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Diana is the Founder and Executive Director
of Crews’ Home for Girls, Inc. and has over 20 years of experience in leadership and executive roles. She was instrumental in the
accreditation obtained in 2001 and renewed in 2005 and 2009 by the California Alliance of Child and Family Services.
This honor makes Crews’ Home the only accredited female residential facility in Kern County.
Diana holds a BA in psychology from
California State University Fresno, and her MA in Psychology from Southern California University, with focus on Stress
Disorders, Managing Conflict in the Workplace, Professional Ethics and Law, Business Consulting, and Group Psychology. She
also obtained her Certification as an Advanced Human Behavior Consultant through Personality Insights.
Diana has served on several committees,
such as the “Out of Home Coalition” for foster youth as well as the Citizen’s Review Panel in Kern County,
which assesses the level of care in the Kern County Foster System.
Diana has been married to her college sweetheart, Paul for the past 20 years, and they
have 3 children: Amanda, 14, Joshua 12, and Jared 9. She has also been a foster mother to several teen girls through
Aspira Foster Homes.
All our dreams can come true-if we have the courage to pursue them- Walt Disney
(We love Disneyland)
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Diana Crews, MA
Executive Director
(661) 588-3874 Office
(661) 588-3824
Fax E-mail: dcrews@crewshome.org
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Paul J. Crews, DAD
Administrator
661.588.3874 Office
661.588.3824 Fax
661.431.3408 Cell
Email Paul
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Paul is the father of Amanda, Joshua
and Jared. He co-founded Crews' Home for Girls, Inc. with his wife in 1995 after working 13 years in the grape fields of Kern
and Tulare Counties.
Paul attended Bakersfield College before transferring to Fresno State to study Political
Science and Sociology.
Paul is a D/I. What is a D/I?
He is a Certified Administrator and is an Advanced Human Behavior Consultant through Personality Insights
of Atlanta, GA.
"And it shall come to pass..." difficulties will come, but they are temporary.
And yes, that is Joey Porter (formerly of the 6-Time SuperBowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers!) with Paul.
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Mendy
Reese is Crews' Homes Program Director and Social Worker.
She
graduated in 1998 from the University of Nevada, Reno- earning her BS in Psychology and a minor in Criminal Justice.
We were all
thrilled when she earned her Masters in Social Work from CSU Bakersfield in 2009.
She was on the national honor society, a member of the Psychology club and worked as a research assistant
on three different projects:
• P.A.T.H. Program- with developmentally
challenged individuals
• S.T.E.P. Program- with socially
challenged individuals
• Autistic Program- with children
ages 5-18.
Before coming to Crews Home in 2004, Mendy spent 4 years at Willow Springs Residential
Treatment Center where she worked with children ages 5-18 with personality disorders. Mendy ran groups, supervised the ROPES
course and worked with clients on an individual basis. Mendy also interned at Bakersfield’s Mercy Hospital in the
Social Work Department
Mendy Lou enjoys swimming, hanging out with
her dogs, your dogs, anyone’s dogs and reading (especially to dogs).
"Why
I do it? I come to work every day for the child who wants something better for her life. It’s rewarding to watch them
complete their goals, graduate from school, learn new skills and become productive adults."
Mendy has been with us for 7 years doing her rewarding and positive love of the girls.
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Mendy Reese, MSW
Program Director/Social Worker
661.588.7073 Office
661.588.3824
Fax
Email Mendy
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Wenndy Orozco
House Manager 661.588.7073 Office 661.588.3824
Fax
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Wenndy graduated
from Foothill High in 2002 and then enrolled at The Bryman School of Phoenix for the massage therapy program where she graduated
with an Associates of Science degree in March 2004. She concluded that a massage therapy career was not
in her future and decided to pursue a degree in the criminal justice field. She plans on graduating from University of Phoenix
with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Administration in May 2011. Wenndy volunteered with AZA United for 1 year
working with children with autism, both working with high functioning autistic children and non-verbal autistic children.
Worked for Marc Center, group home environment for severely mentally ill (SMI) adults where she taught them everyday living
skills such as cooking and cleaning. She also helped them to become more independent so they would eventually
be able to live in the community on their own. She eventually worked for Maricopa County Juvenile Probation Department from
2006-2010 as a Juvenile Detention Officer. She ran an independent living group, was an acting supervisor, and a fingerprint
administrator. Luckily, she stumbled across the job of working with kids and ended up loving it. Wenndy summed
up her life’s philosophy, “I want to be a positive person in young peoples lives and teach them their life is
in their control and so is their future. I had so many positive adults in my life from my parents to teachers and coaches,
and now I feel as if I can be that role model to young people, even if I only make a difference in one child's life through
my whole career that one child I did make a difference for will make my career worth having.” In her spare time, Wenndy
enjoys golf, well, any kind of sport really. She also loves reading, music and spending time with her family.
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