Administrative Staff
Dennis Haines, MA
Director of Operations
Claudia Hoffer
Senior Grant Manager
Since 2014, Hoffar Associates have secured nearly $3 million in funding through grants for organizations such as the Merced County Office of Education, Boys and Girls Club of Merced County, CASA of Merced County, Valley Children’s Hospital, ACE Overcomers, and others.
As an Atwater Police Officer, Joe expanded the Atwater PAL from two to nine programs, created the School Resource Officer and Police Explorers programs, and served as Atwater Chamber of Commerce President, Castle Family Health Center Board member, and on the Atwater and McSwain Elementary School Boards. Claudia Hoffar began her career as an English teacher, later moving into administration and managing millions in grant funding for the Merced Union High School District. She launched the district's first online program in 2011, enhancing it with cross-curricular lessons.
Kendall Fischer B.A.
Administrative Program Manager
Kendall graduated in 2023 from UC Santa Barbara with a B.S. in Psychological and Brain Sciences. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences. Kendall plans to continue her education at medical school with a focus in Psychiatry.
Devinalexus Marin, MA
School-Based Mental Health Program Manager
Jasmine Flores, MA
Community Ambassador
Jasmine Flores, M.A., is a doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, Fresno. During her academic career at California State University, Fresno, Jasmine worked for the non-profit organization WestCare California, Inc. and the Department of Veterans Affairs, inspiring her research focus on the mental health needs of military veterans, emergency first responders, and underserved populations, including unhoused and low-income households. Jasmine is passionate and dedicated to advancing accessibility and quality of care within these critical areas, and is driven by a deep commitment to improving mental health outcomes for marginalized communities.
Sage-Hawk Haskins, MA
Community-based Mental Health Program Manager
My name is SageHawk Keen-Haskins. I am a First Nation person with Cherokee, Sauk, and Oglala Lakota Tribal heritage. I identify as two-spirit and use they/them pronouns. I’m a third-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program at the California School of Professional Psychology and serve as the Program Manager for the Hear Us Grant at the California Consortium of Prevention and Intervention.
I currently reside with my life partner, along with our two dogs and one cat, in the Indigenous homeland of the Yokut Tribe, currently known as Fresno, California. I am passionate about deep conversations, personal autonomy, rock hounding, and music that makes me feel things.