Casa Q Staff

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Shannon Darrell (she/her), supports the board,  program staff and manages resource development, communications, fundraising, and strategic planning. In the prior 8 years, Shannon served as Vice President of Programs for a local non-profit. She holds a B.S. in Psychology with a focus on child development and a M.S. in Psychology, with a focus on addiction.

Shannon was born and raised in Albuquerque and enjoys traveling, gardening, and most of all spending time with my two teenage kiddos and wife.

My name is Jericha, and my pronouns are she/her/hers. I take pride in my identity as an African American lesbian woman.  Originally from Missouri, I moved to New Mexico in pursuit of education and employment. I have a bachelor's degree in Social Work from New Mexico Highlands University and have started my masters coursework.  I am employed as the house manager at Casa Q.  I truly enjoy the work that we do and the youth that we work with are  uniquely special.  I'm an avid Star Trek fan and write and produce music.  I have a 15 year old son who absolutely holds my heart in his hands. 

My name is Brad (he/him) and I am the Casa Q weekday coordinator.

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I play drums in multiple bands, compete in combat sports and love movies.

Rosa Osegueda(she/her/ella) works with Casa Q as an overnight client advocate. A little about her, she studied and received a Baccalaureate in Social Work and is working on completing a Masters through New Mexico Highlands University. Her experience is tailored to crisis intervention management; working with youth/young adults, and those who are vulnerable, and oppressed within a strength-based approach but continues to utilize new learned methods and approaches. She has worked with different age ranges in populations ranging from Y/YA into the Gariatric community. She enjoys seeing people become empowered by their own strengths and changes. She loves to read and engage in different forms of art and binge watch shows with her daughter or really anything to do with quality family time.

Hi! I’m Alex, during the week I am an overnight Client Advocate at Casa Q. I have a background in teaching, prior to coming to this field I taught 3rd/4th grade. In my studies during my M.A. Ed. program at UNM, I focused efforts on studying how to serve at-risk students in my immediate LGBTQ+ community, I have created workshop presentations for educators on this topic, and the concluding work of my degree focused on reviewing LGBTQ+ teen experiences of education settings in New Mexico. My work of looking after our clients is informed by this practice and experience.”

Jasper (He/They), Born and raised in North Carolina / West Virginia, Has a background in Applied Psychology and History. When not working can be found playing video games, researching queer history, and spending time with his partner and cat (Sabbath).

Client Advocate/Life Skills Coordinator Sadie Lopez (she/her) earned her Human Services degree from Central New Mexico Community College in late 2023. She has been working at Casa Q since early April of 2024. She has been a part of new program development and assisting in the restructuring of Casa Q’s youth systems. She also loves art and has been able to equip this ability through various ways here, from business cards and stickers to empowering posters around the TLP office and in the house; she exercises her creative ability almost everyday. Sadie also has a great passion for working with our youth and helping them learn daily, work, relationship and community life skills.

I was born in a small town in Mexico and migrated to the United States with my family to pursue a better life. Albuquerque, NM, has been my home since a young age, where I’ve grown deeply connected to the local community. Despite facing various challenges, I am grateful for my opportunities to grow and thrive. I earned my bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of New Mexico and pursued a master’s in clinical Mental Health at New Mexico Highlands University. I am committed to helping my community overcome obstacles and achieve greater emotional and mental health, fostering a sense of empowerment and connection within the lives I touch.

Hey, I’m Lucy (she/they). I grew up moving around a lot—22 states—and over the years, I’ve learned to see every new place as an opportunity to bloom, rather than just a constant new start. I double majored in Social Work and Child and Family Studies, and in 2022, earned my Master's in Social Work, focusing on leadership and administration. Right now, I’m diving into a PhD at the University of Chicago, where my research is all about curiosity and how it shapes the world around us.

I enjoy thinking outside the box and engaging with people in a way that’s real, grounded, and present. When I’m not in the academic trenches, you can find me hanging out with my two kitties, sewing/staying crafty, thrifting for vintage treasures, or listening to sad-boy country music (don’t judge).

My name is Marsha, I go by she/her. I will be a client advocate with CasaQ. I was born and raised in the west side part of Albuquerque. My work history/experience background is a little bit in pretty much every area  in an office setting at a hospital/college campus, also from intake specialist at a personal injury law firm to residential technician for substance and alcohol treatment. I started my bachelors’ in psychiatry, with my goal to be a substance abuse counselor. 

I spend my days  with my family of two daughters, an 11 year old granddaughter and a grandson on the way expected to arrive at the end of March. We have four dogs and two cats.  Two boy  pit bulls, one girl, one boy  teacup  chihuahua, one boy and one girl cat.

I have 95 butterflies tattooed on me. Some would say that I love butterflies. I’d say I love butterflies “just alotta bit!” 

I enjoy spending all my extra time with my family, going on picnics in the mountains, shopping, camping, swimming, fishing etc. listening to music.

Hi, I’m Adrienne! I am fairly new to working with adolescents, but I am excited to have this opportunity. My previous case management experience was at an infectious disease clinic where I was on the Ryan White panel as well as the gender affirming panel. Working here at Casa Q is exciting for me. I have always wanted to work with LGBTQ+ youth. I have a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and I hope to return to grad school in 2025 to complete a master’s of social work. I like to do my makeup and have my hair vibrant colors. I am a big fan of cats. I have three cats right now, and would have more if I could.  I love the color pink and “cutesy” things. I am OBSESSED with strawberries, I even have a strawberry tattoo!