Our Staff
Our staff consists of over 170 Location Leaders, Support Coordinators, and Care Coordinators across our 60+ locations in 13 states.
These locations are supported by the team below from our Resource Center in Northeast Tennessee
Ronda Paulson, Founder and Executive Director
Angie Grubbs, Director of Support
Danae Bunso, State Director - Florida
Regan Pierce, State Director - Tennessee
Ashley Harrison, Regional Coordinator - East TN
Martha Barnett, Regional Coordinator - Indiana
Amy Ballard, Human Resources Manager
Megan Murphy-Boutwell, Training Administrator
Hunter Hughes, Accountant
Corey Paulson, Director of Development
Tonya Stevens, Director of People
Julie Dixon, Multi-State (GA, KY, NC) Director
Tamara Timm, State Director - Indiana
Alissa Long, Regional Coordinator - Middle TN
Christy Kraus, Regional Coordinator - Indiana
Carson Leonhard, Marketing Manager
Kellie Davidson, Controller
Becky Street, Executive Assistant
Christy Dickison, Director of Culture
Sarah McDaniel, Director of States
Lindsay Lendyak, State Director - South Carolina
Damoria Walker, State Director - Virginia
Jennifer Milam, Regional Coordinator - West TN
Christy Sevier, Regional Coordinator - South Texas
Gary Schwenke, Construction Manager and Owner’s Representative
Lakisha Caston, Sr. Accountant
Bryan White, Director of Finance
Meagan Anderson, Multi-State (IA, MI, OH, PA) Director
Sarah Miller, State Director - Texas
Renee Curry, Regional Coordinator - TN Valley
Corey Payne, Regional Coordinator - Northeast TN
Andrea Smedshammer, Regional Coordinator - North Texas
Krista Richardson, Merchandise & Events Coordinator
Angie Erwin, Accountant
Our Board
President - Abby Green, LBSW - Care Coordinator, United Healthcare
Vice President - Andrew McKeehan - President, Carter County Bank
Treasurer - Andy Clark - CPA, Partner, Blackburn, Childers & Steagall
Secretary - Ryan Parmenter - CIO, World Atlas Group
Pam Harr - Retired, TN Department of Children’s Services
Clay Hixson - CEO, First Covenant Trust & Advisors
Jeff Idell - CEO, Idell Construction Co., Inc.
Shirley Jansing - Head of Operations, Bishop Louis Reicher Catholic School
Saralee Lenhart - Worship Minister, North Main St Church of God, Butler, PA
Siena Rambo - CPA, Blackburn, Childers & Steagall
Gina Reynolds - Retired, Eastman Chemical Company
Erik Zetterberg - Attorney, Ensley, Baker & Shade