Board Members

About » Board Members

CAPC is governed by a 12 to 15 person board of directors composed of volunteer community members who are dedicated to the prevention of child abuse in Contra Costa County.

Mark W. Gundacker,

President

Leigh Pierson-Brown

Leigh Pierson-Brown

RN, CPNP, MPH

Carol Carrillo

Carol Carrillo, MSW

Executive Director

Jim Carpenter

Jim Carpenter, MD, MPH

Shannon Blankenship

Shannon Blankenship, Secretary

Scott Barca

Scott Barca, Vice President

Joseph M. Grant


Joseph M. Grant, M.D.

Rex Dunn, Treasurer

Angelina Burke

Angelina Burke, MD

Bruno Ceccarelli

Bruno Ceccarelli

Scott Cunnane

CAPC Auxiliary

From Left to right:

Jami Martini – President

Mary Fitzpatrick

Nikki Murphy

Amanda Chipman

Mindy Longo

Sara Holzemer

Sia McDonald

Karen Giquinto

Larissa Kosla

Quotes

“Children are like wet cement whatever falls on them makes an impression.”

— Haim Ginott

Success Stories

Socorro’s story

  “The Nurturing Parenting Program (NPP) for parents of children with special needs and health concerns came into my life at the perfect time. My name is Socorro. My oldest son was an easy going child, and it was fun to watch him grow. Then, I became pregnant and got the news I was going to have triplets. […]

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Miriam’s story

“My name is Miriam, I have two daughters ages 8 and 2. When I learned about Crianza con Carino Nurturing Parenting Program (NPP), it didn’t sound very interesting because I had the idea that no one is capable of teaching you how to parent your children. It never crossed my mind that my way of […]

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