Resilience Staff
Meet the staff at Resilience. Dedicated to empowering survivors, education, and support.
Donna Jacobson
Executive Director
Jessica Hamer
Director of Human Resources
Dr. Jennifer Zale
Director of Advancement
Carolina Sánchez
Director of Advocacy Services
Chris Hammond
Director of Administration & Technology
Dr. LaShanda Nalls-Edwards
Director of Trauma Therapy
Sarah Layden
Chief Operating Officer
McKenna Rogan
Director of Crisis Services
Resilience Programs Staff
Alexandra Burrell
Programs Assistant
Mikayla Shaw
Advancement Manager
Jillian Furey
Part-Time Grant Writer
Caroline Reid
Accounting and Database Specialist
Free Trauma Therapy and Workshops
Erica Hungerford
Trauma Therapist
Gabrielle Molden
Trauma Therapist (Austin)
Katie Kirshenbaum, LSW
Trauma Therapist
Reneé Miranda-Beristain
Trauma Therapist & Clinical Intern Supervisor
Free Legal and Medical Advocacy Services
Sam Bermudez
Legal & Medical Advocate, MDT
Jacely Arceco
Legal & Medical Advocate, MDT
LaCovia Harper
Legal & Medical Advocate, Austin
Jonathan Van De Loo
Case Management Specialist
Alondra Guzman
Crisis Services Supervisor
Alex Martinez
Advocacy Volunteer Supervisor
Stephanie Waller
Supervisor of Advocacy Services
Brittany Handler
Legal & Medical Advocate
Stephanie Soto
Children’s Legal & Medical Advocate
Education and Training
Marisol Barrera
Prevention Educator
Ashley Christian
Supervisor of Training and Outreach
Rudy Vecchia-Zeitz
Prevention Educator & Our Music My Body Coordinatior
