Staff

April has spent almost 20 years dedicated to work in Human Services.  She graduated from Shippensburg University in 2003 with a Bachelor’s of Social Work and subsequently a Master’s of Social Work in 2009.  She is a licensed clinical social worker with years of experience in the areas of childhood adversity and trauma, mental health, and substance use treatment and recovery.  She has worked in our own Children & Youth, Crisis Intervention, and Drug & Alcohol offices before joining the Human Services Director’s Office in 2017 as the Assistant Director of Quality Assurance.  During that time, she facilitated and led many process improvement activities within the Human Services Departments and with community agencies, represented the County in the implementation of the Early Learning Initiative, and aided in tracking effectiveness for the Human Services Block Grant.  She continues to assist in these roles including oversight of the CYS and AAA Quality Assurance teams.  She was promoted to the role of Director of Human Services Initiatives in the fall of 2020 and has work focused on early childhood learning and housing and homelessness.  She is also the program administrator for the Dauphin County Emergency Rental and Utility Assistance Program. April provides coaching for leadership as well as assist in the development of innovative service delivery for Human Services in the County.