ozanam Campus. Youth who reside at Ozanam during the summer are looking forward to our upcoming Home Opener, a tradition that marks the beginning of warmer days, outdoor connection, and community. While the energy across campus is joyful, our teams are equally focused on the important work of strengthening and modernizing the campus infrastructure that supports youth healing and care.
As part of our Bridging the Future Capital Improvements Plan, we are raising funds to make critical improvements to the Ozanam Campus, a Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP) serving up to 50 residential youth and an additional 10 youth in temporary shelter placement while they await more permanent foster care arrangements. Since 2020, Missouri has lost nearly 20 percent of its residential treatment capacity, significantly limiting access to trauma-responsive care for youth in crisis.
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The Bridging the Future plan is a three-year, $10.1 million effort to stabilize and strengthen the Ozanam Campus while also creating a unified Education Campus in south Kansas City at the former Archbishop O’Hara High School. The campaign addresses critical facility repairs, safety upgrades, and infrastructure investments necessary to sustain trauma-responsive residential and educational environments for years to come.
Originally opened in 1948, the Ozanam Campus includes buildings that are now between 30 and 60 years old and were constructed long before current life-safety codes, QRTP standards, and trauma-responsive design practices. These upgrades are essential to maintaining compliance, enhancing safety, and ensuring youth continue receiving the highest quality care possible.
Planned renovations will improve dormitories, therapeutic spaces, and campus infrastructure through projects that include roof replacement, stormwater mitigation, security enhancements, and ADA accessibility improvements.
An investment in the Ozanam Campus is an investment in safety, healing, and long-term stability for the youth we serve. Your support helps ensure that children in crisis continue to have access to safe, supportive, and trauma-responsive care environments well into the future.
– Merideth Rose, President & CEO
Senior LEADERSHIP
Tiarra Anderson
Director of Information Technology
MacKinzie Aulgur
Director of Placement Stability
Diana Banks
Director of Aftercare and Independent Living
Sara Barnes
Senior Director of Outpatient Programs & Services
Sarah Ann Browning
Assistant Director – Graphic Designer
Miranda Burciaga
Senior Manager of Environment of Care
Theo Bunch
Director of Career and Education
Lesa Chandler
Director of Collaborative Learning
Katie Culbertson
Director of Special Events
Dr. Angela Danley
Senior Director of Education Programs and Services
Tabitha Davidson-Jadwin
Director of Revenue Cycle
Nicole Firth-Lynch
Director of Youth and Family Support
Jeremy Fite
Director of Grants
Shana Franklin
Director of Foster Care and Adoption – Western Missouri
Maggie Gilliland
Director of Family Preservation Services – Kansas
Ann Marie Harris
Attorney – Kansas
Zach Hodson
Director of Purchasing and Procurement
Joseph Hoffman
Director of Facilities
Michaela Holcomb
Attorney – Kansas
Marty Huitt
Director of BIST
David Irwin
Director of Kansas Outpatient Services
Allison Jay
Director of Family Preservation Services – South Kansas
Terrell Johnson
Senior Director of Transitional Living Services
Tracy Jones
Manager of Administration
Valyn McClellan
Senior Director of Family Support Programs and Services
Amber Maledy
Senior Collaborative Learning Manager
Patricia Oduor
Director of Permanency Services – Kansas
Julie Plunkett
Director of Outpatient School Based Services
Jose Quiroz
Senior Director of Business Development
Shelia Rancatore
Executive Director of Programs and Services – Missouri
Jon Ratliff
Director of Marketing and Communications
Jason Ruoff
Deputy Director of Kansas Permanency Services
Pam Sanders
Director of Education – Gillis Campus
Dusty Scheiter
Director of IIS/FRS – Western Region
Heavin Schmidt
Director of IIS/FRS – Eastern Region
Larnell Smith
Director of Accounting Controller
Rachel Spaethe
Executive Director of Kansas CPA & Foster Care
Melissa Taylor
Director of People Experience
Megan Thomas
Director of Permanency Services – Kansas
Samantha Vogel
Director of Permanency Services – Kansas
Laura Walters
Director of Client Support – Kansas
Paige Webb
Senior Director of Performance Excellence
Marlo Williams
Director, Residential Treatment Services
Evan Wood
Director of Child Placing Agency
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