Meet Our Staff

Mary Jane DeWolf-Smith, RN, PHN, MA, MFT
Executive Director

Mary Jane DeWolf-Smith, is the founding Executive Director of APPLE FamilyWorks. She is an author, speaker, educator, registered nurse, and family therapist. She has developed practical and empowering programs for parents and children for over three decades. She has been a guest on local and national radio and television.

Mary Jane has established dozens of pioneering programs, services and curricula for strengthening relationships and families. Mary Jane has supervised and mentored over 300 pre-licensed intern therapists, peer facilitators and parenting support specialists. She has provided family therapy for families and individuals of all ages for 19 years.

In her work with APPLE FamilyWorks staff, board, volunteers and clients, Mary Jane brings together theory and practice from a variety of educational, counseling, family development, holistic health and personal transformation traditions as well as from the practical experience gained from 46 years of marriage, parenting four children, and nurturing five foster children and eight grandchildren.

Patricia Saunders, MA, MFT
Director of Therapeutic Programs

As Director of Programs, Patricia is responsible for managing or supporting APPLE FamilyWork’s current programs, including the Supervised Visitation program (S.A.V.E. Kids), the A.C.T.T. program (Assessment, Consultation Temperament Training), the Developmental Disabilities Services program, W.H.A.T.’s U.P.? (Where Healthy Attitudes Thrive Under Pressure), and the DownTime program. As a Parent Educator, she co-facilitates APPLE FamilyWorks’ Positive and Peaceful Parenting and Child-Centered Co-Parenting classes, and as a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Patricia serves as an individual and group supervisor for APPLE FamilyWorks’ MFT Intern Training Institute. She also provides psychotherapeutic services at APPLE FamilyWorks for individual adults, children, teens, couples, and families.

Prior to joining APPLE FamilyWorks in 2002, Patricia has almost 20 years of experience at Pacific Bell where she was a Human Resources Senior Consultant. She was a certified professional trainer and quality consultant, and an expert in reward and recognition system development.

Patricia is very involved in the Marin chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapist, acting as Co-Chair of their Conference Planning Committee, and also participates on Marin County’s Differential Response committee, an extension of Children and Family Services. Patricia loves spending time with her 3 children and 4 grandchildren, and hiking with her dogs.

Lew Tremaine
Developmental Disabilities Services Coordinator
Editor of FamilyWorks Magazine

Lew has served as editor of FamilyWorks Magazine (formerly Family News) since 2002.  Among the many hats he wears at APPLE FamilyWorks, he is an Associate Coordinator for the agency’s Developmental Disabilities Services program, providing family assessment services for prospective clients. He is also a parenting, relationship, and life-skills educator, having taught the agency’s “Cooling Teen/Parent Conflict,” at Marin County’s Parent University, “Back to Family,” at San Quentin State Prison and W.H.A.T.’s U.P.? at Venetia Valley School, Davidson Middle School and Miller Creek Middle School. He is the former director of the Campaign for a Healthier Community for Children and Fairfax Youth Center.

Lew is three-time former Mayor of Fairfax, CA and member of the Fairfax Town Council. He is a past-president of the Ross Valley Fire Department Board of Directors. He also serves on Marin Energy Authority Board and is Co-Chair of the Green Party of Marin.

Lew is also the very proud and active father of 2 teenage sons.

Katherine Arnsbarger, Executive MBA
Developmental Disabilities Services Coordinator
Director of Community Outreach

Katherine began working with APPLE FamilyWorks in 2006 for the Developmental Disabilities Services. Prior to working with APPLE FamilyWorks, Katherine worked in the Research and Education fields. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology. Katherine’s experience working as a Social Analyst brings great understanding of socio-economic and cultural dynamics. In addition, Katherine is a graduate of Sonoma State University with an Executive MBA.

When not working at APPLE FamilyWorks, she enjoys spending time with her husband and children.

Candy Fraser
Office Manager

Candy has worked at APPLE FamilyWorks for over 20 years! She is responsible for a number of administrative and clerical duties including secretarial and receptionist work. She handles registration for APPLE FamilyWorks’ classes and is also the primary intake person for the agency’s counseling program.

When not working at APPLE FamilyWorks, she enjoys spending time with her adult son and daughter.

Adriana Cazares
Developmental Disabilities Services Coordinator

A graduate of U.C. Santa Cruz in Legal and Gender Studies, with a minor in Sociology, Adriana has been with APPLE FamilyWorks since 2004. She started with the agency as a Health Educator, providing in-home parenting education and life skills support to parents with developmental disabilities. She transitioned to an Associate Coordinator position in the Developmental Disabilities Services Program in 2009 and became a full-time member of the AFW staff in July 2011.

Cynthia Roldan
Developmental Disabilities Service Associate
Services Coordinator

A student of Dominican University of California, in a MBA in Strategic Leadership. She completed her undergraduate work in Social Services/Deaf Studies, with a minor in Psychology at California State University Northridge.  Cynthia is an English and Spanish speaking member of APPLE FamilyWorks Developmental Disabilities Program team.