Leadership Team

Dr. Brenda Lovelady Spahn, LHD
Founder
bls@loveladycenter.org
(205) 833-7410

Melinda MeGahee
Executive Director
melinda@loveladycenter.org
(205) 833-7410 ext. 304

John McNeil
Chairman/COO
jmcneil@loveladycenter.org
(205) 833-7410

Board of Directors

Dr. Brenda Lovelady Spahn
Founder

Melinda MeGahee
Board Secretary

John McNeil
Board Chairman

Honorable Judge John Amari

Allison O'Sullivan

Rt. Rev. Dr. William Wilson

Matthew Gregory

Rosie Mullen

Vanessa Pettway

Don Ankenbrandt

Mark Gradkowski

Beau Gregory
Director of Operations
bgregory@loveladycenter.org

Carrie Baskin
KidZone Director
thekidzone@loveladycenter.org
cbaskin@loveladycenter.org
(205) 833-KIDS (5437)

Katie Gregory
Children's Program Director
kgregory@loveladycenter.org

Connie Farrell
Director of Adult Education
cfarrell@loveladycenter.org

Didi Manley
Director of Food Services
dmanley@loveladycenter.org

Donna Smith
In-Kind Resource Director
dsmith@loveladycenter.org

Dr. Debra Jones, D.Min., A.F.S. Psych
Director of Counseling Services
djones@loveladycenter.org
(205) 833-7410 ext. 103

Elizabeth Ellis
Area Manager
Lovelady Thrift Stores
efowler@loveladycenter.org

Jeanne Sparks-Dean
Media & Marketing Director
jeanne@loveladycenter.org

Joni Morton
Outreach Director
jmorton@loveladycenter.org

Joseph MeGahee
Executive Assistant
joseph@loveladycenter.org
(205) 833-7410 ext. 304

Lestley Drake
Campus Pastor
pastorlestley@loveladycenter.org

Libba Horsley
Donor Relations
libba@loveladycenter.org

Lucy Anderson
Donor Communications Director
lucy@loveladycenter.org

Melissa Gregory
Director of Intake
intaketwo@loveladycenter.org

Monica Wesson
Medical Director
mwesson@loveladycenter.org

Paula Richardson
Client Services
prichardson@loveladycenter.org

Wendy Capps Chapman
Director of Judicial/Social Services
wcapps@loveladycenter.org

Frank Long
External Affairs Director
frank@loveladycenter.org

Brooke Yukich
(Phase 2-4)
byukich@loveladycenter.org

Candace Jones
(Phase 2-4)
cjones@loveladycenter.org

Cindy Ledkins
(Phase 2-4)
cledkins@loveladycenter.org

Wendy Kennedy
(Phase 1)
wkennedy@loveladycenter.org

Jennifer Kieffer
(Aftercare/Residential Graduates)
jkieffer@loveladycenter.org

Joann Knight Henry
(Phase 2-4)
jhenry@loveladycenter.org

Shannon Mills
(Phase 2-4)
smills@loveladycenter.org

Brenda Bush
(Phase 2-4)
bbush@loveladycenter.org