Meet Our Team

Our collaborative organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals and families in our community.

Leadership Team

  • Alison Jorgensen Chief Executive Officer
  • Carolee Sarver Chief Financial Officer
  • Laura Prevatt Human Resources Director
  • Brian Burnette Director, Housing Services
  • Amanda Holcomb Director, Community Engagement
  • Robert Morrow Director, Data Analytics
  • Margaret Telsch-Williams Director, Information and Referral Services
  • Todd Rothrock Director, Health Services

Board of Directors

  • Joseph L. Cobb Chair Mayor, City of Roanoke
  • Zenith Barrett Vice Chair
  • Megan G. Cronise Secretary Transportation - Assistant Director of Planning, Roanoke County
  • Dave Prosser Treasurer Senior Vice President of Community Development, Freedom First Credit Union
  • Chris Chittum Past Chair Project Planner, Short, Elliott, Hendrickson, Inc.
  • Daniel C. Summerlin, III Member-at-Large Principal & President, Woods Rogers PLC
  • LaTron Brown Member Managing Principal, The Nortal Group
  • Brian Hughes Member Compliance Operations Manager, Carilion Clinic
  • Datrea Johnson Member Human Resources Recruiter, OrthoVirginia
  • Sally McQuinn Member Assistant Director, Virginia Tech - Roanoke Center
  • Alyshia Merchant Member Real Estate Agent, Nest Realty
  • Tori Ratliff-Ives Member Financial Specialist, Consumer Lender and Banker, Pinnacle Financial Partners
  • Shamaill Ross Member Senior Consultant, Allstate
  • Rachel Spencer Member Vice President of Strategic Communications, AccessU
  • Betty Jean Wolfe Member Senior Director of Community Engagement, Habitat for Humanity in the Roanoke Valley