St. Joseph Center's operations are overseen by a dedicated management team that consists of Executive Director Va Lecia Adams; Associate Director Judy Alexander; Finance Director Lonnie Herring; program service Continuum Directors Leticia Garcia Greenman, Julie DeRose, and Nick Maiorino; Director of Project Development and Construction Norma Apoian, and Development Director Paul Rubenstein.

Executive Director Va Lecia Adams has extensive experience in counseling as well as non-profit program design and management. Before joining St. Joseph Center, Va Lecia spent six years as Director of Transitional Living for United Friends of the Children. While there she helped create and oversee Pathways, an 18-month transitional housing program that assists former foster youth with housing, college readiness, career development, financial assistance, mentoring, and individual counseling. While working on her Ph.D., Va Lecia served as Executive Director of The Stanford Medical Youth Science Program (SMYSP), housed in the Stanford University School of Medicine. SMYSP reaches out to low-income youth who are interested in becoming physicians. Va Lecia has also held the position of Vice President of Counseling Services for College Bound, a Los Angeles based non-profit organization that provides college counseling and guidance to minority youth.

Born and raised in Southern California, Va Lecia graduated with a B.A. from the University of Southern California and earned an M.A. from Ball State University before completing her Ph.D. at Stanford University. Throughout her doctoral program, she researched the factors that create stress (such as poverty, academic under-achievement, and family problems) in ethnic minority youth. This work resulted in a chapter (co-authored with Dr. Teresa LaFromboise) entitled, “Relational Group Therapy with African American Female Adolescents and Their Mothers,” published in the book The Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender: Implications for Multicultural Counseling (D. Pope Davis & H. L. K. Coleman, Eds.).

As Associate Director, Judy Alexander oversees programs implemented at St. Joseph Center. She has worked at St. Joseph Center since 1994 and has more than 20 years of experience in non-profit program design and development. In particular, she has developed and implemented employment and volunteer programs serving low-income, mentally ill and older adult populations. She has experience in budget preparation, contract responsibilities and personnel administration. In 1991, Judy completed a national internship program at the Development Training Institute in Community Economic Development. She earned a B.A. in English Literature from UC Berkeley, has done Master's level coursework in Education at CSU Los Angeles and earned a Master's level certificate in ChildCare Management from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA.

Chief Financial Officer Lonnie Herring has over 20 years experience in the finance/accounting field covering both the non-profit and for-profit sectors. Prior to joining St. Joseph in September 2001, her work experience included Finance Manager for Universal Studios Theme Park, Controller for a Santa Monica based technology consultant company, and Accounting Manager for California State University Auxiliary Services. She has experience in financial statement preparation and analysis, budget preparation, capital management, and fiscal controls and management. She earned a MBA from California State University Los Angeles and B.S. from California State University Dominguez Hills.

The Family Services Continuum is overseen by Director Leticia Garcia Greenman. Leticia has 15 years of experience in program design and case management. She came to St. Joseph Center in April of 1997 following four years at Family Service of Los Angeles, where she provided counseling in addition to designing and implementing training and recreational activities for individuals, couples, families children and teens. She also has 16 years experience providing career, educational and vocational counseling in a variety of settings. Leticia's educational background includes two Bachelor's degrees from Yale University and a Master's in clinical psychology from Antioch University. She speaks, reads and writes Spanish and is fluent in English.

The Homeless Services Continuum is overseen by Director Julie DeRose. Julie is a licensed Marriage and Family therapist and a Registered Art Therapist. She has experience working in outpatient, psychiatric hospital and residential treatment settings. While on staff at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, she initiated the Parent-Child interaction program for children who displayed impulsive/aggressive behavior. She has had over 18 years of experience working with high-risk youth, and most recently served as Clinical Supervisor at Covenant House California, a shelter for homeless youth. A graduate of Loyola Marymount University, Julie earned a Masters in Clinical Art Psychotherapy/Marriage Child and Family Therapy in 1983.

The Money Management Services Continuum is overseen by Director Nick Maiorino. Nick manages the Monetary Advisory Program (MAP) and Veterans Representative Payee Project (VRPP) program. Prior to assuming his current position, he served as Monetary Advisory Program (MAP) Coordinator from January of 1999 through September of 2001. Before joining St. Joseph Center, Nick worked for over 13 years in community agencies dealing with the severely mentally ill and substance abuse populations. His experience encompasses inpatient and outpatient therapy and crisis counseling. He received an M.A. in Clinical Psychology / Behavioral Medicine from Connecticut College in 1989. His research in graduate school focused on "Shyness and Sociability: Their Relationship to Depression, Anxiety, Neuroticism and Introversion."

Director of Project Development and Construction Norma Apoian has served as St. Joseph Center owner's representative since 2003. In this capacity she is overseeing entitlements (the government planning and approval process), design, and construction of the Center's new 30,000 sq. ft. facility at 204 Hampton Drive that will house family services, senior services, job training, and administrative offices beginning in 2007. Norma is also responsible for the temporary relocation of some of the Center's programs during construction. Prior to joining St. Joseph Center, Norma was first Managing Director and then Development Director of Omnilife USA, Inc., a worldwide distributor and manufacturer of nutritional products. From 1988 to 2000, she owned her own company where she managed and directed several construction projects, including the design/build of the Mexican Consulate facilities in the City of Los Angeles and the corporate headquarters of Univisa, Inc. in Century City. Norma is a Licensed General Contractor and is MBE/WBE Certified by the City of Los Angeles. In 1996 she graduated from the Business Expansion, the Network Business Entrepreneurial Fasttrack Program at the University of Southern California. Norma is fluent in English and in Spanish.

Development Director Paul Rubenstein has worked in nonprofit fundraising for the last seven years. Before joining St. Joseph Center's development staff in 2004, he worked with City Garage Theatre in Santa Monica, an acclaimed alternative theatre that the LA Weekly called the Best Theatre Company in Los Angeles.