meet our team
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

kathleen, MSW
Visionary Advisor

rebecca
Safehome Program Director

lindsay
Direct Care Coach

carolyn
Intake & Enrichment Coordinator

gina
Human Resources and Data Manager

carrisa
Resident in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

heather
Case Manager

mikesha
Wraparound Services Coordinator

melissa, MFA
Communications Coordinator

emmagail
Communications Specialist

stacy
Development & Volunteer Coordinator

dawn
Food Service Specialist

hannah
Paraprofessional

jes
Language Specialist

moriah
Lead Residential Specialist

emily
Lead Residential Care Specialist

kathy
Residential Care Specialist

megan
Residential Care Specialist

kathy, MHS
Residential Care Specialist

lexi
Residential Care Specialist

maria
Residential Care Specialist

bryanna
Residential Care Specialist
Interested in joining our team? Check out our job openings!
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

andrea hipwell
- Director of Women’s Residential Services, Wellspring Living
- Survivor Leader/Subject matter expert
- Member, United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking

natasha nash
- Special Agent, Virginia State Police – Criminal Intelligence Division

steve martin
- Director, Roanoke City Department of Human and Social Services

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 jones
- 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