Emily Stewart joined Casa Esperanza, Inc. as the Director of Development in 2004. She then served as Deputy Director for six years before stepping into the role of Executive Director in 2011. Before joining Casa, her career included experience as a producer for radio and television followed by a transition the non-profit sector where she spent several years consulting to start-up businesses, academic institutions, community health centers, and government agencies on strategic communications, management, program development, fundraising, special events, and property development.
Emily is responsible for broad oversite of all of Casa Esperanza’s programs and services in addition to overseeing administrative staff, human resources, finance, communications, development, and operations. During her tenure at Casa Esperanza, she has secured and implemented more than fifteen competitive grants from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration. She has spearheaded the implementation, adaptation, and evaluation of more than 20 culturally relevant evidence-based interventions, including our CasaCare integrated care model, and increased treatment completion rates by more than 30%. She has overseen major strategic initiatives including implementing Evol, an electronic health records system to modernize patient information tracking and developing programs to significantly expand Casa’s capacity for patient services, such as Familias Unidas Outpatient Clinic, Conexiones CSS (Clinical Stabilization Services), and Nueva Esperanza Supportive Housing which each address unique community needs.
Emily holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication from the University of Massachusetts and has more than 20 years of experience working with populations facing barriers to care, including marginalized racial and linguistic communities, at-risk women and girls, disadvantaged youth, homeless individuals and families, and individuals living with mental health and substance use disorders. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Association for Behavioral Health Care, where she co-chairs the Partnering with Underserved Populations Committee, as well as the Providers Advisory Committee.