by Jarrett Meek, Founder/Pastor/Executive Director
We’re pleased to announce that our very own Carla Flores is returning to our staff as our new Children’s Ministry Director. There’s nothing more exciting than seeing young people from our neighborhood becoming leaders in our own community!
As many of you know, Megan (McDermott) Fountain will be transitioning from our staff in November, after 12 years serving the children of our neighborhood. What a legacy she is leaving! And, what an exciting opportunity to pass the baton to a well-equipped emerging leader in our community, who will carry it for the next leg of the journey! Carla brings with her rich experiences and a deep connection to the challenges and opportunities kids in our neighborhood face. Her own journey is a model for so many others to follow. Many of you may remember that Carla graduated from a two-year apprenticeship with Mission Adelante in 2020. Around the same time, she also graduated with her teaching degree and began teaching second grade at Silver City elementary school, in our own district. She is looking forward to using the gifts and skills she developed as a teacher, combined with her own personal experiences and the training she received at Mission Adelante to continue investing in kids from our community. We are so proud and excited to welcome Carla (back) to the team!
Carla is set to begin her new role with Mission Adelante on August 2nd. Because she is already so familiar with our ministry and community, we anticipate that she will be able to start leading after a few of weeks of specific training and orientation. With this new development, we will be able to reduce Megan's responsibilities over the fall trimester to give her a bit of a break and allow Carla to start the new trimester leading in her new area. Though Megan will continue her employment with Mission Adelante through Novemeber 13th, we've decided to move up her thank you celebration to August 14th, to give her a sense of closure, as her program leadership responsibilities wrap up before the fall trimester begins.
Megan’s thank you celebration will be held at Mission Adelante on Saturday, August 14th from 1pm-3pm in open house format. All are welcome to attend!
