Our Staff
Our Inspiration - Olivia Allen

Founder and Executive Director - Leslie Delp
Leslie holds a B.S.Ed. in Elementary Education from Pennsylvania State University and a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Towson University. Leslie is the owner of Grief and Bereavement Services, a private counseling practice. Leslie is the founder and now the Executive Director at Olivia’s House – A Grief and Loss Center for children located in York, Pa. She created the “Hearts Can Heal” Children’s Bereavement Support Program, which is one of many educational programs offered to grieving families.

Leslie has been blessed to learn from the “true experts in grief and loss”, the hundreds of children who have graduated from the programs at Olivia’s House – A Grief and Loss Center for Children.

Like a healing quilt, Leslie weaves the broken threads of the personal loss of her son Kristopher, into a firm pattern of meaning. Each strand playing an integral role, she works to educate and support families in the Central Pennsylvania community.



Development Director - K.C. Delp
K.C. holds the position of Development Director at Olivia's House. He graduated from McDaniel College with his Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree with departmental honors in Communication and Film Production. He has been involved in the mission of Olivia's House from its beginning, serving on the first board of directors as the historian. His talents were nationally recognized when he was elected to the Board of Directors for the National Alliance of Grieving Children in June of 2009. He is ecstatic to put all his abilities to work for the outstanding mission of Olivia's House.



Development Coordinator - Patty Ford
Patty holds the position of Development Coordinator at Olivia's House. She was first introduced to Olivia's House several years ago when she and her family came through the "Hearts Can Heal" program. After completing the program, it became so clear to her that the spirit and mission of Olivia's House was something that she wanted to surround herself with. After volunteering for several years, she left a 20-year career in the Travel and Tourism industry to join the staff full time. Patty is overjoyed that she is able to come to work every day to a place that truly feels like "home" to her.



Bookkeeper - Deborah Thomason McGuigan
Deb holds the position of bookkeeper at Olivia’s House. Deb has a degree in the field of computer programming and has worked for over ten years as a bookkeeper and  served as the Treasurer on the Board of Directors until she assumed her current position.
 

Olivia’s House Board of Directors
                                       
Executive Board  
Whitney Bellomo - President
Al Kuhner - Vice President
Michael Sharp - Treasurer
Elizabeth Torres - Secretary

Board Members
Nicole Ehrhart
Vickie Fazio
Vicki Friedman
Wendell LaPrairie
Marc Laucks
Regis Maher