Arundel House of Hope Inc.

Our Staff

Administration

Mario Berninzoni– Executive Director, Arundel House of Hope
mberninzoni@arundelhoh.org

Mario Berninzoni, a California native, has more than 20 years experience working with the poor and homeless populations in Maryland. As Executive Director of Arundel House of Hope, Mario oversees all aspects of the organization and its programs. Prior to being appointed Executive Director in 1999, he worked with Catholic Charities in Baltimore City with its emergency, transitional, and permanent housing programs for 7 years. Mario has his Masters Degree in Nonprofit Management from the College of Notre Dame.

Judy Pagliaro – Bookkeeper, Arundel House of Hope

Community Housing Programs

Oliver Sellman – Resident Manager

I came to the Arundel House of Hope seeking help through the Winter Relief Program in 2008. I was eventually offered the opportunity to Work for the Doughy Dog Social Enterprise. After six weeks training in Doughy Dog I became the Manager of the Doughy Dog and am now the Resident Manager of Safe Haven II.

Justin Pacek – Case Manager

Community Recovery Center (CRC) – Recovery Starts Here
CRC contact: crc@arundelhoh.org

Bob Starkey– Director, Community Recovery Center

Day & Resource Center

Emma Spencer – Program Aide
espencer@arundelhoh.org

Ronnie Vaughn – Program Assistant,

Ronnie came to the Arundel House of Hope in 2001 initially as a resident of the Fouse Center. After 18 months in the Transitional Housing Program, he received the invitation to utilize his skills in a full-time staff position as Program Aide, first at the Fouse Center and later at the Arundel House of Hope Day and Resource Center. He is also a Veteran of the United States Army and enjoys helping others.

Family Program

Asia Wood –Family Project Director
awood@arundelhoh.org

Asia Wood joined the Arundel House of Hope in December of 2008, after successfully completing a Human Services internship with, Anne Arundel Community College. She has worked in many capacities since joining the dedicated AHOH team, including Case Manager and Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Coordinator. Currently, she manages the WISH Program. She also works closely with the HMIS System and RAP Housing Program. Regardless of which hat she is wearing, her main focus is to empower the people who are in need. Her favorite quote by Maya Angelou is, “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

Lauren Shirlen, – Case Manager

Micah 6 Program

Niki O'Herlihy – Program Manager
noherlihy@arundelhoh.org

Safe Haven and WISH Programs

Iffat Rehman – Case Manager, Safe Haven Programs

DebrahDilworth – Case Manager, WISH Programs

Sylvia Meisenberg Adult Literacy Program

The Fouse Center

Michael Johnson – Resident Manager, Fouse Center

Charity Cummings, Case Manager
ccummings@arundelhoh.org

The Patriot House
Ray Kyler – Resident Manager, Patriot House
rkyler@arundelhoh.org

Ray Kyler joined Arundel House of Hope with the opening of The Fouse Center Transitional Housing Program in 2000. Previously, Ray was with Sarah’s House in Maryland where he worked with homeless women and children. Ray worked at Christopher’s Place, a Catholic Charity’s Men’s Employment and Addiction Program in Baltimore. Ray has also worked with the Women’s Detention Center managing addiction education groups. Ray obtained his professional licensure in Counseling & Therapy for Alcohol & Drug Addicts through Baltimore City Community. His future career aspirations include expanding his training and certification to conduct Drug and Alcohol Addiction Counseling with the HIV/AIDS community in Maryland.

Charles Robinson – Case Manager
crobinson@arundelhoh.org

Charles’s journey with the Arundel House of Hope began in 2001, as a Loyola College student intern at the Fouse Center. In 2012, on opportunity presented itself, and he was given an opportunity to be the Case Manager for the new Transitional Housing Program for Veterans, “The Patriot House.” Charles is a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force and earned his Masters Degree in Pastoral Counseling from Loyola College.