Esther started her career as a public servant in 2000, working for the Health Department in the State of Florida, implementing the Healthy Families programs and serving immigrant families. In 2005 Esther transitioned to the Healthy Families program ran administered by the University of Florida, rising to become the director. During her tenure with the University of Florida, Esther was trained as a professional Interpreter and Translator  (English/Spanish), Esther was also trained as a Peer Reviewer with Healthy Families America and conducted over 50 site visits to may States in the Country. Upon moving to New York, Esther became the Director of Healthy Families New York in Clinton County, operated by Behavioral Health Services North in Plattsburgh, NY. Since coming on board, in the first 7 years of service, Esther proposed and obtained funding for the program to expand into Franklin County and the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation. Most recently, Esther expanded the program again to provide services to Essex, Warren and Hamilton Counties, making the Healthy Families North Country the largest service area for a single program. The program now serves over 120 families annually across a large portion of the Adirondack region. In addition to her work leading Healthy Families New York (HFNY) in her community, Esther is an active member of the Adirondack Birth to Three Alliance and its Steering Committee, which is working to improve a full range of supports and services that families need to raise healthy families. In 2019, after learning about NYS-AIMH and the Infant Mental Health Endorsement®, Esther is a proud endorsed member of NYSAIMH, she is working towards her Reflective Supervisor Endorsement® and obtained the funding needed for her entire staff to pursue Endorsement®.