CHADS Staff
At CHADS, our staff works tirelessly to carry out our mission to save young lives. Whether working directly with kids or behind the scenes, everybody at CHADS is committed to suicide prevention.
Executive Leadership Team
Tom Duff
Chief Executive Officer
Colleen Suber
Chief Program Officer
Melissa Brickey
Chief Development Officer
Signs of Suicide (SOS®) Staff
Mindy Grossmann
SOS® Program Manager
Abby Goldberg
SOS® Presenter
Bethany Jobe
SOS® Scheduler
Delaney Rhea
SOS® Presenter
Alyson Potje
SOS® Presenter
Katherine Mukadi
SOS® Presenter
Cheryl Brown
SOS® Presenter
Jennifer Petrowsky
SOS® Presenter
Jeni Allton
SOS® Presenter
Jillian Ray
SOS® Presenter
Social Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) Staff
Cate Perry
SEW Program Manager
Denise Anderson
SEW Mentor
Julianna Bell
SEW Mentor
Madison Lilly
SEW Mentor
Kathleen Pechmann
SEW Learning Coach
Stefanie Craig
SEW Mentor
Debbie Bodden
SEW Mentor
Leroy Parr
SEW Mentor
Hollie Demsko
Data & Quality Coordinator
Debbie Kunitz
SEW Mentor
Annie Tierney
SEW Mentor
Aisha Bangert
SEW Mentor
Michelle Rausch
SEW Coordinator
Kaci Reed
SEW Learning Coach
Elizabeth Cross
SEW Mentor
Alyssa Wilkinson
Hope Squad Coordinator
Katelyn Barkhymer
SEW Learning Coach
Jennifer Lane
SEW Mentor/ SOS® Presenter
Meghan Halsey
SEW Mentor
Dharma Merkle
SEW Learning Coach
Megan Triplett
SEW Mentor
Alex Herrera
SEW Mentor
Jacob Painter
SEW Learning Coach
Jennifer Thompson
SEW Mentor
Family Support Staff
Candra Fiorini, MAC, LPC
Family Support Program Manager
Kaitlyn Ashen, MSW, LMSW
Family Support Therapist
Samantha Schwegmann, M.Ed., LPC, NCC
Family Support Therapist
Heather Klemp, MSW, LCSW
Family Support Clinical Supervisor
Jill Storm,
LPC
Family Support Therapist
Jo Ellen Jackson, MS, LPC, NCC
Family Support Therapist
Devon Fortner, MSW, LCSW
Family Support Clinical Supervisor
Corrinne Swanson, MA, LPC
Family Support Therapist
Natalie Hesford, MSW, LMSW
Family Support Therapist
Marquetta Lane-Hamell
Family Support Project Specialist
Emily Mancuso, MA, PLPC
Family Support Therapist
Raven Alade, M.Ed.
Family Support Therapist
Sarah Engle, M.ED, PLPC
Family Support Therapist
Leigh Hanna, MSW, LCSW
Family Support Therapist
Administrative Staff
Myles Hesse, M.A., Ph.D.
Grants Manager
Stephanie Dean
HR Manager
Nancy Caciano
Office Manager
Denise Kennedy
Data Manager
Chelsea Bremer
Development Coordinator
Jessica Robert
Data Analyst
Marian McCord
Co-Founder and CEO Emeritus of CHADS
In loving memory of Sharon Schertel, MEd - School Support Specialist
Larry McCord
Co-Founder