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Samantha Gerdeman

Aug 17, 2019

Samantha Gerdeman

Program Director of Schuylkill and Northumberland Counties, Pennsylvania

Sam graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice. She joined JusticeWorks in 2011 as an FRS in Berks County. Sam specialized in providing the Nurturing Parenting curriculum to clients. Her dedication and hard work were recognized when she was promoted to Supervisor in 2015.

In December of 2016, Sam took on the role of the inaugural supervisor of our Schuylkill County startup. Almost immediately, Sam and our Schuylkill County team began producing excellent outcomes and providing an extremely high level of service to the kids and families of Schuylkill County, and in turn, we saw tremendous growth. In June of 2017, Samantha was promoted to Assistant Director, as Schuylkill was still a part of the Berks’ branch. Due to the high volume and consistent growth, Berks and Schuylkill counties were split into stand-alone branches, and Sam was promoted to Director over Schuylkill County in September.

My Team Members

Founder & President

Dan Heit
JusticeWorks’ Founder & President

Senior Management

Dipesh Chauhan, MA
Director of Program Development
Matt Davin, CPA, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Krista Godek, LISW-CP
Executive Director of JusticeWorks BehavioralCare
Renee Kresge
Regional Director of Northeast Pennsylvania
Matt Kurowsky
Regional Director of Southwest Counties
Ian Nutt
Regional Director of Northwest Counties and Ohio
Jeff Ralph, MS, EdD
Regional Director of Southeast Pennsylvania
Rebekah Smith
Director of Human Resources
Annette Trunzo, PhD, LCSW
Director of Evaluation and Quality Assurance

JusticeWorks Youthcare Management

Alicia Basinger
Alicia Basinger
Program Director of Washington and Greene County
Rebecca Bieber, LSW
Program Director of Berks County, Pennsylvania
Jaclyn Conklin
Program Director of Chester, Lancaster and Lebanon Counties, Pennsylvania and Maryland
Doug Conroy
Program Director of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Laura Daumit
Director of Fayette and Somerset Counties
Theresa Fonalledas
Program Director of Pike and Wayne Counties, Pennsylvania
Danielle Haines
Program Director of Clarion County
Nicole Hall, LCSW
Program Director of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Bob Herrod
Director of Finance
Melissa Houser
Program Director York County, Pennsylvania
Kristen Irizarry
Program Director of Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon Counties, Pennsylvania
Ty Kanouff
Educational Director of Compass Academy
Emily Knauer
Program Director of Dauphin, Cumberland and Perry Counties, Pennsylvania
Sean Lazarus
Program Director of Adams and Franklin Counties, Pennsylvania
Kieshia Martin, LSW, PhD
Program Director of Philadelphia and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania
Tony Ross, M Ed
Program Director of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Brooke Schreyer
Program Director of Cambria County
Becky Skone
Director of Corporate Systems
Steve Snow
Program Director of Butler County, Pennsylvania
Lisa Snyder
Program Director of Armstrong and Indiana Counties, Pennsylvania
Amber Stewart
Director of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Justine Stewart
Program Director of Erie County
Audrey Williams
Director of Compass Academy

JusticeWorks BehavioralCare Management

Adele Arnette
Admissions and Referral Coordinator
Terry Pitts
Regional Program Director of Greenville, South Carolina
Sara Wise
Regional Program Director

JusticeWorks Colorado Management

Christopher Williams
Program Director of Weld County

Justice Works OH Management

Diane Young
Program Director Hamilton, Ohio

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