meet our team
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Our Staff
Every member of our team is trained in best-practices and trauma-informed care. We are united by our faith in Jesus and our calling to be a light in the darkness.

Keith, MBA
Founder & CEO

rebecca
Executive Director

taylor
Direct Care & Intake Coordinator

jes
HR Manager & Language Specialist

courtney
Case Manager

melissa, MFA
Communications Coordinator

Stacy
Development & Volunteer Coordinator

dawn
Food Service Specialist

anna
Nutritional Care Specialist

mikesha
Wraparound Services Coordinator

sydney
Residential Care Specialist

susan
Enrichment Coordinator

liz
Residential Language Support Specialist

moriah
Residential Care Specialist

kathy, MHS
Office Manager

kathy
Residential Care Specialist

stephanie
Residential Care Specialist

lauren
Residential Care Specialist

haley
Lead Residential Care Specialist

sarah
Residential Care Specialist

whitney
PRN Residential Care Specialist

heather
PRN Residential Care Specialist

Renee
Education Specialist

Alana
Communication Specialist

Rachel
Residential Care Specialist

Meg
Residential Care Specialist

Lexi
Paraprofessional

Jen
Residential Care Specialist

Jori
Safehome Program Manager

Jaleesa
Wraparound Services Specialist
our advisory council

john cotton richmond
- Partner, Dentons Law Firm
- Former U.S. Ambassador to Monitor & Combat Trafficking in Persons
- Founding Director, Human Trafficking Institute
- Human Trafficking Prosecutor, US Department of Justice
- Director, International Justice Mission

natasha nash
- Special Agent, Virginia State Police – Criminal Intelligence Division

melissa
MSN, APRN, SANE-A, SANE-P, AFN-C
- Forensic Nurse Examiner, Ultra Health and SAFE Center of SWVA

michael gembola
- Executive Director, Blue Ridge Christian Counseling

malora horn
- Program Coordinator, McKinney-Vento

stacey sheppard
- Director of Housing and Human Services, Total Action in Progress
- Former Sergeant, Salem City Police Department

janet womack
- Assistant Superintendent, Local Public Schools

jaime mcguire
- Attorney, Poarch Thompson Law

dina hackley-hunt
- Cultural Advisor to The Lampstand
- Director of Education and Outreach, SARA (Sexual Assualt Response and Awareness)

melissa gaona
- Journalist and News Anchor, WDBJ7
- Veteran, US Army
- Communications Coordinator, The Lampstand