JudyOsterhage, ExecutiveDirector

Judy is an Early Childhood Specialist who has been working with children since 1978.  She has worked with all ages from infants to elderly.  She has taught Preschool, Kindergarten, teens and college courses.  She has been a Children’s Ministry Director and works with foster parents and high-risk youth as the Director of the Foster and Kinship Care Education Program of Santa Barbara City College.  She has been trained to be a Love and Logic parenting facilitator by the authors of the program.  She has a heart for healthy family order and joyful, responsible kids.  She has been married to Steve for 17 years and has two boys, Sam, 11 and Jesse, 6.

SteveOsterhage, ProgramDirector

Steve has been teaching classes and seminars with Judy in the areas of parenting and marriage for 15 years.  He has been trained to be a Love and Logic parenting facilitator by the authors of the program.  He has also been trained to be an Advanced Parenting Trainer by Nancy Thomas.  He has a heart for healthy families and also for communicating relationship concepts in fresh new ways using multi-media technology and interactive teaching techniques.  His passionate, friendly style of teaching makes classes impacting and entertaining.  He has been married to Judy for 17 years and has two boys, Sam, 11 and Jesse, 6.

HeatherWarren, AdministrativeAssistant

Heather is an Administrative Assistant for Santa Barbara City College’s Foster and Kinship Care Education Program as well as Family Fuel.  She has been a MOPS (Mothers Of Preschoolers) Children’s Coordinator.  She is a native of Santa Barbara.  Her family was very unhealthy, which has driven her passion in wanting to help support what Family Fuel is all about.  She has learned life changing skills from Family Fuel classes that have helped her develop healthy relationships with her children.  She has been married to Rick for 13 years.  Heather is a mother of three children, Ben, 8, Ashley, 6 and Moriah, 6, and a stepdaughter, Jenna, 21.