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Staff
With only a small staff of 7 full time employees, HavenHouse operates around the clock and is available to families at any moment needed. Our team, led by Kathy Sindel, Executive Director, Paula Kinney, Director of Services, and Amy Hilkerbaumer, Guest Registration Coordinator, enthusiastically greets every family and is ready to help. They have worked together to develop services that individualize family needs and emphasize caring and respect. With the support of the Hospital Relations Commitee, they have advanced services to include shuttle 4 times daily and have incorporated Master level students from the major universities to assist families with special transportation needs, individualized support, and access to community resources.
HavenHouse could not fulfill its mission to serve without the extraordinary help of more than 1,800 volunteers each year that commit time to filling many of our daily needs.
Kathy Sindel, MSW,
Executive Director
kjsindel@havenhousestl.org |
Kathy Sindel holds a Master degree in Social Work from Washington University and has 30 years of experience with children and families. Kathy served for ten years as Executive Director of General Protestant Children's Home. During that time, Kathy served seven years on the boards of the state association for residential treatment facilities, Missouri Coalition of Children’s Agencies, and a state-wide collaborative, Missouri Alliance for Children and Families. She graduated from the Leadership Missouri program in 1998. Kathy is also an active member of the National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses. She served as a past President of the Creve Coeur Kiwanis Club. As Executive Director, Kathy is responsible for overseeing the entire operation and works closely with the Board of Directors and Young Professionals Board. She is actively involved in developing community awareness of the HavenHouse mission. |
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Paula Kinney, M.Ed,
Director of Family Services
pkinney@havenhousestl.org |
Paula Kinney graduated from the University of Missouri–St. Louis in May of 2008 with her Master of Education, emphasis in Counseling. She also holds a Bachelor of Social Work from St. Louis University. Prior to coming to HavenHouse, Paula worked for six years as a Social Worker at Lakeside Center. As Director of Family Services, Paula is responsible for overseeing the program, staff and building. |
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Lindsey Gibson, BS,
Director of Community Development
lindsey@havenhousestl.org |
Lindsey Gibson graduated from the University of Missouri – Columbia with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and an emphasis in Marketing. Prior to joining HavenHouse, Lindsey worked as the Director of Corporate & Community Development at St. Patrick Center for three years. Lindsey also has experience in Commercial Lending from her time with LaSalle Bank N.A., now Bank of America, which she finds very valuable in non-profit management. As Director of Community Development, Lindsey is responsible for special events fundraising, community relations and public awareness of HavenHouse programs. |
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Hannah Woods, BS,
Family Support Coordinator
Hannah@havenhousestl.org |
Hannah Woods graduated from the University of Missouri-Saint Louis with a Bachelor's degree in Social Work. Prior to joining HavenHouse, Hannah worked for three years at the Ronald McDonald House in Saint Louis. Her experiences in working with children and families in crisis have proven beneficial for her role at HavenHouse as Family Support Coordinator. Hannah coordinates guest reservations and ensures an overall positive guest stay. |
The families also dearly love Georgia McGee, Kitchen Manager. Georgia cooked for the children’s home for 25 years before transitioning to the HavenHouse team in 2004.
In addition, we have full and part time around-the-clock House Managers.
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