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Management Team, Board of Directors & Advisory Board

Management Team
Board of Directors
Shelter House, Inc. Advisory Board

Management Team

Jewell Mikula, Executive Director

Joe Meyer, Deputy Director

Laura Martin, Director, Patrick Henry Family Shelter

Jen Schiller, Director, Katherine K. Hanley Family Shelter

Hanan Scrapper, Director, Artemis House

Angela Suarez - Development Director

Kia Chalmers - Human Resources Manager


 

Board of Directors

 

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Ronald A. Redmon, Jr.
President

   

 

Ron is currently Senior Vice President and Market Executive for the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. region of First Citizens Bank.

Redmon serves on the Advisory Board of Our Military Kids, and holds a seat on the Corporate Board of Arena Stage. Redmon is a graduate and active alum of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Citizens’ Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He also served in the United States Army Reserves from 2001-2010 in numerous Military Intelligence assignments at the company and battalion level.

 

 
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Kim Kendrick, Esq.
Vice President

    The Honorable Kim Kendrick is of Counsel with Leftwich & Ludaway LLC, and Senior Vice President of L&L Consulting LLC, a division of the firm that specializes in management consulting, executive coaching and diversity consulting.  

Ms. Kendrick has spent more than 20 years engaged in the practice of law and in public service.  In 2005, she was nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as an Assistant Secretary for HUD, with responsibility for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.  

Ms. Kendrick previously served as General Counsel for the District of Columbia Housing Authority, and as General Counsel for Covenant House Washington, a non-profit organization that houses, protects, and educates homeless and run-away youth.
 

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Amy Cook
Treasurer

    Amy serves as the Associate General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary for the Card, Regulatory and Enterprise Governance group of Capital One's Legal Department.  Amy lives in Annandale, Virginia, with her husband, Ernie, and two dogs.
 
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John G. Kelly
Secretary
    John G. Kelly is of counsel to Bean, Kinney and Korman, PC and focuses his practice on real property law.

Mr. Kelly has regularly contributed to Virginia Builder magazine and has published numerous articles.

John is licensed to practice law in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Prior to joining Bean, Kinney & Korman, Mr. Kelly practiced at Reed Smith, LLP and Holland & Knight. Mr. Kelly holds an LL.M. in Real Property Development from the University of Miami School of Law and a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law. He received his B.A. in History and Political Science from Virginia Tech.
 
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Pat Anderson
Past President

   

Pat is an attorney and CPA specializing in tax.  She is a Managing Director at WTAS LLC, a tax consulting firm located in McLean, VA. 

She has two grown sons and her “children” are now two dogs and a cat.  Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Pat has lived in the Northern Virginia for the past 30 years.

 
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Jeff Scannell
   


Jeff has been involved with Shelter House since 2003 when he took on a project under the Leadership Fairfax program to assist Shelter House in creating a better donation intake system.  When he graduated from the program in 2004 he got involved by joining the board of directors.  In 2006 he served as President and with the dedication of the board of directors and the Shelter House staff they acquired the rights to manage the Kate Hanley Shelter located in Fairfax, VA.

 

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Tonya Cridland
Gunnarson

   

Tonya has served on the Shelter House board since 2006. She resided in the Tidewater area for many years before coming to Fairfax and considers Virginia her home. She feels a strong connection to her community and is grateful that she can do her small part to help with the needs of the homeless and abused population in Fairfax County. She is employed as a medical software implementation coordinator. She also holds a broker's license with Weichert Realtors.

 
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Barb Spollen
    Barb is in her “second” career and is a real estate agent with Weichert Realtors.   For over twenty years, she worked in the financial services industry, primarily in mortgage finance.  Barb also has a private consulting business that assists companies implement new policies, practices, and procedures.

Barb has lived in Northern Virginia since graduating from the University of Virginia's business school.  She currently resides in Annandale with her husband; her daughter, a college sophomore; and her son, a high school junior.  Barb is originally from St. Louis, Missouri and spent part of her childhood living in the Netherlands.
 
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Denise Miller

   
Denise Miller, Director of Membership with the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, has been a force in Northern Virginia and its networks for two decades.  Ms. Miller, has been with the Chamber for over  two years and has elevated membership levels, introduced new programming, and enhanced the value of membership specifically for small to medium size companies.
 
Prior to the Chamber, Denise worked in residential property management for 18 years.  She was initially hired out of college as a leasing consultant and has worked in many different capacities and levels within management, sales and marketing.  In addition to her involvement with the Chamber's charities, Ms. Miller has volunteered with the Brain Injury Services of NOVA, South Lakes High School, Reston Interfaith, and various initiatives throughout northern Virginia raising money for different non-profit efforts to better our community.  Denise is currently in the Leadership Fairfax class of 2011.

 
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Brett Thompson

   
Brett Thompson is chairman and president of Versivo. Under Thompson's leadership, Versivo has assembled a world class team of information technology professionals that deliver results oriented services to a wide range of commercial and government clients. Prior to founding Versivo, Thompson was an executive consultant with CGI.

A native of South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Thompson graduated from Susquehanna University with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science. Thompson currently lives in Haymarket, Virginia with his wife, Valerie, and his son, Ethan.

 
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Doug Turner

   
Doug joined Balfour Beatty Construction in 2001 and oversees all Human Resource functions in the North Region.

Doug received a B.A. in Organizational Communications from Brigham Young University, a M.A. in Management from the National-Louis University and a Masters of Applied Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Prior to his employment with Balfour Beatty Construction, Doug worked at Fannie Mae in Washington, D.C. for 15 years, most recently as a Director of Human Resources.

Doug and his wife Laurie have two daughters:  Sara, who is a senior at Brigham Young University and Annie, who is a senior at Herndon High School.  He and his family live in Herndon, Virginia.

 
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Mark Dolfis

   


As a member of AXA Advisors' Paramount Planning Group, Mark Dolfis works with successful business owners and affluent individual clients to help them achieve their financial objectives. Mark is dedicated to guiding clients through the process of defining their goals, devising a strategy to achieve those goals, and assisting in the execution and management of that strategy over time. Working as part of a multi-disciplined team, Mark provides comprehensive private wealth management services to business owners, individuals and families.

Mark moved to Northern Virginia upon graduating from Vanderbilt University in 1994. Maintaining strong ties to his community is extremely important to Mark. He lives in Fairfax County with his wife and two daughters.

 
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Belinda "Lynn" Lavalle

     Bio Forthcoming
 
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Stuart Haney

     Bio Forthcoming

 

 




Shelter House, Inc. Advisory Board

Shelter House is re-instating our Advisory Council to provide fresh perspectives and advice to Shelter House staff focusing on the areas of fundraising, volunteerism and programs or services. The Council will meet twice per year to provide this essential support.


Debbie Cohen
Co-Chair

Nanci Schimizzi
Co-Chair

Steven B. Alloy
Stanley Martin 

Donna Fleming
Executive Director
College Summit National Capital Region

Maris Angolia
Vice President, Karin's Florist

Griffith Green
Sidley, Austin, Brown and Wood, LLP

Ed Barrow
RSM McGladrey, Inc.

Colonel J. Thomas Manger
Chief of Police
Montgomery County, Maryland

Julia Strickland