Meet Our Team

Our Staff

Matthew S. Stanford, PhD Chief Executive Officer

Clinical Services

Madeline Stiers, MSW, LCSW Director of Clinical and Supportive Services

Adrean Pearson, LPC, LCDC-Intern Clinician

Christy Lock, LMSW Clinician

Hycen Howard, B.Sc., LCDC-I Case Manager MSW Candidate

Vincent M. Fizer, MSW, PSS Mental Health Coach

Kayla Adel Mental Health Intern, Master’s Level

Calien Trevino Mental Health Intern, Master’s Level

Jennifer Pratts Mental Health Intern, Master’s Level

Community Bioethics and Aging Center

Peggy Determeyer, PhD Director of Community Bioethics and Aging Center (CBAC) McGee Fellow in Bioethics and Aging

Rabbi Seth M. Stander, MAHL Community Aging Specialist Community Bioethics and Aging Center (CBAC)

Hope Line

Stasha Vaughan, PSS Hope Line Supervisor

Gateway to Hope™

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

Carolina Vargas Community Education Coordinator

Mariana Barahona Community Education Coordinator

Olivia Ryan Marketing Specialist

Philanthropy

William Bailey V.P. of Philanthropy

Heather Weikum Director of Annual Giving Programs

Emilee Clyburn Donor Relations Coordinator

Administration

Don Ballard Chief Operating Officer

Lauren McFarlane, CPA Controller

Cody Weiss Operations Associate

Brandon Brown IT and Digital Media Coordinator

Rebecca Johnson Administrative Assistant

Ebony Kimble Evening Receptionist

Our Board

Robert L. Zorich

Board Chairman

George Francisco, IV

Vice Chair

David Dunlap

Secretary

Paul N. Riddle

Finance Chair

Julie Donaldson

Philanthropy Chair

James “Jim” Hibbert

Senior Warden

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

Rector, St. Martin’s Episcopal Church

Sharron Cox

Ex-Officio, Clergy Liaison

W. Benjamin Moreland

Summer R. Craig

Jessica Brazelton

Cynthia Guill

Trisha Hillman-Philipp

Kristi Lumpkins

Eliza Duncan

Polly Bowden

Sylvia Muzquiz-Drummond, MD

Florence McGee

Kelly Montgomery

Paul Murphy

John Stanton

Elizabeth M. Kroger

Ed Emmett

Annette E. Brissett, PhD

Adeeb Barqawi

Cynthia Briggs

Matthew Stanford, PhD

CEO, Hope and Healing Center & Institute

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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