Senior Leadership
Staff bios (presented in alphabetical order)
Deneen Aceto Managing Director – Financial Services
Tanya Anderson Executive Director of Georgi
Anne Cannon Program Director – Educational Services
Kate Cantrell Regional Network Director of Strategic Partnerships – West Coast
Stephanie Cole-Farris Campus Director – BCIRT
Lisa Copeland Managing Director – Placement Services
Paul Enderson Executive Director of North Carolina
Nicole Fannin Regional Residential Director
Brittany Farrar Program Director – Specialized Crisis Services
Jessica Foster Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships
Amanda Futral Executive Director – Alabama, Mississippi and Oklahoma
Tim Goldsmith Chief Clinical Officer
Greg Gregory Chief Financial Officer
Stephanie Grissom Program Director – Middle Tennessee
Andrew Grover Executive Director – Oregon
Rebecca Hancock Regional Residential Director
Caroline Hannah Chief Operations Officer – Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and Oregon.
Sarah Hurley Managing Director – Data Science
Hughes Johnson Managing Director – Compliance and Performance Improvement
Jennifer Jones Chief Marketing Officer
Paula Jordan Managing Director – Support Services
Charmaine Kromer Executive Director of Tennessee
Patrick Lawler Chief Executive Officer
Ann Meeks Senior Director – Grants and Development Research
James Mulroy General Counsel
Jody Paine Chief Operations Officer – Georgia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Tennessee
Jan Palmer Campus Director – Rose Center for Girls
LaTonya Pendleton Managing Director – Human Resources
Stephanie Pugh Program Director – West Tennessee
Cliff Reyle Chief Human Resource & Information Officer
Katja Russell Managing Director of Partner Operations
Richard Shaw Chief Development Officer
Annie SmithState Director of Community Based Programs – North Carolina
Catherine Smith Managing Director – Business Planning and Policy
Matt Stone Executive Director of Massachusetts and New Hampshire
Lori Sustek State Director of Community Based Programs – Massachusetts and New Hampshire
Jill Terry Managing Director – Information Technology
Fred Thomason Chief Medical Officer
Amanda Tillman Program Director – East Tennessee.
Social News
Strengthening families and giving young people the support they need to move away from gang activity can make a difference in our communities. Special thanks to The Commercial Appeal columnist Tonyaa Weathersbee for highlighting this issue and interviewing Youth Villages foster parent Yolanda Tate and clinical consultant Katie Puckett in her story today.
www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2020/01/21/weathersbee-can-federal-money-end-memphis-gang-vio...
Weathersbee: Can federal money end Memphis' gang violence? Not if G-A-N-G spells F-A-M-I-L-Y
commercialappeal.com
Memphis will get $10 million to fight violent crime. Much of that crime is caused by gangs, and youths raised in gang families struggling to get out.
In an effort to promote positive parenting and prevent adverse childhood experiences consider making use of Advancing Parenting’s fifty-four parenting norms bumper stickers. Parenting messages on vehicles will be read thousands of times by thousands of people of all ages for years to come...a unique and powerful way to get quality parenting information out to the community. Sets of the stickers can be put in holders and placed on counters and tables in doctors’ offices, agencies, schools, and businesses so patients, parents, customers, and clients can choose one or more for their cars. They can also be made available to attendees at events and meetings. The best strategy is to have them laid out on three tables... and it does take three tables! Tell the attendees that they may choose one or two for their car(s). Handing them out doesn't work as well. Some folks don't put stickers on their cars and everyone who wants one will appreciate the opportunity to make their own choice. Visit advancingparenting.org for more information. 🙂
The countdown has begun!
We are so excited for this year's GRAMMY viewing party benefitting Steven Tyler's Janie's Fund. You can get an exclusive look at the festivities this weekend by following our Instagram page and viewing our stories (@youthvillages).
Steven Tyler's Janie's Fund
It’s that time of year again!
We’re just five short days away from @Steven Tyler’s Janie’s Fund 3rd Annual Viewing Party to celebrate the GRAMMY Awards.
#JamforJanie
We're just a little over a week away from Steven Tyler's third annual private dinner and viewing of the GRAMMY Awards benefiting @janiesfund!
Steven Tyler's Janie's Fund
Last year at our Viewing Party, the girls of Janie’s Fund put on a spectacular performance.
Steven Tyler's Janie’s Fund 3rd Annual Viewing Party in honor of the GRAMMYs is less than just a couple of weeks away and we couldn’t be more excited!
For more info about this year’s party, visit https://janiesfund.org/
#JamforJanie
It's International Mentoring Day! Mentoring is a critical component in young people’s lives, helping them make the decisions and connections that lead to opportunity. Share this post to help expand the mentoring movement.
You can find more info on our mentoring program by visiting: www.youthvillages.org/services/mentoring/
Thank you to @FosterClub for leading an important discussion on authentic youth engagement. Our staff from across the country came together this week to learn from young people – those who have received help from Youth Villages – to amplify youth voice and deepen youth engagement throughout our programs and services. Youth Villages is committed to improving our performance to achieve excellence. We are excited to move forward in partnership with young people! #FosterYouthVoicesThank you to @FosterClub for leading an important discussion on authentic youth engagement. Our staff from across the country came together this week to learn from young people – those who have received help from Youth Villages – to amplify youth voice and deepen youth engagement throughout our programs and services. Youth Villages is committed to improving our performance to achieve excellence. We are excited to move forward in partnership with young people! #fosteryouthvoices
