Kristi Nnokam Parker: Chief Operating Officer

While finishing her undergraduate degree, Kristi’s eyes and heart were opened to children in child protective services through serving as a kinship placement. Her personal experience lead her to pursue a career in social work, which afforded her the opportunity to serve children in crisis professionally, too. Kristi has been working in the child welfare field for over a decade.

Kristi contributes a vast array of professional and personal experience to the 1HOPE team. She has served as a CPS investigator, faith-based child-placing agency case manager, intake coordinator and program director. She is skilled in all the behind-the-scenes tasks of compliance with state and area regulations, while working with Child Protective Services representatives to make excellent placements in 1HOPE foster families.

Kristi excitedly accepted the call to serve as the Executive Director and Licensed Child Placing Agency Administrator of 1HOPE for Kids in 2014. Kristi embodies 1HOPE’s mission, vision and values and is dedicated to serving foster families and the children they serve. In her spare time, Kristi enjoys spending time with her 6 children, going to amusement parks, and making trips to the beach.