Hope House, Inc. consists of an executive staff and a clinical team. Each member of our organization is vital to the success of our organization and the women & families we treat. Hope House, Inc. is a nonprofit organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and is not owned by any individual or private entity.

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Karen Saltzman, MSM

Karen joined Hope House as the Executive Director in 2008 and has focused on capacity building and quality assurance. Under her tenure, Hope House collaborated with numerous local and state organizations, including non-profits, to develop and provide supportive housing, residential and outpatient substance use treatment services to women and their children. Under Mrs. Saltzman’s leadership in 2009, The Highlands West in Augusta, Georgia, a 42 bed residential supportive housing program was brought to fruition.  Hope House was awarded funding to operate an intensive outpatient program in 2012. Hope House is a licensed treatment facility and is accredited through the Council on Accreditation.

Karen is a graduate of The University of South Carolina and completed extensive training under the University of Georgia’s Economic Development and Leadership program. She completed her graduate degree at Southern Wesleyan University with a Master’s of Science in Business Management.

Her vision for Hope House, and substance use treatment in Georgia, is the expansion of services for all families in the CSRA affected by untreated mental illness and addictive disease and furthermore, the opportunity for those individuals to embrace recovery, transition back into the community, and become self-sufficient.

Our Board of Directors

Dr. Marlo Vernon (Chair)

Teka Downer (Treasurer)

Julie Miller

Kelly Thorpe

Kim Rodgers

Patricia Meredith

David Shaver

Our Team

Clinical Staff

  • Nicole Armstrong, Assistant Director

  • Jai-Sheena Garnett, Clinical Director

  • Brittany Denton, IOP & POSC Program Director

  • Brittany Coleman, POSC Program Coordinator

  • Erica Jordan, POSC Case Manager

  • Deanna Walden, Intake Coordinator

  • Marisa Powell, Peer Support Coach

  • Sankeia Maddox, Health Services Administrator

  • Madeleine Matthews, Clinical Counselor

  • Dee Humphrey, Clinical Counselor

  • Angelia Martin, Clinical Counselor

  • Kat Hinton, Clinical Counselor

  • Tiffany Neal, Case Manager

  • Rhonda Moody, LPN

  • Jenny Clark, Kitchen Coordinator

  • Fay Ingram, Counselor Assistant

  • Robin Faulker, Counselor Assistant

  • Zyian Welcher, Counselor Assistant

  • Shanon Barnett, Counselor Assistant

Therapeutic Childcare Staff

  • Cheryl Lizama, Therapeutic Childcare & Parenting Program Coordinator

  • Pam Sturgis, TCC Assistant

  • Freda McCray, TCC Assistant

  • Britany Griffin, Parenting Coach

Executive Staff

  • Karen Saltzman, CEO

  • Katie McLemore, CFO

  • Baylee Ready, HR Coordinator, Community Outreach

  • Rob Saltzman, Grants Specialist

  • Barry Nix, Property Manager