Ms. Babitzke received the 2007 Jefferson Award for Humanitarian Service, a national award for her work with homeless young adults. She brings 18 years experience in social service in Marin County. Eight years as Resource Development Director for Marin County Children’s System of Care. She developed critical resources that prevented thousands of Marin’s lowest income families and youth from falling through the cracks of the system working with the teams at Health and Human Services, Social Service, Community Mental Health, Juvenile Services and Education. In 2003, she was hired by Sunny Hills Services, a residential placement facility, to design, implement and manage the first transitional housing program for young adults ages 18 to 22 in Marin County. When that program was cut due to funding, AHO was founded to meet a critical gap in services for young adults ages 18 to 25 who exit the system without a caring adult, resources and guidance. Eight years in private practice, she assisted families with young adults ages 18 to 25 with special needs to transition from their parents home to independent living.  As Executive Director of AHO, she developed the AHO Alliance for Youth, 22 community partners she has brought together on behalf of youth at risk in Marin.  She participated on the Marin County Strategic Sub-Committee for Transitional Age Youth (TAY), College of Marin’s TAY committee, Marin County TAY committee, County’s Coordinating Committee. A member of the Marin’s Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership and Marin County’s Visionary Team on the 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness she has been active in advocating for young adults. Ms. Babitzke received her BS Degree in Education Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pittsburgh in 1972, and her MA in Special Education Magna Cum Laude from San Francisco State University in 2000, and an Integrated Services-Community Collaboration Credential from SF State in 2001.  She has 2 sons, one age 25, and two grandchildren ages 1 and 15.