Staff

Our address and phone number:

2301 Hickman Road, Des Moines, IA 50310, (515) 282-4822

Our staff is comprised of the following full-time positions:

Mark Nelson – Executive Director                                    mnelson@freedomforyouth.org

Rick Junkins – Director of Development                                rjunkins@freedomforyouth.org

Jeremy Harder – Director of Freedom Enterprises              jharder@freedomforyouth.org

Joyce Jones – Office Manager                                                                         jjones@freedomforyouth.org

Denise Juhl – Program Manager                                                          djuhl@freedomforyouth.org

Neal Bunn – Rural Outreach Manager                                                          nbunn@freedomforyouth.org

Tony Didlo – Promise House Parent                                            tdidlo@freedomforyouth.org

Dee Baker – Safe Haven House Parent                                          dbaker@freedomforyouth.org

Esmeralda Kretzu – Volunteer Coordinator                    ekretzu@freedomforyouth.org

Maxwell Clark– Freedom Quest Program Coordinator                                mclark@freedomforyouth.org

Katie McDermott – Freedom Quest Program Coordinator kmcdermott@freedomforyouth.org

Melanie Wise – Whiz Kidz Coordinator                                                                mwise@freedomforyouth.org