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.



Program Director - JR Gaetjen
JR holds the position of Program Director at Olivia's House. JR is the proud father of Andrew, Gabe, Gracie and Emma. Three of his children are graduates of our Hearts Can Heal Program. JR has a B.A. in Family Studies from Messiah College. He spent the last two years working for AseraCare Hospice until accepting the Program Director position here at Olivia's House and will continue working alongside Jill until the end of the year. JR has been involved in many ways with Olivia's House since 2002. His wife, Dana is also a companion at Olivia's House. Among his interests are photography, watching his kids participate in sports, working out, and time with family.



Development Director - Vicki Friedman
Vicki holds the position of Development Director at Olivia’s House. She graduated with a B.A. as well as an M.A. in art education from Queens College, New York. Vicki has worked in the field of development and event planning for worthwhile community initiatives for over fourteen years.



Development Coordinator - K.C. Delp
K.C. holds the position of Development Coordinator 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 it beginnings serving on the first board of directors as the historian and is ecstatic to finally put his talents to work in such a worthwhile organization.



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.



Administrative Assistant - Jen Hoover
Jen holds the position of Administrative Assistant at Olivia's House. She is a recent graduate from York College of Pennsylvania where she received a Bachelors degree in Psychology. Jen was first part of the mission of Olivia's House in the spring of 2007 when she interned as a Companion for the Hearts Can Heal Program. Her experience as an intern sharpened her awareness for the need of grief and loss education in the community. Jen hopes to continue to be an active Companion where the presence of teaching, healing, and learning is at the heart of reconciling grief.

 

Olivia’s House Board of Directors
                                       
Executive Board  
Jack Lehr - President
Douglas Bare, Esq. - Vice President
Matthew Mayo - Treasurer
Whitney Bellomo - Secretary

Board Members
Dr. Catherine Bene
Al Kuhner
Stephanie Kessler
Greg Nicholas
Craig Snyder
John Wolfe - ex-officio member