Our Staff

Susan Ison, Executive Director
Susan has been a co-director and then the executive director since 1993. She loves children and believes that their health and safety are critical to the health and safety of the entire community.  
E-mail: susan@helpinghandsutah.org

Olga Contreras, Office Manager
Olga has been with Helping Hands since 1995. She was born in Columbia and has been in the U.S. since 1994. She is always available to help anyone who has a question about the CACFP! 
E-mail: olga.contreras@helpinghandsutah.org  

Evelyn Lopez, Receptionist
She is the first voice heard when calling in. She speaks English and Spanish and understands the food program very well. She is always there and willing to help.   
E-mail: evelyn@helpinghandsutah.org   

Natalia Cagliani, Monitor
Natalia is our newest staff member. She loves to work with the community and being involved. She is originally from Argentina, but has been in the US for many years. She speaks both Spanish and English.
E-mail: natalia@helpinghandsutah.org

Lien Ta, Monitor
Lien is our linguistics specialist. She speaks English, Vietnamese, French and is learning Spanish. She is amazingly organized and helps her providers understand and follow all the regs!
E-mail: lien@helpinghandsutah.org