Annual Staff Appreciation Breakfast

On June 28th Family Paths' Executive Director, Program Managers, and Directors got up extra early to prepare a warm breakfast served with lots of gratitude for staff and interns at Family Paths. This annual breakfast was so nourishing in many ways.

At the breakfast, we said good bye to the fantastic interns in the TIPS program, who have completed their service year. Suzanne Lapidus, Consultation Specialist in TIPS, is also leaving the agency after 6 years. Suzanne shared with a beautiful smile, "I've never felt so supported in a job before as much as at Family Paths." Also leaving is Margarita Prensa, Mental Health Treatment Specialist, in our ECMH program, having worked 15 months at the agency. Best of luck to all in your new Paths.

The appreciation continued with staff anniversaries. Nancy Morosohk, Counseling program manager has been with us for 10 years. Lyda Mata, Chief Financial Officer for 5 years, and Rosa Giron, a child care worker for our Parent Education program, has been with us for 10 years. The agency also enthusiastically welcomed with applause new staff. Kimberly Porter will be the new FIT Program Manager in Hayward and Lisa Koumrian will be joining our Oakland Facilities department.

To wrap up the morning, Kaye Anderson, a licensed clinical social worker and certified hoop-dance teacher, came by with an armful of hula hoops and showed us the joy and power of the hoop. Thank you to ECMH Program Manager Dr. Jill Sulka for bringing Kaye and her hoop power to the breakfast!

For more information, you can visit Kaye's website at www.hoop-power.com. If you purchase Kaye's handmade hula hoops, she will donate 10% of the proceeds to Family Paths; make sure to identify yourself from Family Paths if you do order one.

Thank you to Family Paths' Management Team for the breakfast event!

Keep on hula hooping.