PRS Leadership Team
PRS’ Leadership Team is comprised of the senior management for the organization. Its purpose is to provide guidance and input to the Chief Executive Officer, share information, provide oversight to all operations of the organization, assess outcomes, develop and implement policies.
PRS Board of Directors
As a private nonprofit 501(c)(3), PRS, Inc., is governed by a Board of Directors, which was convened for the first time in 1970 upon incorporation of the organization.
Robert D. Sturm, Board Chair
Managing Director, Truist Wealth
I was interested in working with PRS after my family navigated the services of a myriad of mental health service providers and agencies. I have since volunteered with a number of non-profits in the mental health field; it is a privilege to serve on the board of PRS, and have the opportunity to help others.
Len Wolf, Board Vice Chair
Director, The Wolf Group, P.C.
I have always held the strong conviction that by overcoming certain barriers to access, people suffering from mental health challenges can make great strides in their recovery. It is with this sense of hope and optimism that I serve on the PRS Board. I am privileged to serve this highly effective organization and make a small contribution towards achieving its benevolent mission. The services it offers are invaluable to so many.
Paul Di Vito, Board Secretary
Marketing Consultant
As a long term advocate for mental health I’ve served on a number mental health agency boards. I was especially active and championed CrisisLink for nearly 12 years serving as Board Chair for four terms and as interim ED. Serving on the PRS board would be like returning home. I’m especially interested in the combined organization and helping PRS grow in importance and services provided in the D.C. region.
Joyce Connery, MALD, MSW
Chair, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
As an active member of the Northern Virginia community, I am thrilled to be able to serve on the Board of PRS. In preparation for my post-Government career, I have recently obtained a Master’s in Social Work and participated a two-year clinical practicum with court-involved youth in the area, many of whom were also dealing with substance use disorders and mental health challenges, both diagnosed and undiagnosed. I am keenly interested in the work that PRS does to provide strength-based, trauma-informed services for youth who are struggling and support for crisis services that help avoid tragedy and looking forward to becoming more involved and contributing where I can!
Ginger Cooch
Accenture, LLC
I am honored to serve on the Board of HopeLink Behavioral Health. I have first-hand experience with young teens with mental health challenges and how difficult it is to navigate the network of providers and services. I am interested in contributing to a better community system of mental health services through awareness and improving options available to families and teens. I have had a 25+ year career in the professional services and sales industry, and I look forward to bringing my skills and network to assist Hope in achieving its mission. I live in Fairfax with my husband, two children, three dogs and two cats. You will find me in my garden in my spare time waging the war on the weeds and trying to get flowers and vegetables to grow!
Melissa Garcia
Director of Social Work and Operations, HCA Dominion Hospital
As a LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) in our community for the last 15 years, I have found that one of the most important roles is serving our community and making a difference in people’s lives through meaningful connections and support. I support PRS because of its solid programs providing support, hope, resilience and an opportunity for connection to people experiencing mental illness, their families and/or loved ones. Serving on the Board will bring my personal and professional perspectives and perpetuate a message of hope and possibility in the face of reducing stigma and providing access to this vital service.
Linda Lang, MD
President and Chair, Inova Behavioral Health Services, Inova Health System
It is a privilege to serve on the Board of PRS. It takes courage and empathy to devote one’s life to improving mental health services for our communities and PRS exemplifies this in every way.
PRS understands what is needed to transform the lives of individuals coping with mental health challenges and offers unique opportunities through innovative programs. As a board certified psychiatrist for over 30 years, I am honored to work beside the PRS team to share knowledge and experience in caring for vulnerable populations in support of the mission.
Danni Leifer
Test Engineer, Millennium Corporation
I am honored to be a part of this organization to help bring awareness to the PRS mission. PRS gives so much to their clients: independent living and working skills, confidence, and hope. mental illness can be just as crippling as physical illness but, often carries a stigma or judgment from others. As a board member, I am enthusiastic about helping people who have a mental illness to lead productive, empowered lives.
Paul McQuillan
Executive Leader, CXO
As a member of the Board of Governors for USO to include Chairman of the Advisory Board and board member for 20+ years with USO Metropolitan Washington – Baltimore, the PRS mission to provide behavioral health, crisis intervention and suicide prevention is so important especially with our military veterans.
Serving on the PRS board will allows me to support an organization that both improves and saves lives on a daily basis.
Brian Meadows
Partner, The Alliance Group
I am interested in serving as a Board Member for PRS because I believe in the programs and services that the organization provides to the greater Washington area. I believe that all organizations need a diverse Board that can help them navigate their path and help them think strategically about how to address the challenges ahead. I also view this as an opportunity to learn and grow by surrounding myself with like-minded individuals that are all focused on a common objective.
Board service at PRS allows me to honor my brother’s memory and dive into an organization that helps a community with similar challenges to what he dealt with coming out of the military. It also gives me a sense of overall community and the ability to align myself with a mission-driven organization.
Holly Monday
Voya Financial
I am passionate about raising awareness and training on mental health conversations. My husband and I are founding members and officers of the Eric Monday Foundation, whose mission is to take down the stigma surrounding mental health conversations and awareness within the coaching community and parents. I am very proud to serve on the HopeLink Board and will be focused on supporting the organization through the development of corporate partnerships and fundraising. I live in Vienna, VA with my husband Brian, our son, three dogs and one cat.
Joshua Montgomery
Chief Financial Officer, IOMAXIS
Serving on the board of PRS is one way that I can “give back” and use my skills to help this organization as it does so much to support this very important mission. This mission along with the awareness of behavioral and mental health is even more important in this current environment. I am honored to be associated with such a great organization.
Kate Robbins
General Counsel, Wolf Den Associates, LLC
After being involved with PRS as a chatline volunteer for 2 years, I am excited to continue to stay involved with this incredible organization by serving on the Board of Directors. I am a fierce proponent of destigmatizing mental health struggles and getting the right kind of help to those who need it. I look forward to the opportunity to work with the other directors to support PRS in every way that we can, and to help this vital organization continue to thrive.
Lauren Shields
Financial Advisor, Pinnacle Financial Partners
I am honored to be serving on the PRS Board. I’m committed to working hard to help support and find ways to expand the important mental health and crisis services that we are currently providing to individuals in our community, as it is through these services that we can help our community grow and thrive.
Traci Slivinski
Senior Director, IT PMO, Deltek
Serving on the PRS Board of Directors will allow me to actualize my commitment that self care is as much mental as it is physical and spiritual. PRS is affording me a way to actualize the loss of my brother and create a positive outcome from a tragic mental health event; and influence the encouragement to talk about mental health freely. I am honored to be able to assist PRS with my talent and time and resources over these next several years. It is an exciting time in the PRS organization and I hope that I can contribute to the passion and leadership that is in abundance on the Board.