Meet the Team

Meet the SARA Staff and Board of Directors

Staff

Renee Branson, Executive Director
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Sarah Delgado, Administrative Coordinator
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Bass Wolf, Philanthropy Coordinator
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Direct Services

Lindsay, Clinical Coordinator
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G. Gonzalez, Advocacy Coordinator
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Marni, Therapist
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Nicole, Therapist
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Jessica, Outreach Advocate
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Christine, Child and Family Advocate
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Michelle, Rural Advocate
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Community Outreach

Sheri Owen, Director, Community Outreach
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Katie Aplis, Crisis Services Coordinator
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Prevention Programs

Laurie Jean Seaman, Director of Prevention
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Jada Cox, Bystander Empowerment Specialist
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Carley Wilson, Community Prevention Training Specialist
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Board of Directors

Melinda Baumann, President
User Experience Librarian, UVA Library

Kimberley Martin, Vice President, Development Committee Chair
Marketing Director, Carter Myers Automotive

Alexandra Timmons, CPA, Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair
Senior Accountant, Hantzmon Wiebel LLP

Defines Fineout, Secretary, Board Development Chair
Software Architect, Silverchair

Katrina Debnam, PhD, MPH, Member
Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Virginia

Nicole Eramo, Member
Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, University of Virginia

David H. Ferrall, Member
Associate Broker, Nest Realty Group

Sarah Jenkins, Member
Mentoring Coordinator, Maxine Platzer Lynn Women's Center at UVA

Robert Alan Leffers, Member, Policy Action Committee Chair
Assistant Professor of Education, University of Virginia

Nathalie Pincham, Member
Creative Director, Brightworks Marketing

Shellie Taylor, Member
Attorney at Royer Caramanis, PLC

Henry Young, Member, Board Development Committee Chair
Attorney at Scott Kroner, PLC

Committee Members

Anne Coughlin, Policy Action Committee Member
Professor of Law, University of Virginia

Helen Dwyer, Development Committee Member
Director of Business Planning & Operations, Jefferson Scholars Foundation

Amanda Litchfield, Finance Committee Member
Senior Commercial Executive, C&F Bank

Hoke Perkins, Development Committee Member
Happily Retired, University of Virginia Library

Kerry Rock, Development Committee Member
Lead Technical Support Specialist, Department of Corrections

Sam Spillman, Finance Committee Member
Owner, Balance Chiropractic

Samantha Strong, Development Committee Member
General Manager, The Shops at Stonefield

Kevin Terhaar, Finance Committee Member
Managing Principal at Stairway Partners LLC

Susan Terwilleger, Development Committee Member
Senior Marketing Consultant, Charlottesville Radio Group

Advisory Committee Members

Connie Brennan, Advisory Committee Member
Nelson County Board of Supervisors; Nurse Practitioner, ret

Camille Burnett, MD., PhD., Advisory Committee Member
Asst. Professor of Family, Community and Mental Health Systems, UVA School of Nursing

Deborah Healey, MD., Advisory Committee Member
Psychiatrist, ret

Peggy Plews-Ogan, MD., Advisory Committee Member
Assoc. Professor of Medicine, Dept of Medicine Division Chief, Gen Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Care, UVA