I have been with Gateway Shelter for 20 years as of June 2022. I love the work that I do at Gateway. Although my title is Bi-lingual Advocate, I take on many different roles, including individual support and psycho-educational groups. I enjoy working with the children too and have had them help me do someContinue reading “Erna Young”
Category Archives: Employee Spotlight
Heather Colliander
I started at Gateway Domestic Violence Services in the middle of October 2022. I worked for Gateway from 1999-to 2007 in a similar position. I have always been passionate about women’s and children’s issues. For many years I worked with agencies that promoted justice through social change. Gateway’s mission of eliminating intimate partner violence throughContinue reading “Heather Colliander”
Veronica Raygoza
Court Advocacy Program Director My name is Veronica Raygoza. I started working for Gateway Domestic Violence Services in March of 2015 as a Bilingual Adult Counselor / Court Victim Advocate. As a counselor, I provided individual, and group counseling to survivors of domestic violence. As an advocate, I assisted clients with a safety planContinue reading “Veronica Raygoza”
Michelle McKay
Interim Shelter Director – North Shelter I have been a part of Gateway for almost 20 years. I started out at Gateway working as the Children’s Counselor. Working with the up and coming generation has always been a passion of mine – I have worked with children for many years prior to Gateway. IContinue reading “Michelle McKay”
Aura Banny
Bilingual Service Coordinator/Adult Counselor I started with Gateway in 1994 and worked with the crisis line for three years. In 1997 I was promoted to the position of non-residential bilingual counselor. I will be celebrating my 27th anniversary with Gateway, in December of this year. I’m proud that I was able to locate additional servicesContinue reading “Aura Banny”