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

John McNeil, Chairman

Honorable John Amari

Don Ankenbrandt

Matthew Gregory

Beau Gregory
Director of Operations
bgregory@loveladycenter.org

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

Colin Read
Development Director
colin.read@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

Rosie Mullen
Human Resources
rmullen@loveladycenter.org

Teresa McCay
Art Director
tmccay@loveladycenter.org

Wendy Capps Chapman
Director of Judicial/Social Services
wcapps@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

Heather Wingo
(Phase 2-4)
hwingo@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

Susan McDonald
(Phase 2-4)
smcdonald@loveladycenter.org

Wendy Kennedy
(Phase 1)
wkennedy@loveladycenter.org