Personal / Staff
Administration
David was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and moved to the United States at age 5. Since moving from the island, he has lived in 9 different states. David holds a B.S. in Journalism (Kent State University, 1994) and M.Ed. in Work, Community and Family Education (University of Minnesota, 2001).
Evelyn has 12 years of experience working in the Mental Health field providing social services. She has worked to improve the lives of underserved Latinx people, especially women, affected by immigration on both sides of the Mexican-American border. Evelyn was born in Guanajuato Mexico and moved to the US in 2013. Before moving to Eugene she lived in Athens Ohio where she earned her master’s degree in political science and a graduate certificate in women's gender and sexuality studies from Ohio University. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in social psychology and completed all coursework to earn a master's degree also in social psychology from the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro. Evelyn has nurtured a passion working in nonprofit agencies because she is convinced community organizing is key to affect social change. When Evelyn is not working she loves spending weekends hiking in the National Forest.
Alcohol & Addictions
Mental Health
Monica was born in Vina del Mar, Chile and moved to the United States in 2003 with her husband Patrick. She has lived in Seattle, Washington for 7 years; then moved to Sioux City, Iowa where she lived for 8 years. In 2017, she returned to the Pacific Northwest with her family. She holds a B.A. in Psychology Counseling (Morningside College, 2012) and a Master’s degree in Social Work (Boston University, 2016). She has practiced as Substance Abuse Counselor and holds a CADC and a LMSW for the state of Iowa. She was also part of the crisis intervention team that provided support to first responders after critical incidents happening in the area.
Celeste was born in El Salvador and grew up in Guatemala. She came to the united Stated in 2013. Celeste got her Bachelor's degree in Psychology at the University of Oregon in 2016. She is currently a graduate student in the Masters of Couples and Family Therapy at the University of Oregon. She works at the Stress Neurobiology and Prevention Research Lab more in depth with the FIND project, which focus on enhancing parent-child interactions. Celeste is currently an intern at HEDCO, where she works with families, couples, and individuals from different backgrounds and ages.
Jake Ferrer is originally from Brookings Oregon, where he lived for 18 years. Jake graduated from Brookings Harbor High School in 2012, he then moved to Coos Bay where he started his academic career. He earned his Bachelors degree in Applied Psychology at Oregon Institute of Technology in 2016. Jake worked as a family mentor and he worked with youth in residential facilities before moving to Eugene in 2017 to study social work. Jake graduated in 2019 with a Masters degree in Social Work. In his free time Jake likes to read, play music and go mountain biking .
He recently joined our Centro family and he is excited on this new adventure. Jake is very passionate about working with our Latinx community and supporting their empowerment.