New Staff Spotlight
Our staff come from all walks of life and have often stay with us for many years. We are overwhelmingly grateful for all their time, energy, and, above all, their hearts in the loving work that they do. Meet our newest hires and learn more about their backgrounds and roles in the posts below.
When a family crisis prompted Marilyn Fabellar to move from Los Angeles to San Diego, she began searching for ways she could contribute to her new community. She initially began working with Home Start as a volunteer in our VITA tax preparation program. Her background in finance made her invaluable in helping families file their taxes, leading to her being hired in 2017 to manage the Jacobs Center program. As the tax season ended, Marilyn’s desire to continue to serve her community pushed her to test her skills in some of Home Start’s other programs, including her current role as […]
In honor of March being National Professional Social Worker Month, we wanted to highlight some of the amazing people who help make Home Start’s mission of strengthening families possible. Phyllis Carlson has been working with Home Start as a Family Visitation Coach for almost two years, reunifying parents who have lost custody of their children. Visit Coaches help rebuild families through this new, innovative program, so that children are safer in the future. We asked Phyllis to tell us more about this important role, how she got here, and how she is making an impact on families and communities in […]
At the end of last year, Home Start hired a shiny new Development and Events Manager and her name is Ashley Dawson. In order to introduce her as part of our family, we asked Ashley to share a little bit about herself. Welcome Ashley! So, where did you come from? I worked in HR and the administrative world for about 8 years and volunteered for a few non-profit’s for about 5 years. I was loving my volunteer work more than my job, so I decided to take a leap and look for a career in the […]