Our Team
Hyacinth Bellerose 🏳️🌈
LGBTQ+ Program Co-Coordinator
Hyacinth Bellerose (she/her) is a transgender community organizer and aspiring abolitionist. She is the founder of Friendly City Safe Space and is excited to be serving in the role of LGBTQ+ program co-coordinator at TWI. Hyacinth is passionate about queer theory, community building, resilience, and unpacking the impact of white supremacy on her body and work. Also a musician and poet, Hyacinth loves to approach her work creatively.
Dana Eagle
Development Manager
Dana (she/her) has dedicated her career to nonprofit development. She joined TWI in 2020 and brings more than 25 years of experience with a focus on organizational, fund, strategic planning, corporate, and individual relationship development. Dana is passionate about her belief that mental health services should be available to all, regardless of ability to pay.
Lisa Gaudet 🏳️🌈
Office Manager
Lisa (she/her) brings over 15 years of administrative experience to TWI as an office manager, executive assistant, and small-business owner. She happily resides in majestic Nelson County as a mother to two college-aged children and a fur toddler. Lisa is passionate about and dedicated to furthering understanding, empathy, and compassion toward marginalized communities and, as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, is a strong advocate for transgender rights.
Latricia Giles, M.Div 🏳️🌈
LGBTQ+ Program Co-Coordinator
Latricia Giles, M.Div (she/her), has a passion for people and the planet and is committed to the collective liberation of all people. She has worked in various spaces to advance and elevate issues around economic inequity, housing justice, women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and social and climate justice. Latricia is a graduate of Wake Forest University School of Divinity and Winston-Salem State University. #GoDeacs, #RamPride!
Amy K. Lane
Finance Manager
Amy (she/her) oversees all TWI financial needs including coordination with our accountant, collection and analysis of agency data, and reporting. She also provides support for development/fundraising needs: from database setup and reporting to fundraising website pages and marketing materials. Amy particularly enjoys being part of the Challenge Into Change team, as the program celebrates women’s stories of growth and healing. She has been part of TWI since 2010.
Andrea Mayfield
Deputy Director of Administration and Culture
Andrea (she/her) leads the strategic direction of administration at TWI. She directs cultural humility, human resources, communications, and facilities and collaborates with the Executive Director to manage finance and development. Andrea is passionate about cultivating an organizational culture that reflects the agency’s commitments to racial equity and social justice and strengthening partnerships with local organizations and individuals to increase access to mental health and wellness resources for our communities.
Alma Molina
Bilingual Client Support Specialist
Alma (she/her/ella) is an artist originally from Chile who has worked for several years engaging communities with cultural and artistic institutions and manifestations. More recently, she’s been an art manager and artist educator with various women’s organizations and is currently developing an art research project related to maternity. As one of TWI’s client support specialist, she helps connect women with the agency’s services.
Karina Monroy
Programs and Design Coordinator
Karina (she/her/ella) is passionate about supporting communities and individuals in creating and rediscovering their personal paths towards healing. She received her bachelor’s degree in art and anthropology from UC Santa Cruz in 2016 and is currently pursuing her master’s in art therapy at The George Washington University. As an artist and student art therapist, Karina is motivated and moved by the decolonial power of collective healing through connection and creativity.
Susan Osmanzada
Executive Specialist
Susan Osmanzada (she/her) has an extensive background in clinical research and a commitment to equitable mental health care. She holds a master’s degree in healthcare administration, bringing valuable expertise from her healthcare experience. Motivated by her belief in the necessity of accessible mental health services, Susan has joined TWI as an executive specialist. She is dedicated to advocating for mental health awareness.
Camille Weaver Smith
Communications Manager
Camille (she/her) leads the agency's communications and marketing strategy. She served as editor and associate director of digital communications at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business for more than 10 years after starting her career in nonprofit event management and marketing. Camille is passionate about destigmatizing and expanding access to mental health care for all communities and cherishes the opportunity to support individuals on their healing journeys.
Ellonde Smith
Client Support Specialist
Ellonde (she/her) previously worked as a legal assistant and worked directly with the DSS Attorney and Charlottesville’s Department of Social Services. She is passionate about children being in safe homes. Ellonde is Jamaican by birth, also Canadian. She believes everyone should be treated equally, loves church, and believes in the power and impact of forgiveness. As a client support specialist, Ellonde helps connect women with the agency’s services.
Laura Snyder Brown, MSW
Resilience Program Director
Laura (she/her) is honored to support TWI in opening healing, liberatory spaces and promoting resilience for women and members of the LGBTQ+ community. A graduate of Swarthmore College and the University of Connecticut School of Social Work, she has served as a leader for nonprofits in the areas of international grant-making, grassroots women’s organizations, affordable housing, and faith-based intentional community.