Denisse Lucero
Director of Residential Services
Casa De Amparo prides itself on having leaders with the knowledge, understanding, and passion for the children that they serve.
With more than 15 years of experience in foster care, residential, wraparound, and social services, Casa De Amparo’s Director of Residential Services Denisse Lucero builds strong relationships with foster children and youth by providing consistent support to both children and staff. Her passion for working with at-risk youth, seeing their positive outcomes, and being a part of their permanency planning always keeps her coming back. She leads a diverse staff and sets the pace for data-driven innovative and solution-based work. She fosters direction that is passionate, people-first, and supports culturally sensitive efforts to meet the needs of the child, the families, and the staff each day.
Denisse is a graduate of California State University, San Marcos with a Bachelor of Arts in Human Development and a mother of two.