Staff

Kacie Stratton is the founder and Executive Director of The GreenHouse. Kacie began volunteering in the Ninos Park community in 2001 when she read an article in the Sacramento Bee describing the neighborhood, the number of kids living there, and the need for positive role models to give the kids the love and attention they deserve. In response to this article Kacie, Rose Adamson, and a team of volunteers from Sanctuary Covenant Church began going to Ninos Park on Saturdays to put on kids’ clubs which included: games, Bible stories, crafts, singing, and snack. Within a few months, Kacie and the volunteers felt God’s call to do something more in the neighborhood. He gave Kacie a vision for a holistic community center where the kids and their parents could come to be nurtured and to realize their full potential. In July 2002, The GreenHouse, a nonprofit organization was born; and in February 2003, The GreenHouse opened the doors of its first after-school program.

Before working in this community, Kacie worked in disadvantaged communities in Mexico, San Jose, downtown Sacramento, and Romania. Kacie graduated from the University of California, Davis with a B.S. in Human Development and from the University of the Pacific with a M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology. She lives in the neighborhood of The GreenHouse with her husband Steve and sons Jonah, Nicolas, and Riley.

Tim Coburn is the Director of Youth Program for The GreenHouse. Tim has been involved with various ministries and churches in the Sacramento area including: Youth for Christ, East Valley Church, Redeemer Covenant Church, and Mars Hill Church. He currently attends Bayside of Plumas Lake where he and his wife, Vanessa, work with the youth and lead worship. Tim grew up in Folsom, a suburb of Sacramento, and graduated from Trinity Life Bible College with a Bachelor’s degree in Ministerial Arts. Tim, his wife, and son, Miles, currently live in South Natomas where they have developed a desire to work with low-income families.

Emily Young is the Director of Elementary Programs at The GreenHouse. She first came to The GreenHouse as a volunteer Study Buddy in 2003. Soon after, she was hired on as our Elementary Intern, a position that she had for two years. In 2007, she and her husband Dave joined the Peace Corps in Paraguay, South America where she worked as an Urban Youth Development volunteer. They recently returned home and have settled in Sacramento. Emily grew up on the Central Coast of California, and graduated from UC Davis with a BA in Sociology and African American Studies. She loves reading, running, socializing, speaking Spanish, dancing, baking and has a particular fondness for the fall season. Emily has always found joy in working with underserved populations both abroad and on American soil and plans to get her M.A. in either International Development or Non-Profit Management.

Board of Directors

Volunteers

Volunteers are the backbone of The GreenHouse. Our 40 weekly volunteers tutor, mentor, teach, encourage, and inspire our kids and their families. The GreenHouse would not be possible without our volunteers!