Board Members
Rev. Clint Augustyn
…serves as President of Jessie’s Closet Foster Child Resource Center. He and his wife held a foster license from 2009-2020. During that time they fostered many foster children and ended up adopting a half-dozen of them. He has a heart for foster families and the struggles they share. His day job is at Desert Grace Community Church of the Nazarene in the Foothills.
Chris Fowler
…serves as the Vice-President of Jessie’s Closet. She is active in the community, serving also in a leadership role as part of Yuma Community Theater. You may find her as house manager, director, or even as one of the actresses! She and her husband, Michael, also serve on the Desert Grace worship team.
Gretchen Dowding
…serves as the Treasurer of Jessie’s Closet. She and her husband Bill are retired and love to travel and hang out with their grandkids. After serving as a Marine and working her way up to Postmaster in the USPS, she keeps the bills paid. However, you’ll see her fingerprints on the center too as she loves to craft and to help in many ways … including ironing.
Vanessa Gonzalez
…serves as a Director on the Jessie’s Closet board. She is a proud mother and wife and keeps busy with family and church commitments. Vanessa is proud to focus on customer service in her work at a local clothing store, and her input for foster kids is valuable and appreciated.
Ron Schepers
…serves as a Director on the Jessie’s Closet board. He also serves the community as the Director of Transportation for the Yuma Schools Consortium. Known as a strong leader and hard worker, he has been a part of Jessie’s Closet in some form since the beginning!
Jessie’s Closet Staff
Karen Liles
…serves as the Store Director for the Center. You may remember her name if you have read through the history of Jessie’s Closet because she was the missions director who is one of the founders of this fantastic ministry. Karen has fallen in love with the foster families that we serve and is always working to make their experience in the Center ever-better. She has a lot of stories about Jessie’s Closet and the kids she has encountered here – just stop by and ask. As Store Director, she pretty much runs the day-to-day operations overseeing staff and volunteers here at the Closet.
Marcy
…started out at Jessie’s Closet as a volunteer for many years before joining the staff. She has been a dedicated worker who is a fantastic part of our operations.
Jim
… is a hard-working member of our team, who always is working hard sorting and pricing donations and putting his all into serving foster kids through Jessie’s Treasures Secondhand Store.
Virginia
… is almost always happy. Soft spoken and gentle, she is a fantastic part of the Jessie’s Closet team. You’ll always leave happy with great service and a smile from Virginia!
Brandon
…is one staff member you’ll almost never see. He comes in when the Center is closed and maintains the building and landscaping as the custodian. You may never see him working, but you probably notice what he has done.