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Meet the Recruitment Team
Director of Recruitment and Internship Development
April Estis-Clark
April is a senior level Human Resources professional and has worked in a variety of different roles and settings. Her career began as a mental health and substance abuse clinician and has evolved over the years to include career development, teaching and training, and human resource management. In a “different life”, April was a news reporter in both TV and radio where she co-anchored “The Job Show” in Columbus Ohio and covered the state legislature hearings for the Louisiana Network in Baton Rouge.
For fun, April enjoys playing the piano, cooking, gardening, and traveling to Montreal to shop.
Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner
Luis Colon
Luis has worked at the Gándara Center for 23 years and has held 11 different titles/promotions throughout the years.
"I am lucky to be a part of a fantastic team in HR. I Started My Career as a Relief overnight staff not knowing this would be my career. I'm blessed."
Luis is now Married and a Father to three beautiful young ladies. He is also an Avid Gamer – Role playing Games (RPG).
Talent Acquistion Business Partner
James Kennedy
James started his career in Human Services as a Relief Residential Counselor and has been promoted to other positions since then including Open Lead Shift Supervisor role, Assistant Program Director for the new Adolescent Female CSEC Program and the Program Director for the same CSEC Program.
After several years, he felt it was time for me to move on from residential, but did not want to leave the world of Human Service.
“In December of 2023 I received a call from Luis Colon who wanted to speak to me about a position with The Gándara Center, little did I know this phone call would be the call I had been waiting on. After, our conversation Luis felt he had the perfect position for me which turned out to be my dream job as one of The Talent Acquisition Business Partners for The Gándara Center.”
“As a Talent Acquisition Business Partner, I am removed from the programs, but now I am able to find the right candidates to come in and take my place working with our clients and working hard to help provide a better future for those we serve.”