About Us
Since 2015, The SPARC Foundation has provided education and support designed to keep people out of institutional care. Our team of mental health, peer support, social work, community health, and communication professionals collaborate with those we serve to create safer communities and healthier families. Through evidence-based models and proven strategies, we work to break down barriers and fill gaps in systems where those who have been historically underserved often fall through. Our comprehensive and equitable strategies address all areas of an individual’s life – including work, home, spirituality and relationships.









Mission
SPARC ignites connections to education, employment, and mentorship to strengthen the well-being and personal freedom of people and families in need.
Values
The core values of the SPARC Foundation are: Authenticity, Balance, Collaboration, Courage, Direct Communication, Equity, Humor and Innovation
Hear from SPARC’s Leadership Team members what these values mean to them.
Culture
For those we serve and for the professionals who make up our staff, SPARC offers a culture of inclusion, opportunities, and belonging.
Board Members

Lissa Brown
Board Member / Fundraising Committee Member

Brent Bailey
Board Member

Dustin Dow
Board Member

Lance Crawford
Board Chair

Veronica Edwards
Board Treasurer / Fundraising Committee Member

Keynon Lake
Board Member

Marlo Smith
Board Secretary
Meet The Team
Our team members are the heart and soul of the SPARC Foundation

Yashika Smith
People & Culture Coordinator

Carrie Menke, LCAS
Project Manager - Family Centered Treatment

Devin Wiley
Community Health Worker - GO Places

Halston Fisher
Community Health Worker - Violence Prevention Professional

Ryan Sas
Family Centered Treatment Clinician

Brittany Gillispie
Family Centered Treatment Clinical Coordinator

Jackie Latek
Executive Director

Gabrielle Smith
FCT Practitioner

Missie Parran
Certified Peer Support Specialist

RJ Poore
Community Connector

Tony Shivers
Case Manager & Facilitator / Community Health Worker - Violence Prevention Professional

Tiarra Lytle
Community Health Worker - Violence Prevention Professional

Daniel Cortese
Family Centered Treatment Team Supervisor

Jeff Whisenant
Staff Development Director

Nancy Farmer
Office Manager

Tracey McCrain
Operations Director

Heather Banks
Family Centered Treatment Practitioner

Keana Blackburn
Community Health Worker - Violence Prevention Professional

Benjamin Gifford
Domestic Violence Intervention Program Facilitator

Doriyan Johnson
Community Health Worker - Violence Prevention Professional

Karina Swanson Andrasikova, LCSWA
FCT Practictioner/ Child Mental Health QP

Kyle Leary
Family Centered Treatment Clinician

AJ Jones
Family Centered Treatment Clinician

Traci Ettison
Community Health Worker - GO Places

Joe Mohrmann
Neutral Facilitator

Wendy Brooks
Community Health Worker / Violence Prevention Professional Team Lead

Pamela Wright
Communications

Tiffany Bell, LCMHC
Domestic Violence Intervention Program Director

Agape Powell
Family Centered Treatment Clinician

Laura Scarmack
Family Centered Treatment Practitioner