Our Team
Nielsen House
Jon Olsen
Director
Nielsen House Alumnus
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2015
Jeanette Rosario-Lugo
House Manager
MBA
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2022
Luther Knight
Kitchen Manager & Case Manager
Nielsen House Alumnus
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2010
Cody Spraker
Case Manager
Nielsen House Alumnus
AS in Science and Enrolled in an RN Program
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2021
Jennifer House
Lisa Buscemi
Director
Jennifer House Alumnus
AS in Addictions Counseling, Anticipated May 2024
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2018
Julia Belcer
House Manager
Associates in Human Service
CASAC 2, Recovery Coach, Peer Specialist
Member of the SCPO Team 2013-2015 and Since 2021
Cory Nuijens
Case Manager
Jennifer House Alumnus
Member of the SCPO Team since 2023
Rapid Rehousing
Sharon Castronovo
Business Manager
BA, Business Administration
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2004
Permanent Supportive Housing
DeShawn McLamore
Coordinator
FLOWER CITY
DeShawn McLamore, LMSW
Director, Case Manager
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2021
CHARLOTTE SQUARE ON THE LOOP
Jim Smith, LMSW, CASAC
Director, Case Manager
APARTMENTS AT THURSTON VILLAGE
Barbara Henderson, CASAC
Director, Case Manager
MA, Liberal Studies, Emphasis on Mental Health Counseling
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2023
VOTER’S BLOCK & FREDERICK DOUGLASS
Donyee Coleman, CRPA, CASAC
Director, Case Manager
BS, Community Health & Human Services
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2023
FLOWER CITY II
Puok Moon
Director, Case Manager
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2023
Administration
Jim Smith, LMSW, CASAC
Executive Director
Sharon Castronovo
Business Manager
BA, Business Administration
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2004
Shannon Shaw
Office Administrator
BS, Organizational Management
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2020
Susan Bernhart
Government Grants Administrator
Master of Communication
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2023
Elizabeth Martinez, LMSW
Operations Administrator
MS, Cultural Foundations of Education
MSW, Master of Social Work
Board of Directors
Velma B. Campbell, LMSW
Lecturer in Social Work, Nazareth College (Retired)
Sondra Imperati
VP of Brand Strategy, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Lisa Buscemi
Director, Jennifer House, Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach
Mia Cannon, CFRE
Senior Director of Development, Episcopal Senior Life Communities
Sharon Castronovo
Business Manager, Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach
Megan Houppert
Vice President of Development, Home Leasing LLC
John Klatte
Senior Vice President - Commercial Lending, NexTier Bank
James McCauley, Jr.
Director of Community Initiatives, Camp Good Days and Special Times Rochester
Ed Nowak
Public Defender, County of Monroe (Retired)
Bruce Partner
Assistant Vice President of Public Relations, University of Rochester Medical Center
Michael Rood, LMSW
Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Field Education - MSW Program in Social Work, Nazareth College
Todd Schirmer
Vice President, Northwest Savings Bank
Christopher Shellard, Captain
Office of the Sheriff, County of Monroe
James Smith, LMSW, CASAC
Executive Director, Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach
Kathleen Tranelli
Privacy Officer for Research and Academics, University of Rochester Medical Center
Nelson B. Leenhouts (Emeritus)
Founder, Home Leasing LLC