Dr. Jessica B. Baudoin began her educational journey at LSU, graduating in May 2005 with a B.S. in Psychology and minors in Corrections and Sociology. She then graduated from the Marriage and Family Therapy programs at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, earning a M.A. in 2007 and a Ph.D. in 2010. Her primary interests include communication patterns between individuals and overall family functioning; she believes that people are best understood within their social context. Over the past few years, Dr. Baudoin has developed a love and passion for standardization and organization in order to ensure that the best services are provided to clientele.

Wendy J. Leger, LCSW, is the Clinical Director of The Family Tree Information, Education & Counseling Center. She has been working at the Family Tree since 1996 and has over 16 years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. She currently provides required supervision to two Master Level Social Workers employed full-time by the Family Tree. Wendy also facilitates the Project Hope program at the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center. She received her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1989 and has been licensed in the state of Louisiana since 1997.

Lafayette has been home to Anne LeBlanc all of her life, and she joined the staff of The Family Tree in 2001. She is office manager of the agency and also is assistant to the Chief Executive Officer. Her daily tasks encompass the various duties in managing day to day operations, as well as bookkeeping, assisting Human Resources, IT troubleshooting, purchasing agent, contract maintenance, for the agency. Anne also assists the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer in their administration of the agency. She is referred to by staff as the "go to" lady, and strives to provide coworkers, clients and the general public in her best ability.

Anne has over 30 years experience in bookkeeping and office management. Her interests mainly revolve around "La Joie de Vie", the joy of life.

Cooking, family, music, laughter and peace are her favorite pastimes.

Shannon has a Bachelor's of Arts in Sociology and Social Welfare and a Master's of Science in Human Resources with an emphasis in Child and Family Studies. Prior to becoming an employee of The Family Tree, Shannon was employed by Volunteers of America where she worked with the elderly and individuals with disabilities. Shannon came to work for The Family Tree Healthy Start program in January 2009. She sought this job after her experience of having a child born prematurely at 27weeks gestation. Shannon hopes that she can help women to have healthy pregnancies and minimize their risk of pre-term birth as well as help children to live healthy lives. Shannon enjoys spending time with family and shopping.

Dolores Broussard is the area Coordinator of Ways to Work, a national family loan program. Dolores serves as the direct link between a borrower and the purchase of a vehicle, managing all aspects of closing a car loan from start to finish. She walks clients through the process of applying for a loan, and assists borrowers in the many aspects of car ownership including choosing a car, establishing a budget, and maximizing community resources. Dolores has been at The Family Tree since 2002.

David has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and earned his Master of Science degree in Counselor Education from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2010. David served an internship at The Family Tree in the Summer and Fall of 2010 and has joined our staff as a full time clinician and co-facilitator of Project Hope at Lafayette Parish Correctional Center. David is a Lafayette native and enjoys reading and Saints football.

Dee Atkinson, affectionately called “Maw Dee,” has been with The Family Tree since 1999. As one of our support staff, she is one of the first faces you will see as a visitor to our agency. Dee’s background in various office settings, including the health care and legal fields, is valuable in her daily tasks of scheduling counseling and Community Education clients, billing insurance providers for counseling sessions, providing information to callers, and more. Dee loves soccer, serving as a youth soccer coach for 25 years.

Tina LeBlanc is the Administrative Assistant for the Healthy Start Program. She is responsible for administrative support for the program, planning and organizing health education for clients, and also helps with the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Committees. Tina is originally from Lafayette, and resides in Iberia Parish with her husband and two children. Tina is a Volunteer Parent for the Girl Scouts of America. Prior to working at The Family Tree, Tina worked in Lafayette for 12 years in Customer Service for the food and transportation industry.

Joan Conway, RN coordinates mortality case reviews and corresponding community action in the seven parishes of Acadiana. The goal of this statewide initiative is to improve maternal, fetal, infant and child mortality and morbidity rates by providing regional leadership via surveillance, monitoring and preventive programs of the Maternal Child Health program of the Louisiana Office of Public Health. Joan received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from D’Youville College in Buffalo, and is also certified as a Faith Community Nurse. Her nursing career has taken her to several states where she has worked in clinical practice at hospital and health unit settings, and has provided school health care in both public and private schools. Joan is a native of New York.

Katy is a 2009 graduate of the LSU School of Social Work. She completed her Advanced Internship at The Family Tree where she provided counseling and helped facilitate Project HOPE, an inmate parent/child program for incarcerated parents. She was hired after graduation as a Case Manager for the Healthy Start program.

Prior to attending graduate school, Katy was an elementary school teacher for seven years in Lafayette Parish. She enjoys working with young children and their families and hopes to one day specialize in Infant Mental Health.

In 1998, Kristen received a Bachelors of Applied Life Science from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (Currently the University of Louisiana at Lafayette). She graduated with a double major in Psychology and Sociology and a Minor in Latin. In 2005, she received a Masters of Education with an emphasis in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Most of her experience has been in counseling children and adolescents who have psychiatric diagnoses. With this experience and with her experience as the mother of 2 young boys, she brings a wealth of knowledge to The Healthy Start Program. Kristen is passionate about helping other women have healthy pregnancies, be exceptional mothers and reach their personal goals. She plans to be with The Family Tree Healthy Start Program for a long time.

Julie has a background in providing age appropriate learning activities for young children as an Early Childhood Development teacher with Head Start. Through her employment experiences with Houston Public and Lafayette Public Library Systems, she has provided information and educational programs for young children. Julie has also coordinated services and provided resources for elderly and disabled adult individuals through the EDA Medicaid Waiver Program. Julie has a passion for providing information to families that will promote a sense of confidence and develop resource skills. Julie enjoys spending time with her family and being a part of The Family Tree team.

Lisa LaRochelle, LCSW, has been with The Family Tree since August 2005. She has worked as a clinician in several capacities, including providing counseling, working with Breaux Bridge Adolescent Drug Court participants, facilitating the HOPE parenting program at the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center, and assisting with the community-based program Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol. Lisa is currently working as a mental health consultant for the Quality Rating System. She is excited about being part of the state-wide initiative to increase the quality of child care centers in Louisiana.

Lisa received a Bachelor of Arts with a Concentration in Humanities and Social Thought from the Louisiana Scholars’ College in 2002, a Bachelor of Social Work from Northwestern State University in 2003, and a Master of Social Work from Louisiana State University in 2005. She earned her social work license in 2009 and enjoys being a member of the National Association of Social Workers. p>

Shallan has a Bachelors of Science in Psychology. She is originally from San Diego California. She is married with two children and her passion is making a difference in people's lives however she can. Other than making a difference, Shallan enjoys spending time with family and friends, exercising, traveling, and spending time outdoors. She has been with The Family Tree since late 2007, a little over two years.

Rubia Solis, RNC is excited to be part of a dynamic team helping first time families succeed. Being a nurse home visitor for the Nurse/Family Partnership Program will allow Rubia to continue her lifelong commitment advocating for positive mother & child relationships. She has sixteen years of experience in the Maternal/Child field beginning at Charity Hospital then at Memorial/Baptist in New Orleans and most recently at Women’s and Children’s here in Lafayette. She became certified in Obstetric Nursing in 1996 and was honored as a Great 100 Nurses of Louisiana in 2005.

Rubia is a native of New Orleans-actually St. Bernard Parish- and since Hurricane Katrina resides in Lafayette, LA. She and her husband, Bernard, enjoy the music, the dance and the joy of friends in their new home town.

Originally from West Monroe, LA, Alison Campbell joined the Family Tree Staff in February 2010 as a nurse home visitor for Nurse/Family Partnership Program. Alison is honored to be a part of such a dedicated staff and to work for such a wonderful program. Her nursing background is in medicine/pediatrics, home health, and long-term care. She was also a Child Care Health Consultant and the school nurse for the Head Start Program in Acadia Parish.

Alison has a Bachelor Degree in Finance from Louisiana Tech University and a Bachelor Degree in Nursing from University of Louisiana in Monroe. Her husband, Hampton, grows gourmet rice and together they have a gourmet food business to complement our rice. They have 2 children, Kent and Claire, who are the center of Alison's world. Alison loves spending precious time with her family, gardening, scrapbooking, and caring for all of the animals on their farm.