Meet Our Team

Our Staff

Matthew S. Stanford, PhD Chief Executive Officer

Clinical & Supportive Services

Madeline Stiers, Ph.D., LCSW-S Chief Clinical Officer

Adrean Pearson, LPC, LCDC-Intern Lead Clinician

Hycen Howard, MSW, B.Sc., LCDC-I Clinician

Jennifer Pratts, LMSW Clinician

Allie Merrell Case Manager

Nisa Satani Mental Health Intern

Gabriela Pinon Mental Health Intern

Dmitriy Lazarevich Mental Health Intern

C.A.R.E.S. (Caregiving, Aging, Resilience, Ethics, and Spirituality)

Peggy Determeyer, PhD Director of HHCI CARES McGee Fellow in Bioethics and Aging

Rabbi Seth M. Stander, MAHL Community Aging Specialist HHCI CARES

Hope Line

Stasha Hope Line Supervisor

Veosha Hope Line Supervisor

Roxany Hope Line Operator – Bilingual, Spanish

Bianca Hope Line Operator – Bilingual, Spanish

Gateway to Hope™

Karen Allen V.P. of Community Engagement Gateway to Hope

Carolina Vargas Community Education Coordinator

Mariana Barahona Community Education Coordinator

Tilicia Alexander Marketing & Communications Manager

Nate Menjivar Marketing & Community Outreach Specialist

Philanthropy

Lauren Kimble Director of Philanthropy

Alexis Guidry Foundations and Corporate Relations Manager

Emilee Clyburn Marketing & Communications Specialist

Valerie Schick Donor Relations Specialist

Administration

Lauren McFarlane, BBA, CPA Controller

Nicole Betts Receptionist

Tramyra Finner Evening Support Group Monitor

Our Board

George C. Francisco IV

Board Chairman

Mary Balagia

Adeeb Barqawi

James Bell

Jessica Brazelton

Annette E. Brissett, PhD

Sharron Cox

Ex-Officio, Clergy Liaison

Summer R. Craig

Julie Donaldson

Philanthropy Chair

Eliza Duncan

David Dunlap

Secretary

Phillip Dye, Jr.

Cynthia Briggs Eagleton

Thomas W. Ford Jr.

Senior Warden

Cynthia Guill

Elizabeth M. Kroger

The Rev. Dr. Russell J. Levenson, Jr.

Rector, St. Martin’s Episcopal Church

James Lomax

Jim Looke

Claudia Lummis

Kristi Lumpkins

Leila Mischer

Kelly Montgomery

Paul Murphy

Paul N. Riddle

Finance Chair

Matthew Stanford, PhD

CEO, Hope and Healing Center & Institute

Robert L. Zorich

Past Chair Chairman 2020–2022

Lee W. Hogan

Past Chair Chairman 2017–2020

Laura B. Nichol

Past Chair Chairman 2015–2017

William E. Penland, Jr.

Past Chair Chairman 2012–2014

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