Our CEO

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Our Team

Marika Brown

Receptionist 

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Brianna Burks
Youth Advocate 

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Carlita Chappell

Receptionist 

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Doug Cuckler 

Youth Advocate

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Montrail Curry 

Facility Manager

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Sarah DeGirolamo

Administrative Assistant 

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Margaret DeLaurentis

Clinical Therapist 

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Carmen Dorman

Director of Programs and Operations

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Kat Earles

Financial Controller

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Joshua Eblin
Youth Advocate 

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Barb Ebright
Director of Human Resources

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Jill Gorz
Clinical Therapist

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Beth Haas

Executive Assistant

Naima Ilmi
Clinical Coach

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Brooke Keber

Volunteer & Partner Services Coordinator 

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Virgie Lee

Youth Advocate

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Cheyenne Lenhart
Social Services Coordinator

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Jermaine Lewis

Youth Advocate

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Dara Lovett

Youth Advocate

Samuel Masters

Special Projects Manager

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Jhanel McCray

Receptionist

Elizabeth Moody

Drop-in Services Manager

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Keisha Moody

Youth Advocate

Louis Morgan
Youth Advocate

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Alonso Porte
Youth Advocate

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Shaniqua (Shug) Price

Youth Advocate

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Demetrius Richardson
Youth Advocate

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Nikky Robinson
Youth Advocate

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Bre' Schaeffer

Youth Advocate 

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Dan Shramo

Youth Advocate

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Candy Stanley

Youth Advocate 

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Brittany Stricklen-Hillyard
Development Director

Edward Victor

Youth Advocate 

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Janeá Walburg

Youth Advocate

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Calvin Washington 
Youth Advocate

Kathryn Weaver

Clinical Coach

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Mariah Willis
Youth Advocate   

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Madison Yoder
Communications and Grant Manager

Youth Advocate

Our Founder

Natasha Slesnick, PhD

Natasha founded Star House in October 2006. She is committed to ending homelessness and its associated problems among one of the most vulnerable and underserved populations in our country (homeless youth). She has been working with homeless youth since 1998. After opening a drop-in center for homeless youth in   Albuquerque, NM, she moved to Columbus, OH and because of a gap in services in Columbus, opened her second drop-in center. She is a Professor of Human Development and Family Science and is Associate Chair for Research in the Department of Human Sciences at The Ohio State University. She has over 60 peer reviewed publications, book chapters, and a sole authored book focused primarily on interventions for homeless youth and families. She has consulted with multiple organizations on the best strategies for intervening in youth homelessness, and has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health to conduct randomized clinical trials to end homelessness and its associated problems among youth and families.