Our Team
Nielsen House
Jon Olsen
Director
Nielsen House Alumnus
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2015
Jeanette Rosario-Lugo
House Manager
BA, Sociology
MBA, Master’s in Business Administration
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2022
Deborah Eastman (she/her)
Case Manager
Bachelor of Science
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2025
Nielsen House Peers
Luther Knight
Nielsen House Alumnus
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2010
Rob Zicari
Nielsen House Alumnus
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2022
Jennifer House
Lisa Buscemi CASAC-T, CRPA-P
Director
Jennifer House Alumnus
AS, Addictions Counseling
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2018
Jamie Meyer CRPA-CARC
House Manager
Jennifer House Alumnus
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2020
Cory Nuijens
Case Manager
Jennifer House Alumnus
Member of the SCPO Team since 2023
Permanent Supportive Housing
DeShawn McLamore (she/her)
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
Marissa Howe (she/her)
Director, Case Manager
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2025
FLOWER CITY II
Puok Moon
Director, Case Manager
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2023
Administration
Jim Smith (he/him/his), LMSW, CASAC
Executive Director
MSW, Master of Social Work
CASAC, Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor
Member of the SCPO Team Since 1980
Sharon Castronovo
Director of Finance & Administration
BS, Business Administration, minor in Management
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2004
Shannon Shaw
Office Manager
BS, Organizational Management
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2020
Susan Bernhart (she/her)
Government and Housing Manager
Master of Communication
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2023
Elizabeth Martinez (she/her), LMSW
Director of Operations
MS, Cultural Foundations of Education
MSW, Master of Social Work
Kevin Lewis (they/them)
Housing Administrator
BA Intelligence Studies
Member of the SCPO Team Since 2024
Board of Directors
President
Todd Schirmer, Annual Fundraising Committee Chairperson
Vice President, Northwest Savings Bank (Retired)
Vice President
Velma B. Campbell, LMSW
Lecturer in Social Work, Nazareth College (Retired)
Treasurer
Michael Ramich
Business Administrator, Spiritus Christi Church
Secretary
John Klatte
Senior Vice President - Commercial Loan Officer, NexTier Bank
Sondra Imperati
Founder & CEO, Persistent Courage, LLC
Lisa Buscemi
Director, Jennifer House, Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach
Sharon Castronovo
Director of Finance and Administration, Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach
Megan Houppert
Vice President of Development, Home Leasing LLC
James McCauley, Jr.
Director of Community Initiatives, Camp Good Days and Special Times Rochester
Bruce Partner
Assistant Vice President and Director of External Communications, University of Rochester Medical Center
Michael Rood, LMSW
Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Field Education, Nazareth College
Jim Smith, LMSW, CASAC
Executive Director, Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach
Kathleen Tranelli
Privacy Officer, University of Rochester Medical Center (Retired)
Luther Knight, Kitchen Manager/Case Manager
Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach
Reverend Myra Brown
Pastor, Spiritus Christi Church
Reverend Celie Katovich
Associate Pastor, Spiritus Christi Church