Michele Grupe, CFRE, is Executive Director of Cope Family Center, Napa County’s flagship family resource center in downtown Napa. She and her team of 30 staff members work to fulfill the organization’s mission to empower parents, nurture children, and strengthen communities. Prior to joining the Cope team in 2004, Michele worked at Lincoln Child Center in Oakland and Youth Homes Inc. in Contra Costa County. Michele is a Commissioner and former Chair of First 5 Napa, Vice Chair of the Napa Valley COAD (Communities Operating Actively in a Disaster), Co-chair of the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Napa County, founding member of the Community Leaders Coalition and member of the State Office of Child Abuse Prevention’s Citizens Review Panel.