Our Team
At Civitan, we have assembled a team of well-trained, highly experienced, passionate people dedicated to enhancing the lives and expanding opportunities available to individuals with developmental disabilities. Along with over 200 capable and caring staff members, and an additional 100+ annual volunteers, Civitan’s leadership team enables us to pioneer programming and advance the field-wide approach to providing holistic, lifelong services designed to elevate the quality of life to individuals with developmental disabilities of all ages, while also meeting the immediate needs of our members and their families.
MEET OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Chief Executive Officer
Dawn Trapp
dtrapp@campcivitan.org
After serving the organization for countless years in a volunteer capacity, in 2001 Dawn Trapp founded and was elected the first Executive Director of what is now known as the Civitan Foundation, Inc. Since that time, Dawn has transformed Civitan from a single-service, single-location volunteer organization to a multi-faceted enterprise which offers countless programs and services to individuals with developmental disabilities throughout the state of Arizona. Dawn’s strong business background and forward thinking capabilities enabled her to provide Civitan with the vision and strategic planning necessary to expand and enhance growth of the organization by two-hundred percent, providing state-of-the-art education, employment, habilitation and respite services to the disabled community. She is a strong leader in the nonprofit world, and is an active volunteer, fundraiser, community collaborator, board member, and successful entrepreneur. Dawn is fueled by a tireless passion and vision for Civitan and the individuals we serve, and is constantly seeking out ways to propel the organization forward.
Chief Operations Officer
Neal Hallihan
nhallihan@campcivitan.org
Director of HR & Program Services
Jeanne Anastasopoulos
janastasopoulos@campcivitan.org
Director of Employment Services
Kimberly M. Jensen-Columbia
kjensencolumbia@campcivitan.org
Director of Camp Civitan
Robert Adams
radams@campcivitan.org
Director of Marketing & Business Development
Bo Larsen
blarsen@campcivitan.org
Finance & Accounting Manager
Pamela Wilson
pwilson@campcivitan.org
Camp Assistant Director
Michael Hough
mhough@campcivitan.org
Culinary Director
Philip Occhipinti
pocchipinti@campcivitan.org
Special Projects Coordinator
Melissa Galbraith
mgalbraith@campcivitan.org
DTA Manager
Patricia Hornewer
phornewer@campcivitan.org
DTA Coordinator
Sean Gentile
sgentile@campcivitan.org
Resource Manager
Jocelyn Patton
jpatton@campcivitan.org
HR Coordinator
Fotine Saadalla
fsaadalla@campcivitan.org
Employment Services Coordinator
Paula Newton
pnewton@campcivitan.org
Camp Program Coordinator
Lizzy Adams
ladams@campcivitan.org
Camp Volunteer Coordinator
Sarely Licona
volunteer@campcivitan.org
HCBS Coordinator
Maria Lopez
mlopez@campcivitan.org
HCBS Coordinator
Candice Smith
csmith@campcivitan.org
HCBS Coordinator
Jodi Yoder
jyoder@campcivitan.org
Creative Arts Coordinator
Merilee Adams
madams@campcivitan.org
Member Service Coordinator
Michele Buckley
mbuckley@campcivitan.org
Music Coordinator
Patrick Andrew
pandrew@campcivitan.org