Health and Human Services

Angela Martin, Director of Clinical Services, Kenosha Human Development Services 
Angela M. Martin, LCSW has provided mental health recovery services in Southeast Wisconsin for over 30 years.  She has worked with children and families, youth in residential settings, adult corrections clients, and in hospital social work.  She loves training, public speaking, and working with diverse people to meet common goals. Angela appreciates music, walks, and spends time in the woods to refresh and recharge, so she can stay centered and positive during stressful times.   

Christine Damon, MSEd, MFCS; Lessons in Care 
Chris is a gerontologist and adult educator who has trained nationally on dementia care. As the owner of Lessons in Care L3C, her efforts focus on community education related to dementia and other issues of significance to aging populations. For the past two years, Christine has provided Dementia Friendly training to local libraries, first responders, dental offices, local businesses, community service agencies, faith communities, senior centers, health insurance companies, and the financial services industry. Christine is also the lead consultant for the Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging’s Dementia Friendly Initiative in which she collaborates with Mary Beth Riedner regarding the Tales and Travel component of that grant. 

Eunice Boatin, Therapist, Kenosha Human Development Services
Eunice Boatin is an Advanced Practice Social Worker with an extensive background in working with diverse populations. Eunice worked with vulnerable children and families in London, England for 9 years prior to moving to America. She has worked with adults in mental health, criminal justice, and was an adult crisis counselor. She is compassionate, likes to learn, and believes in second chances. Eunice appreciates spending time with her family, music, cooking, and enjoys quiet times for reflection.

Kristen Palmer, Therapist, Kenosha Human Development Services
Kristen Palmer, APSW, has been providing mental health services within the Kenosha community for nearly 7 years. Her experience ranges from teaching activities of daily living, case managing clients with severe and persistent mental illness, and most recently managing Kenosha Adult Crisis. The field of mental health recovery services has been her passion long before her career. She enjoys educating others on mental illness, working collectively with other community partners, and working with those most stigmatized in our community. In her free time she enjoys decompressing by reading a good book or being active with her 4 dogs.

April DeValkenaere, Paralegal, CFCI; Fortress Financial Education, LLC.  
April graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2002 and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a Criminal Justice Emphasis in 2003. April has a vast array of experiences including retail, computer technology, law enforcement, and banking. 

April began her career with Waukesha County working in the civil division of the circuit courts in 2008. After four years in the civil division handling large claims judgments, liens, and injunctions she began working for Judge Donald J. Hassin Jr. (now retired) in the criminal traffic division of the circuit courts in August, 2012 as his legal clerk. In November of 2014, April began in the Waukesha County District Attorney’s office as a paralegal specializing in white collar crime and recently became a Certified Financial Crimes Investigator (CFCI).