Meet our Staff.
Bryan Cook
Executive Director
Bryan Cook came to WYCRP in July 2019 after being an adoption recruiter for the past 10 years. He earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Administration of Justice from the University of Wyoming in 1999. Bryan is very passionate about assisting children and families and has worked in Human Services for the past 20 years in various capacities. Bryan is a native of Cheyenne and enjoys spending time with his wife and children.
Josie Brittain
Program Manager - Albany, Laramie and Sweetwater counties
Josie Brittain was born and raised in Wyoming, and has resided in Cheyenne since 2012. She has a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Wyoming in Family and Consumer Sciences, with a focus on Professional Child Development. After many years of working with children and families, Josie began with the Parents as Teachers and has been with the program since 2016. Josie has a strong passion for the Parents as Teachers program and the empowerment it brings to the families we serve. As a mother of two boys, Josie enjoys traveling and spending time outdoors with her family.
Cami Trekell
Family Support Specialist, Parents as Teachers
Cami Trekell is a Parent Educator, going on her third year, in the Sweetwater County area of Wyoming. She's earned a bachelors degree at the University of Wyoming for Elementary Education specializing in diversity and sign language.
Born and raised in Rock Springs, moved to Laramie to finish college then to Jackson to teach before ultimately moving back to Rock Springs to be close to family. Working as a title one paraprofessional, taught Kindergarten to then making an adventure to earn Early Childhood certificate to teach at a Preschool Center. Her hobbies are to spend quality family time, going outdoors in all seasons and exploring, traveling, and making memories that will last a lifetime!
Heather Adams
Family Support Specialist, Laramie County
I have a B.S. in Child Development from Florida State University, with post-graduate emphases in Infancy and Parenting. I enjoy and have experience working with diverse populations. I particularly enjoy helping parents recognize their strengths, helping them build on them, understanding their child's developmental changes, and how everything they do together has an impact on their relationship and their child's development.
Ruth Troyanek
Family Support Specialist, Parents as Teachers, Albany County
Ruth Troyanek has lived in Laramie, Wyoming since 2003 and started working as a Parent Educator in 2019. She learned she loved working with families with young children when she was working as a children’s librarian. She is passionate about connecting parents and children with the resources and books they need and want. Ruth enjoys exercising outdoors with her friends, family and golden retriever.
Jessie Brewster
Family Support Specialist, Parents As Teachers, Albany County
Jessie Brewster was raised in the beautiful Bitterroot Valley in Montana. As a stay at home Mom of 3 wonderful kids she attained an Associate of Arts Degree with an emphasis in Communication Studies at University of Montana. Jessie started her career in 2017 as a Family Advocate at a Resource Center at the edge of the Blackfeet Reservation working with families and youth. Her career brought her and her family to Laramie Wyoming where she was able to become a Parent Educator for Albany County. Jessie has a passion for supporting parents, in their journeys in a holistic approach with understanding. She also enjoys an array of hobbies such as sewing, crochet, painting and hiking with her family.
Ellie Gardner
Family Support Specialist, Laramie County
Ellie was raised in Wyoming and graduated from the University of Wyoming with a Business Management degree. She was fortunate to have the opportunity to have a year long internship at Disney World. Ellie has worked in many different roles in Early Childhood for the last 10 years. Her passion is helping parents see their potential in building strong relationships and guiding their children. In her free time, she supports the community by serving on the board for Community Action of Laramie County, and spending time with her dogs.
Jennifer Carr
Family Support Specialist, Sweetwater County
Jennifer Carr is a Parent Educator for Sweetwater County. She has a BS in Secondary Education from Indiana University and a BA in Mass Communications from Auburn University. Jennifer has worked with children and families off and on for the past 20 years. She is passionate about supporting the entire family and matching them to resources they need, all while seeing the children learn and grow. Jennifer is originally from Indiana and transplanted to Wyoming 8 years ago. She enjoys spending time with her two kids, traveling, bowling, tending to her extensive collection of plants, and cooking for family and friends.
Amber Mignosa
Family Support Specialist, Parents as Teachers, Laramie County
Amber supports families in Laramie County, Wyoming, as a Parent Educator. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Administration, with an emphasis on social services. Amber was fortunate to be a stay at home mom to her two wonderful children while traveling overseas. She has always enjoyed supporting and working with a diverse population. She takes great pleasure engaging with her community while learning cultural differences and empowering those around her. In her free time, Amber enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, camping, and volunteering.
Nicole Wilson
Family Support Specialist, Natrona County
Nicole Wilson was born and raised in Casper Wyoming. She has been with Parents as Teachers since 2017. Nicole studied early childhood education and is now studying to become a licensed professional counselor at the University of Wyoming. Nicole is a mom of 3 nearly grown children and has a passion for other parents in her community. Parents as Teachers has been a great way for Nicole to empower others. In her free time, Nicole enjoys bowling, playing games with her children, and reading.
Mandy St. John
Family Support Specialist/Project Specialist, Natrona County
Mandy was raised in Wyoming and has resided in Casper for 24 years. She holds a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Wyoming, as well as an Associate of Science in Criminal Justice from Casper College. She also has the valuable experience of being a parent enrolled in Parents as Teachers. Mandy enjoys working with families and helping them develop strong relationships with each other and their communities. In her free time, Mandy enjoys making music with friends, and cooking.
Lorenza Trevizo
Family Support Specialist, Natrona County
Lorenza Trevizo is a Wyoming transplant from New Mexico that has set her roots in Casper, Wyoming for the many resources and opportunities it has to offer her and her family. She has lived in Wyoming since 2007 and proudly raised her 3 children with her husband since. Lorenza received her Associates in Early Childhood Development and has been in the Early Childhood Development field since 2011. She became a Bilingual Family Support Specialist with Parents As Teachers in 2020 and has loved connecting and encouraging families in Natrona County. She enjoys traveling to different places, as well as bonding over different foods with her family.
Amanda Wilczewski
Family Support Specialist, Fremont County
Amanda Wilczewski has been a home visitor with Parents as Teachers since September 2020 and was an enrolled parent before joining the team. Amanda was born and raised in northwest Washington until she was fifteen, when her family made the move to Riverton, Wyoming to be closer to family there. Amanda has spent most of her adult life working in early childhood in various capacities. Today, she is a mother of three and has a passion for this field of work because of the difference it made for her and her family. When not in the office or on visits, Amanda enjoys quilting, cooking and traveling, either with her family or through the pages of a book.
Stephanie Ghormley
Program Coordinator, Fremont County
Stephanie Ghormley has been the Supervisor for Parents as Teachers in Fremont County, Wyoming since September of 2016. Originally from the Black Hills in South Dakota, she earned her bachelor’s in Human Services and also in Sociology from Black Hills State University in Spearfish, SD in 2007. While earning her degree, she worked a variety of different jobs, including at a veterinary clinic, hostess at a restaurant, pet shop and managed a jewelry store. After graduation she worked as a case manager for a non-profit that works with adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses, until her husband took a teaching position on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming in 2013. She spent the next three years as a SAHM. She then began working for Parent as Teachers. Stephanie loves that this program is strengths based and she has the ability to come alongside caregivers and empower them to be the best parents/caregivers they can be for their children! She has been married for 16 years with five children, and many foster children over the years. In her spare time, she loves to spend time with her chickens and dogs, go camping and fishing, and attend her children’s many sporting events.
Hope Clarke
Family Support Specialist, Fremont County
I am Hope Clarke. I grew up moving a lot, but I’ve always considered Wyoming as my home. I have a beautiful family that always has my heart. Early on, I worked jobs such as fast food and at convenience stores, but then in 2001, a dear friend helped encourage me to pursue a career. I went to school for Early Education and became a preschool teacher. I taught in preschools across Fremont County. While working at a preschool in Ft. Washakie, I got to see the Parents as Teachers program start in Fremont County and loved how it made a difference in families. In 2018, I became a Family Support Specialist for the program and absolutely love working with families!
Susan Buettgenback
Program Coordinator, Natrona and Carbon Counties
Susan has been working with children and their families for over 30 years. A Nebraska native, Susan graduated from what is now the University of Nebraska at Kearney, with a K-6 teaching degree, and a minor in Sociology. After teaching Preschool and substituting in various school systems, Susan helped to develop the Even Start Family Literacy Program in Alliance NE. After a move to Ord Nebraska, Susan taught Head Start for 5 years before becoming the owner/operator of a small Child Care Center. Susan, her husband and 3 children, moved to Wyoming in 2012. She has been with the Wyoming Parents as Teachers Program since the beginning in 2013. She began as a Parent Educator in Natrona County before becoming a Program Coordinator in 2016.
Having the opportunity to help create a Parents as Teachers Home Visiting Program and share its strengths-based Curriculum with families and other agencies, has truly been a rewarding experience. This program helps parents to believe in themselves and become advocates for their children.
Chavely Cruz Cardenas
Bilingual Family Support Specialist, Natrona County
Hello! My name is Chavely Cruz Cardenas. I am a bilingual Family Support Specialist for Parents as Teachers. I am very excited to be part of this wonderful program. I am originally from Cuba. I have been living in Wyoming for more than seven years. I have an Associates Degree in Pre-Medicine from Casper College and I obtained my Bachelors of Science in Biology from the University of Wyoming. My goal in life is to be a family doctor and help families to get involved in the community. I volunteer in the English as a Second Language program at Casper College because I like to help people to succeed in life. I gained experience working with families through shadowing a doctor at the University of Wyoming Family Practice Clinic. I have always had a passion for science since I was a child. It is amazing to know how the brain works as a system along with the rest of the body to develop new skills as we grow up. My favorite part of work is seeing the success of children as they reach their full potential on each stage of development.
Being part of this program has given me the opportunity of being a supporter of the cognitive, emotional, motor and language children’s development as they grow up.This program helps parents to get a better understanding of the stages of their children’s development, to get the families involved in the community and provides them with information and resources for the well-being of the family. My favorite part of work is seeing the success of children as they reach their full potential on each stage of development.