• 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.

"Don't Postpone Joy"


Meet the Team

  • Natasha Craggs

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    natasha.craggs@lsfnet.org

  • Evita Santana

    INTAKE & PLACEMENT COORDINATOR

    evita.santana@lsfnet.org

  • Melisa Colby

    PROGRAM COORDINATOR

    melisa.colby@lsfnet.org

  • Melanie Aitken

    COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER/Lake-Sumter

    melanie.aitken@lsfnet.org

  • Marge Felix

    COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER/Ocala-Marion

    marge-home@lsfnet.org

  • Dawn Gorrell

    OFFICE MANAGER

    dawn.gorrell@lsfnet.org

  • Patty Marshal

    FAITH HOUSE COORDINATOR

    patty.marshal@lsfnet.org

  • Machilene Powell

    HOPE HOUSE COORDINATOR

    machilene.powell@lsfnet.org

  • Pamela Beville

    HOUSEMOTHER

    pamela.beville@lsfnet.org

  • Stephanie Castro, MSW

    HOUSEMOTHER

    stephanie.castro@lsfnet.org

  • Trelany Pennington, MPA, MSCJ

    HOUSEMOTHER

    trelany.pennington@lsfnet.org

  • Jana Michalovicova

    HOUSEMOTHER

  • Shanterria Norton

    HOUSEMOTHER

  • Marc Roth

    TECHNOLOGY & SECURITY ADVISOR

    marc-home@lsfnet.org

  • Ada Colon

    DONATIONS HANDLER/DRIVER

    ada.colon@lsfnet.org

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