About

Executive Director

Executive Director of Parenting Network, Mike Gibson, has been with the agency for 17 years and has helped families thrive and find the resources they need to be successful. He also provides his expertise at The Early Start Family Resource Center, which focuses on parent-to-parent support and referral services to families of children with special needs. He has transformed Parenting Network from a small Early Start FRC and expanded services to all families of Tulare County. The Early Start FRC has grown right along with all the other services now available. Early on Mr. Gibson saw that families of special needs children, are the same families that also were dealing with things like poverty, unemployment, addiction and abuse issues. By expanding services to include many HHSA, TCOE, VUSD, First 5 etc. funding of programs that address these issues, the Early Start program would be able to also take part in these essential programs. Mr. Gibson developed multiple countywide programs including the Respite Program, CPR First Aid, Parent Partners, and Project Fatherhood along with the Early Start FRC, and coming soon the Family Empowerment Center and the Navigator Program. Over the last 5 years under Mr. Gibson the agency has expanded with the Porterville Family Resource Center and Dinuba Family Resource Center.

Associate Director

As Associate Director of Parenting Network, Paul is responsible in leading, supervising, collaborating, coordinating, and strategic planning of all programs and services within our Family Resource Centers (FRC’s) Paul is also responsible for directing the management team in the implementation of service delivery and programmatic goals.

Paul has been with Parenting Network for 7 years and in this capacity, he has served as a Case Manager, Parent Educator, Youth Group Facilitator, Project Fatherhood Facilitator, and Program Manager. Paul has been involved with social justice and environmental issues impacting the San Joaquin Valley. He helped adopt and develop our Project Fatherhood program, which helps to promote father involvement efforts county wide. He is a member of Tulare County Prevention Council and holds an Associate of Art in Social Behavioral Science – College of the Sequoias, Bachelor and Master of Social Work – California State University Fresno.

Executive Program Manager

Christina Osorio has worked for Parenting Network for 13 years. As a Program Manager she supervises several different grant contracts through Tulare County Health & Human Services, First 5 of Tulare County, Visalia Unified School District and Tulare County Office of Education. She graduated from California State University of Fresno with bachelor’s degrees in Criminology and Chicano Studies. Christina also received an additional bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Fresno Pacific University.

Program Manager (Porterville)

As the Program Manager of Parenting Network, Inc., in Porterville, CA, Flor Martinez, oversees over 10 Programs and Parent Education Classes. Flor has over 20 years of non-profit work experience. This work experience includes working in group homes, crisis centers, and other non-profits. Flor brings knowledge in the following areas: case management, domestic violence advocacy, child and adult advocacy, crisis intervention, and 10 years of experience as a Parent Educator. 

Parent Education Program Manager

As the Parent Education Program Manager, Stephanie oversees all the parenting curriculums available at Parenting Network, Inc. Stephanie has 8 years of case management, parent education, and respite experience. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from California State University, Fresno (CSUF) in Child Development.

Special Needs Services Program Manager

As the Special Needs Services Program Manager, Hillary oversees the Early Start Program, Family Empowerment Center, and Community Navigator Program.  Hillary has over 25 years of management in various public service arenas and special education experience.  She brings knowledge in the following areas: case management, special education/needs advocacy, crisis intervention, as well as prior involvement in recovery support, child support, and public defense, among other non-profit agency experience.  Hillary’s lifeblood is a passion for advocacy and helping families to feel empowered and thrive utilizing her own past and current life experiences with special needs as the root of her daily work. 

Program Manager (Dinuba)

Denise graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration in Health Service Management. As a program manager, Denise oversees the day-to-day operations to meet program goals available at the Dinuba FRC Location.

Executive Assistant

Reporting directly to the Executive Director/Associate Director, Emily provides executive support in a one-on-one working relationship. The Executive Assistant serves as the primary point of contact for the Executive Director/Associate Director to enable and advance agency initiatives and goals. She also coordinates the Medi-Cal Administrative Activities (MAA) for the agency. Emily graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Administration and Associates Degree in Business Foundations.

Human Resources Officer

As the Human Resources Officer and Bookkeeping Assistant, Samantha brings a combined, 7 years of payroll and human resources experience and a Master’s Degree in Business. Samantha’s role at Parenting Network Inc., is to recruit and onboard new employee, administer employee benefits, oversee health and safety, aid in dispute resolution, and reinforce company culture. 

Financial Administrator

Susan serves as the Finance Administrator responsible for a variety of financial and administrative duties that contribute to the overall efficiency of the office and staff. Responsibilities include accounting activities for all programs. In a position where competing priorities and collaboration with many different personalities are the norm, she thrives. While each workday brings its unique challenges, her organizational skills and positive attitude allow her to successfully tackle any task. Accounting duties and financial analysis occupy much of Susan time, where she leverages her impressive analytical skills