Wynona's House Child Advocacy Center
Executive Director
973-753-1164
klogosso@wynonashouse.org
Keri is a 1992 graduate of the College of NJ and a 1999 graduate of Seton Hall Law School. Upon graduation, Keri completed a two year Equal Justice Works Fellowship at the Association for Children of NJ where she performed welfare outreach and advocacy. Keri went on to work in the private sector as a litigation associate at Lowenstein Sandler and then clerked for U.S. Magistrate Judge Patty Schwartz. In 2003, she became a founding staff member of the Office of the Child Advocate where she served as Director of Children’s Health. Keri left the Office in January 2006 to become Governor Corzine’s Health Policy Advisor.
As Health Policy Advisor to the Governor, Keri worked on health policy matters such as access to quality health care, the elimination of waste, fraud, and abuse within the healthcare delivery system, mental health, developmental disabilities, and senior issues. She served as the Governor’s policy liaison to the Department of Health and Senior Services and the Department of Human Services and advised the Office of the Treasurer and the Office of Management and Budget on health policy as it related to the state budget. In addition, Keri worked with interest groups, industry stakeholders, and the Governor’s Press Office to address policy concerns and to strategize around the implementation of the Governor’s health policy priorities.
Keri left the Governor’s Office in December 2008 to return to her roots advocating for children and families. From December 2007 – September 2008, she served as Director of the Office of Child Health Services within the New Jersey Department of Children and Families, where her primary responsibility was developing a system of healthcare for children in foster care.
Outside of the office, Keri is an active alumnus of Leadership New Jersey (2007 Fellow), member of the Essex County Bar Association, and a Board Member and volunteer with Jersey Cares Organization, a Newark based non-profit that promotes volunteerism and community involvement.
Wynona's House Child Advocacy Center
Acting Executive Director
CAC Administrative Staff
973-753-1120
dlogan@wynonashouse.org
Prior to being appointed as Acting Executive Director, Donald Logan was the Director of Operations at Wynona’s House since February 2005. Previously, Mr. Logan was the Administrative Director of the Safe Horizon's Jane Barker Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island CACs. Donald has over 25 years experience in the health care field as a Logistics Director, Business Manager and Hospital Administrator. Donald believes in the value of partnership and collaboration. In his role as Acting Executive Director, he served as a liaison with the CAC partnering agencies: DYFS, Regional Diagnostic and Treatment Center (RDTC) and the Essex County Prosecutors Office (ECPO).
Donald received his Bachelors degree in Philosophy & Humanity Studies from Fordham University and his MPA in 2004 from New York University's Wagner School of Public Service. He is a long-time resident of New Jersey.
Bilingual Child Interview Specialist
Wynona's House Child
Advocacy Center
CAC Program Staff
973-753-1144
aalvarado@wynonashouse.org
Arlin Alvarado is a retired Newark Police Officer who has many years of experience in the field of child abuse. Arlin became a permanent staff member of Wynona's House in February of 2004. That same year she attended Corner House Child Sexual Abuse Forensic Interview training, National CAC Academy - Spanish Speaking Forensic Interviewing and Finding Words - New Jersey, Interviewing and Preparing Children for Court.
Arlin is a certified Child Interview Specialist and now serves as the Forensic Interviewer of Wynona's House, where she interviews children who may have been abused. She is also a part of the training team that educates other law enforcement officials on the dynamics of child abuse. Arlin is a lifelong resident of Essex County.
Multidisciplinary Team Coordinator/Victim-Witness Advocate
Essex County Prosecutor’s Office
CAC Program Staff
973-753-1167
lisa.fonseca@njecpo.org
Lisa Ann Fonseca holds a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. She has numerous certifications in different levels of Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment as well as extensive training in Multidisciplinary Responses to the Prevention and Response to Sexual Abuse, Community Crisis Responses and Intervention.
For the past six years, Lisa has been a Victim-Witness Advocate with the Essex County Prosecutors Office in Newark. In that capacity Lisa has acted as a liaison between families and law enforcement agencies, courts, and social services agencies. She was awarded the April 2006 Essex County Teamwork Award. Lisa is a long term resident of Newark, NJ.
MDT Assistant
Wynona's House Child Advocacy Center
CAC Program Staff
973-753-1149
afigueroa@wynonashouse.org
Alexandra received her associate's degree in health information management from Berkeley College. She has been in the health field, specifically with patients requiring rehabilitative services, for over 9 years.
In her role as MDT Coordinator Assistant she works with the MDT Coordinator to manage the flow of case information between all the partner agencies.
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