NEWS RELEASE
May 22, 2025
For immediate release
Media contact: Cara Scarola Hansen
Center for Child Counseling Public Relations Counsel
cara@yourmissionmarketing.com
Strengthened Leadership Better Positions the Center to Serve Children and Families.
Center for Child Counseling recently announced the promotion of four of its key employees to leadership roles within the Palm Beach Gardens-based nonprofit organization: Amber Payne as chief quality officer; Dominika Nolan as senior director of development and events; Hannah DeMarco as senior director, marketing and communications; and Yassaira Martell as director of early intervention services.
“In these times when our mission has never been more critical, I am filled with gratitude and pride in the extraordinary work we continue to do to create lasting impact for children and families. The strengthened leadership of these four remarkable women improves our organizational alignment and better positions our capacity to serve children and families through a trauma-informed, HOPE-centered public health approach,” stated Renée Layman, CEO of the Center.
Payne now leads the agency’s data-driven quality improvement initiatives and guides its continuous improvement efforts to ensure excellence across the organization.
Nolan helps lead strategy and execution for key initiatives—including signature events like Lead the Fight—and drives sustainability through strategic partnerships, donor engagement, education, and community awareness.
DeMarco will continue to elevate CFCC’s voice locally and nationally as they expand awareness, advocacy, and access through storytelling and strategic outreach.
Martell serves as the leader of critical early intervention programming which is at the foundation of the Center’s public health approach.
“Our vision is bold: to grow beyond Florida and become a national voice and leader for children’s mental health. With a strengthened senior leadership team and other promoted leaders, we are recommitting to our mission and the children and families we serve. We are each part of something bigger than any one of us: a movement to stop the intergenerational cycle of trauma and build a future of healing and HOPE. Our work matters!” added Layman.
For more information on Center for Child Counseling and career opportunities, visit: centerforchildcounseling.org.
About Center for Child Counseling:
Center for Child Counseling has been building the foundation for playful, healthful, and hopeful living for children and families in Palm Beach County since 1999. Its services focus on preventing and healing the effects of adverse experiences and toxic stress on children, promoting resiliency and healthy family, school, and community relationships. www.centerforchildcounseling.org Twitter: @ChildCounselPBC Facebook: @CenterforChildCounseling Instagram: @childcounselpbc
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