Leadership Team

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.

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Merideth Rose

President & Chief Executive Officer

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Jill Beck

Chief Financial Officer

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Justin Horton

Chief Programs and Innovation Officer

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Sarah Scharinger

Chief Administrative Officer

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Jamie Stevens

Chief People Officer

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Mike Vietti

Chief of Staff

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A MESSAGE FROM MERIDETH

Please forgive me—while I know many wish that summer (and the summer break for children) would last indefinitely, I am not one of those people. At least not this year. As you read this, paint is coating walls. The latest cutting-edge technology is being installed. In a few weeks, a group of amazing volunteers will assemble a brand-new immersive playground. Excitement abounds!

This August, Cornerstones of Care opens the doors to our K-12 Learning Academy, a trauma‑informed, purpose‑built education space unlike anything else in our region. For the first time, our K-8 Gillis Campus School and 9-12 Ozanam Campus School will come together under one roof, creating a unified learning community for more than 100 students who need a different kind of classroom—one designed for healing, belonging, and hope.

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

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

Dusty Scheiter

Director of IIS/FRS – Western Region

Heavin Schmidt

Director of IIS/FRS – Eastern Region

Larnell Smith

Director of Accounting Controller

Dane Sosniecki

Director of Grants

Rachel Spaethe

Executive Director of Kansas CPA & Foster Care

Melissa Taylor

Director of People Experience

Samantha Vogel