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Meet the Team

Staff & Board of Directors

Office at (434) 295-7273 

24-hour hotline at (434) 977-7273

Note: If you are concerned about the confidentiality of your communications. Please be aware that email may not be a secure means of communication.

Staff

Administrative Team

Renee Branson, CReC, MA, Executive Director

Bass Wolf, Deputy Director

Priya Bajaj, Office Manager

Prevention Team

Carley Mack, Director of Prevention

Abby Mayer, Prevention Specialist

Lindsey Hayes, Prevention Specialist

Client Services Team

Jacqueline Schell, Adult Client Advocate

Katie Aplis, Crisis Services Coordinator

Jennifer Martinez Spears, Child and Family Advocate

Justice Systems Advocate 

Rural Advocate

Therapy Team

Marni B., LCSW, Therapist

Nicole B., Therapist

Mercer R., Clinical Intern

Board of Directors

Nicole Eramo, President 

Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, University of Virginia 

 

Ashley Cinalli-Mathews, LCSW, Vice President 

Forensic Interviewer, Collins Center 

 

Sarah Jenkins, Secretary 

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

 

William Dagli, CPA, Treasurer 

Accountant

 

Tricia Chesson, MPH, Member 

Health Promotional Specialist, University of Virginia 

 

Katrina Debnam, PhD, MPH, Member 

Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Virginia 

 

Defines Fineout, Member 

Engineering Team Lead, Rev.io 

 

Dr. Tamara W. Dias, Member 
Executive Director, African American Teaching Fellows 

 

Samuel Rayburn, Member 

Director of Programs, National Science Policy Network 

 

Henry Young, Member 

Attorney at Scott Kroner, PLC 

Committee Members

Anne Coughlin, Policy Action Committee Member

Professor of Law, University of Virginia

 

Amanda Litchfield, Finance Committee Member

Senior Commercial Executive, C&F Bank

 

Sam Spillman, Finance Committee Member

Owner, Balance Chiropractic

 

Samantha Strong, Development Committee Member

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Manager, UVA Physicians Group

Kevin Terhaar, Finance Committee Member

Managing Principal at Stairway Partners LLC

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