Susan Davini oversees our Human Resources Department and has been
the Human Resources Director since 2000. Susan has more than 15
years of human resources leadership experience and a varied
background in management. She enjoys providing the human
resources leadership for Stanford Youth Solutions and has staffed
her department with internal transfers from direct services
programs to ensure the department stays in touch with workforce
needs.
With more than 15 years of nonprofit experience to her credit,
Jovina Neves has played a crucial role at Stanford Youth
Solutions since joining the staff in 1997. In addition to serving
as CFO, she also manages and directs several departments
including Accounting, Quality Assurance, Facilities and
Information Technology. She earned her bachelor’s degree from UC
Davis.
Kären Woodruff is responsible for raising funds and awareness for
Stanford Youth Solutions’s programs. The former director of
corporate relations for UC Davis Health System, Kären has more
than 21 years of progressive business and management experience
in business development, marketing communications, alliance
partnerships and project management.
Deborah has been leading social service programs in Northern
California for more than 10 years. Deborah received her master’s
degree in social work from CSU Long Beach, where she graduated
Magna Cum Laude and received an award for outstanding community
service to children, youth and families in 2001. She received a
bachelor’s degree in social work from CSU Humboldt in 1989. She
is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Practitioner of the
Healing Arts as well as a Certified Group Home Administrator and
Authorized 5150 Site Coordinator and Designee.
A licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a master’s degree
in clinical psychology from San Jose State University, Jennifer
has worked with Stanford Youth Solutions since 2003. Prior
to assuming her role as Director, she served as both a Clinical
Program Manager and Residential Therapist for Stanford Youth
Solutions, working in the residential program, FOCUS and the
Counseling Center. Her background includes extensive training and
experience in the mental health field, where she has specialized
in areas like cognitive-behavioral treatment, domestic violence
training, child abuse treatment, gang awareness and suicide
prevention.
A licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Molly Fechter-Leggett has
dedicated herself to improving outcomes for youth who have
experienced out-of-home placements. Molly joined Stanford Youth
Solutions in 2010 with 13 years of experience in non-profit
organizations working with children and families involved in
child welfare. Molly has worn many hats: she has provided therapy
and specialized trauma evaluations to children in foster care,
conducted trainings on the implementation of evidence-based
practice, published research on the prevention of child abuse,
and taught doctoral students about systems-based
interventions.
Lori Montes, a licensed Marriage Family Therapist, joined
Stanford Youth Solutions in 2011 after developing and
implementing successful programs for at-risk youth for more than
7 years in San Mateo and Santa Clara County. Lori received her
master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of
San Francisco in 2004, and her bachelors’ degree in psychology
from CSU San Jose in 2002. Lori’s accomplishments include
outpatient mental health care program development and management
for at-risk and transitional age youth.
