Our Team

Nielsen House

Jon Olsen
Director
Nielsen House Alumnus
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2015

Jeanette Rosario-Lugo
House Manager
MBA
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2022

Luther Knight
Kitchen Manager & Case Manager
Nielsen House Alumnus
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2010

Jennifer House

Lisa Buscemi
Director
Jennifer House Alumnus
AS, Addictions Counseling
CASAC-T, CRPA-P
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2018

Julia Belcer
House Manager
Associates in Human Service
CASAC 2, Recovery Coach, Peer Specialist
Member of the SCPO Team 2013-2015 and Since 2021

Cory Nuijens
Case Manager
Jennifer House Alumnus
Member of the SCPO Team since 2023

Rapid Rehousing

Sharon Castronovo
Business Manager
BA, Business Administration
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2004

Permanent Supportive Housing

DeShawn McLamore
Director

FLOWER CITY 

DeShawn McLamore, LMSW
Director, Case Manager
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2021

CHARLOTTE SQUARE ON THE LOOP 

Jim Smith, LMSW, CASAC
Director, Case Manager

APARTMENTS AT THURSTON VILLAGE 

Barbara Henderson, CASAC
Director, Case Manager
MA, Liberal Studies, Emphasis on Mental Health Counseling
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2023

VOTER’S BLOCK & FREDERICK DOUGLASS

Donyee’ Coleman, CRPA, CASAC
Director, Case Manager 
BS, Community Health & Human Services
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2023

FLOWER CITY II

Puok Moon
Director, Case Manager 
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2023

Administration

Jim Smith, LMSW, CASAC
Executive Director

Sharon Castronovo
Business Manager
BA, Business Administration
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2004

Shannon Shaw
Office Administrator
BS, Organizational Management
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2020

Susan Bernhart
Government Grants Administrator
Master of Communication
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2023

Elizabeth Martinez, LMSW
Operations Administrator
MS, Cultural Foundations of Education
MSW, Master of Social Work

Board of Directors

Velma B. Campbell, LMSW
Lecturer in Social Work, Nazareth College (Retired)

Sondra Imperati
VP of Brand Strategy, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Lisa Buscemi
Director, Jennifer House, Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach 

Mia Cannon, CFRE
Senior Director of Development, Episcopal Senior Life Communities

Sharon Castronovo
Business Manager, Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach

Megan Houppert
Vice President of Development, Home Leasing LLC

John Klatte
Senior Vice President - Commercial Lending, NexTier Bank

James McCauley, Jr.
Director of Community Initiatives, Camp Good Days and Special Times Rochester

Ed Nowak
Public Defender, County of Monroe (Retired)

Bruce Partner
Assistant Vice President of Public Relations, University of Rochester Medical Center

Michael Rood, LMSW
Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Field Education - MSW Program in Social Work, Nazareth College

Todd Schirmer
Vice President, Northwest Savings Bank

Christopher Shellard, Captain
Office of the Sheriff, County of Monroe

James Smith, LMSW, CASAC
Executive Director, Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach

Kathleen Tranelli
Privacy Officer for Research and Academics, University of Rochester Medical Center

Nelson B. Leenhouts (Emeritus)
Founder, Home Leasing LLC