Our Team

Debbie Dallesandro is our Community Outreach Coordinator. She is responsible for connecting SCSM with our communities locally and nationally. Debbie has two main areas of focus: 1) Community Outreach – brainstorming potential partnerships and methods for engagement with the local community; working closely with community partners to plan and execute various outreach events; and distribution of marketing materials; and 2) Home Outreach – working closely with the Volunteer Coordinator to identify those in need and provide visitation for those who are homebound, shut-in, or in nursing or assisted living facilities.

Our Center Office Assistant, Rose Hernandez, provides a myriad of administrative support to our team, lending a helping hand wherever is needed.

Rose has three vital roles at SCSM. 1) Receptionist, better known as our “Director of First Impressions,” greeting our clients and guests with her warm and contagious smile, making them feel welcome; 2) Scheduler – responsible for the intake, coordination, and scheduling of counseling sessions for all SCSM counselors, including the Executive Director; and 3) Office Assistant – providing administrative and clerical support for the team. Rose is bilingual, speaking both Spanish and English, which allows SCSM to better support the Hispanic community.

Courtney Hammack is our Volunteer Coordinator.  Her main responsibility is supporting SCSM Volunteers and overseeing their many activities. Courtney’s two main focuses are 1) Recruiting, Interviewing, Hiring and Training volunteers; and 2) Placing volunteers in different roles based on their qualifications. SCSM can do so much to help our community because of our dedicated volunteers.

Marty Ronayne has 39 years of management experience at Time Warner as Senior Director of Sales and Logistics, managing all of North America. She is now retired and lives in Marshall, Virginia, with her husband of 39 years. They have 3 grown children and love spending time with their five grandchildren. Marty also volunteers with the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club as a cabin overseer and construction crew member, transforming donated cabins, houses and other structures into rental cabins. She says her heart is for people to know who they are in Christ and find that joy.

Debbie Kuhn comes to SCSM as a Business Administration graduate of the University of Mary Washington, with experience ranging from small to large international corporations taking her from clerk to controller.

Debbie has first-hand experience with SCSM and its supportive services.  When she was widowed at the age of 36 and had two sons to raise, there was no quality counseling readily available.  With her sons now grown, she has time to help others with their journey.  She is especially passionate about children’s access to grief counseling.

Jerry “Jay” McCargo earned a BA in Political Science and English from the University of Rhode Island and an MBA in Business Administration from American University. He has professional certifications from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, and George Washington University.  He has over 25 years of experience as a Senior Executive and is currently President and CEO of ARServices, an award-winning management consulting firm, headquartered in Alexandria, VA, with operations in 14 states and the District of Columbia. Mr. McCargo’s professional accomplishments are rivaled only by his commitment to charitable giving and community support through service. He has personally contributed each year for the past 20-plus years to various charitable organizations and has instituted the “A Day of Service” program within ARServices, providing one day of paid leave per year to allow his employees to give back to their communities in ways that are most important to them.

John Kitchen was born in Martinsburg West Virginia into a pastor’s home. After graduating from Hedgesville High School he moved to the Northern Virginia area. He was employed by Braniff International Airways, taking many opportunities to travel. He and his wife were married in 1974. They are the proud parents of two and proud grandparents of five. In 1982, John began his second career with UPS as a driver and retired in 2006. John has served in his local church as a Royal Ranger Commander (25 Years), has served in marriage ministry (15 years), and is an adult Sunday School Teacher (45 years). He is honored and welcomes the opportunity to serve on the SCSM Board of Directors.

Dennis Yeatts, a Virginia native, raised his family in the Roanoke Valley. He is the proud father of two sons and a daughter and the grandfather of eight. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Dennis has a wide range of interests—from working with puppets and tying balloons to planting flower bulbs in the fall and playing the Native American flute. He is also a competitive cross-stitcher, with several of his pieces displayed at the SCSM Center. Deeply involved in his church, Dennis teaches Sunday School and has a longstanding passion for the people of Zambia, demonstrated through multiple mission trips. Widowed in 2017, he met SCSM volunteer Vicki Smith online the following year. Married by Chaplain Liz in 2019, Dennis has since become actively involved in many center activities, including facilitating the Coffee and Conversation group.