Executive Team
John Neiuber – Chief Executive Officer
John Neiuber is responsible for the operation of nine schools serving over 800 children, six residential treatment facilities serving over 400 abused and neglected children and nine foster care agency offices serving over 400 children in four states with over 900 employees. He graduated from Chino High School, has his A.A. from Chaffey College, his B.A. in English and his Masters in Education from California State University, San Bernardino. He is an Army veteran and received the Army Commendation Medal. John has been a teacher, assistant principal, principal, district office administrator in the public schools and a management and leadership consultant to public agencies and private industry. He left public education in 1993 to serve as President of Advanced Education Services (AES), a not-for-profit corporation that operates nonpublic and charter schools and provides related educational services. He became the Chief Operating Officer of Trinity Youth Services in 2001 and the CEO in 2005. John currently serves on the Board of the National Association of Private Special Education Centers and is an active volunteer in his community focusing on historic preservation and the arts.
Cher Ofstedahl - Chief Administrative OfficerCher is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She has post-graduate certifications from Harvard Graduate School of Education and Cornell University. She is a lifetime member of the Manchester and Empire "Who's Who," and was named 2006-2007 "Professional of the Year," representing her field in the nonprofit industry. Cher honed her professional skills during her fourteen years in the music industry. She is active in volunteerism and has served on the boards of directors for several nonprofit organizations.
Inger Walker – Director of Human ResourcesInger is a graduate from Cornell University receiving her certification in Human Resources Studies from Cornell University. She has several certifications pertaining to Human Resources as well as certificates from the Council on Accreditation (COA) and the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA). She has been member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) for over 7 years.
Jeff Kanavas – Warehouse & Maintenance ManagerJeff’s background includes experience in motor sports, general aviation, investment research, product design, manufacturing and retail management. Several terms were served on behalf of Milwaukee Wisconsin’s Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church as a Parish Council Member. Jeff is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh.
Fr. John Alexandres – Executive Director, Program ServicesGraduated from Parkway West High School, received his undergraduate degree from the University of Tulsa and a Master of Divinity degree from Holy Cross School of Theology.
While in graduate school he became involved in many youth activities and prayed that after graduation he would be given the opportunity to continue to work with children. He was hired as a child care worker for Trinity Youth Service – Yucaipa CA and has continued to work for the agency serving in many capacities over the years.
He looks forward to working with the staff of Trinity, helping children for many more years.
Julie Bruner – Director, Foster CareWith a Bachelor’s of Science in Child Development from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Julie began her career working with mainstream children and their families as a teacher and counselor in various settings. After several years of working in the field Julie went back to school and completed a Master’s of Arts in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling from Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena. She continued to work with families and children, but now with a more specialized population. It was during this period when she started working for Trinity as social worker in their infants and children’s shelter. In 1995, after a few years working in the shelter program she transferred over to Trinity’s Foster Care program. She is also active in her local community.
Gil Quinbar – Director, Residential ServicesMr. Quinbar began his challenging career with Trinity Children and Family Services after working for an English Second Language program at the University of Redlands in California. He worked as a counselor for youth who were from other countries, as well, being very active coaching junior high and freshman basketball.
After working with main stream youth he realized he wanted to work with youth from tougher backgrounds. He came across a lot of disadvantage youth who were lacking parental guidance, socialization skill and academics. Trinity was the perfect match, after starting as a Child Care Counselor for Trinity- Yucaipa in 1991 he was promoted to Senior Counselor in 1992, during the same year he was promoted to a Unit Supervisor. In 1993 he was promoted to Program Director and in 1997 he was promoted to Campus Director. At that time, he also help developed Trinity-Yucaipa Early Intervention Program (EIP) which works with at risk children/adolescents and assisting families and the school system in holding them accountable for their behavior and possibly preventing them from entering into the "system". This program is still in existence today in the communities of Yucaipa and Redlands California. In 2003 he was promoted to Director of Residential Based Services where he currently oversees all of the Trinity Campuses.
Mr. Quinbar has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Services from California State University, San Bernardino.
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