meet our team
Interested in joining our team? Check out our job openings!
our staff
Every member of our team is trained in best-practices and trauma-informed care. We are united by our faith in Jesus and our calling to be a light in the darkness.
keith, MBA
Founder & CEO
rebecca
Executive Director
emily
Direct Care & Intake Coordinator
jes
HR Manager & Language Specialist
heather
Program Director
mikesha
Wraparound Services Coordinator
melissa, MFA
Communications Coordinator
stacy
Development & Volunteer Coordinator
dawn
Food Service Specialist
anna
Nutritional Care Specialist
susan
Enrichment Coordinator
liz
Residential Language Support Specialist
moriah
Residential Care Specialist
kathy, MHS
Residential Care Specialist
kathy
Residential Care Specialist
hannah
Paraprofessional
courtney
Residential Care Specialist
maria
Residential Care Specialist
stephanie
Residential Care Specialist
lauren
Residential Care Specialist
haley
Lead Residential Care Specialist
renee
Education Specialist
taylor
Residential Care Specialist
whitney
PRN Residential Care Specialist
sarah
Residential Care Specialist
sydney
Residential Care Specialist
sarah
Residential Care Specialist
our advisory council
The Lampstand is a ministry of Straight Street Roanoke Valley. Our advisory council is under Straight Street’s Board of Directors.
john cotton richmond
- Partner, Dentons Law Firm
- Former U.S. Ambassador to Monitor & Combat Trafficking in Persons
- Founding Director, Human Trafficking Institute
- Human Trafficking Prosecutor, US Department of Justice
- Director, International Justice Mission
natasha nash
- Special Agent, Virginia State Police – Criminal Intelligence Division
melissa
MSN, APRN, SANE-A, SANE-P, AFN-C
- Forensic Nurse Examiner, Ultra Health and SAFE Center of SWVA
michael gembola
- Executive Director, Blue Ridge Christian Counseling
malora horn
- Program Coordinator, McKinney-Vento
stacey sheppard
- Director of Housing and Human Services, Total Action in Progress
- Former Sergeant, Salem City Police Department
janet womack
- Assistant Superintendent, Local Public Schools
jaime mcguire
- Attorney, Poarch Thompson Law
dina hackley-hunt
- Cultural Advisor to The Lampstand
- Director of Education and Outreach, SARA (Sexual Assualt Response and Awareness)
melissa gaona
- Journalist and News Anchor, WDBJ7
- Veteran, US Army
- Communications Coordinator, The Lampstand