Resilience Staff
Meet the staff at Resilience. Dedicated to empowering survivors, education, and support.
Executive Leadership
Donna Jacobson
Executive Director
Sarah Layden
Chief Operating Officer
Jessica Hamer
Director of Human Resources
Chris Hammond
Director of Administrative Services
Advancement & Communications Department
Dr. Jennifer Zale
Events & Special Projects Manager
LaQuita Hearn-Quinn
Advancement Coordinator
VACANT
Communications Manager
Jill Furey
Part Time Grant Writer
Resilience Programs Staff
Free Trauma Therapy and Workshops
Dr. LaShanda Nalls-Edwards
Director of Trauma Therapy
Alexa Diego
Trauma Intervention Specialist
Katie Kirshenbaum, LSW
Trauma Therapist
Annalise Castro
Trauma Therapist
Reneé Miranda-Beristain
Trauma Therapist & Clinical Intern Supervisor
Erica Hungerford
Trauma Therapist
Gabrielle Molden
Trauma Therapist (Austin)
Free Crisis Services
McKenna Rogan
Director of Crisis Services
Sandra Cortez
Case Management Specialist
Alex Martinez
Case Management Specialist
VACANT
Advocacy Volunteer Supervisor
Taryn Smith
Crisis Services Supervisor
Free Legal and Medical Advocacy Services
Carolina Sánchez
Director of Advocacy Services
Sam Bermudez
Legal & Medical Advocate, MDT
LaCovia Harper
Legal & Medical Advocate
Legal & Medical Advocate, MDT
Brittany Handler
Legal & Medical Advocate
VACANT
Legal & Medical Advocate
Alondra Guzman
Children’s Legal & Medical Advocate
Stephanie Waller
Supervisor of Advocacy Services
Education and Training
Michael Roy
Director of Education and Training
Jonathan Van De Loo
Prevention Educator
Kae Vecchia-Zeitz
Prevention Educator
VACANT
Training and Outreach Manager