
Help Everyone in Roanoke Valley Thrive
Your donation helps more people thrive. Thank you for making our community stronger!
TOGETHER, WE MAKE REAL, MEANINGFUL AND MEASURABLE CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
Get to know the team whose passion triumphs over our community’s toughest challenges each and every day.
Leadership

Abby Verdillo Hamilton
President & CEO
Terry Bridges
Vice President, Operations & Finance
Alisha Childress
Vice President, Resource Development
Kianna Price Marshall
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Cheryl Mosley
Vice President, Community Impact
Lara Thompson
Director, Board Engagement & AdministrationOur Team

Jessica Bookout
Early Education Specialist
Sue Booth
Finance Manager
Kyle Butto
Marketing & Communications Manager
Chris Chase
Access and Engagement Coordinator
Emily Chase
Infant & Toddler Specialist
Leslie Clark
Director, Family Health Strategies
Becky Dudley
Database Manager
Denise Ellis
Director, Early Learning Strategies
Lucia Gibson
Infant and Toddler Specialist
Jessica Griffith
Quality Improvement Coordinator
Stephanie Hackett
Development & Engagement Specialist
Milton Hardy
Community Resource Hub Coordinator
Hollie Harmon-Smith
Coordinated Enrollment Manager
Carla Helton
Early Education Specialist
Austin Higgins
Development & Engagement Specialist
Megan Huffman
Family Navigator
Erin Johnson
Mixed Delivery Manager
Talitha Kirby
Early Education Specialist
Kirsten McGhee
Finance Associate
Aaron Peck
Family Navigator
Kara Sensenig
Early Education Specialist
Alexandria Strickler
Family Engagement Manager
Catie Sumner
Ready Regions West Coordinator
Noah Thompson
Development & Engagement Specialist
Lucas Tuning
Community Health Worker
Lashara Wade
Community Health Worker
Lynn West
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