• Diane V. Schofield

    FOUNDER (2004)

    Diane was appointed by the Governor to be on the state Independent Living Services
    Advisory Council (ILSAC). Diane currently serves on the board of directors for the Florida Coalition for Children (FCC). In 2014 she was awarded the Children's Champion Award by the Marion County Children's Alliance.

    Diane is a firm believer in normalcy and encourages the girls to have a good balance of being a teen and being a teen mom. She believes in the prudent parent standard to ensure the safety of all of those that live at Hands of Mercy Everywhere, Inc. (H.O.M.E.) a program of LSF.

Meet the Team

  • Mona Terry

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    mona-home@lsfnet.org

  • Candice Jackson, MA, MFT

    LEAD COUNSELOR

    candice@handsofmercyeverywhere.org

  • Evita Santana

    INTAKE & PLACEMENT COORDINATOR

    evita-home@lsfnet.org

  • Melisa Colby

    PROGRAM COORDINATOR

    melisa-home@lsfnet.org

  • Tina Talton

    COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

    tina-home@lsfnet.org

  • Marge Felix

    VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR - COMMUNITY LIASON

    marge-home@lsfnet.org

  • Margaret Miller

    RESIDENTIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR

    margaret-home@lsfnet.org

  • Dawn Gorrell

    OFFICE MANAGER

    dawn-home@lsfnet.org

  • Zulema Penaloza

    GRACE HOUSE COORDINATOR

    zulema-home@lsfnet.org

  • Patty Marshal

    FAITH HOUSE COORDINATOR

    patty-home@lsfnet.org

  • Machilene Powell

    HOPE HOUSE COORDINATOR

    machilene-home@lsfnet.org

  • Pamela Beville

    HOUSEMOTHER

    pamela-home@lsfnet.org

  • Sue Skipper, MA.ED

    HOUSEMOTHER

    sue-home@lsfnet.org

  • Stephanie Castro, MSW

    HOUSEMOTHER

    stephanie-home@lsfnet.org

  • Trelany Pennington, MPA, MSCJ

    HOUSEMOTHER

    trelany-home@lsfnet.org

  •  Andrea Mitchell

    Andrea Mitchell

    HOUSE MOTHER

    andrea-home@lsfnet.org

  • Annastazia Sherman

    Annastazia Sherman

    HOUSE MOTHER

    annastazia-home@lsfnet.org

  • Marc Roth

    TECHNOLOGY & SECURITY ADVISOR

    marc-home@lsfnet.org

  • Kenny Adamic

    LIFE SKILLS COACH

    kenny-home@lsfnet.org

“Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.” | Proverbs 11:14