Hope Street staff on stage at the 2023 Champions for Children Luncheon

Our Staff and Leadership

Hope Street Margolis Family Center employs a diverse team of multi-disciplinary staff including social workers, home visitors, mental health and healthcare professionals, and child development experts. Hope Street’s staff are team-focused, driven, and compassionate. Hope Street’s staff are a cornerstone to what makes us special.

Early education

Zoraya Ordonez, Outreach Manager
Zoraya.Ordonez@DignityHealth.org

Family child care

Karla Martinez, Family Child Care Network Program Specialist
Karla.Martinez@DignityHealth.org

Youth services

Sid Oxford, Youth Center Education Coordinator
Sidney.Oxford@DignityHealth.org

Behavioral health and child welfare

Tania Benacerraf, Behavioral Health and Child Welfare Programs Director
Tania.Benacerraf@DignityHealth.org

Literacy and Adult Education

Juan Ledezma, Family Literacy Manager
Juan.Ledezma@DignityHealth.org

Administration

Joseph Wright, Director of Operations and Innovation
Joseph.Wright900@DignityHealth.org

Governance

Fund Development Advisory Board

The Fund Development Committee consists of volunteers who provide support and guidance for fundraising strategies. This committee also acts as a subcommittee of the California Hospital Medical Center Foundation Board, which directs and oversees all fundraising activities for Hope Street.

Chair
Eloise Appel, EdD

Vice Chair
Richard O. Oxford

Advisory Board Members
Susan Berk
Lilith Borko
Eileen Cohen
Nancy Crawford
Linda Ellman
Shianne Hollander
Kelly Jones, MD
Hannah Kirschner
Suzan Vida Konell, Esq.
Michelle Lainez
Sheila Phillips, MD
Ramona Quinn
Jeanne Raya
Sharon Shelton
Bart Tucker
Sandra Warde White
Don Wyse

Hope Street Director

Vickie Kropenske has served as the Director of Hope Street Margolis Family Center since its inception in 1992. She received her BA in Sociology from Hunter College, her BS in Nursing from Cornell University, and her MSN in Community Health Nursing from California State University, Los Angeles. She has over thirty years of experience managing and directing interdisciplinary demonstration, research, and training projects concerned with vulnerable children and families.