STAFF
Tony Hoffman
Interim Executive Director
Tony is the Interim Executive Director of both the Christian Care Center (comprised of 7 different ministries) as well as the Community Medical Care Center (our medical partnership with Leesburg Regional Medical Center).
Hailey Burger
Director
Hailey first came to the Women’s Care Center, another one of our Christian Care Center ministries, when she was struggling with addiction over ten years ago. Through God’s grace and the godly counsel of leaders at the Women’s Center, Hailey came to know the Lord and experienced healing from her past including abortion healing. She has a heart to serve the mamas who come through the doors of the Pregnancy Center and is able to counsel them from a place of experience and love. Her experience includes ten years of ministry and nonprofit work. She and her husband, Justin, are thrilled that God led her back to the campus of the Christian Care Center to serve Him.
Kathy Salerno
Director
Kathy became the Director of the Samaritan Inn after serving as the Assistant Director for 3 years. Throughout her many years of vocational ministry, she has served in various roles in inner city churches working with those experiencing life controlling issues, crisis, and trauma related struggles. She has a degree of ministry in Biblical Studies and is a certified mental health coach. Kathy’s greatest joy is serving others by helping them experience true identity and growth in Christ, to showing them how to obtain wholeness and freedom through Christ, so they can fulfill their life purpose for Christ.
Sherry Stewart
Director
Sherry is the Director of the Women’s Care Center and has previously served as the Assistant Director of the Pregnancy & Family Care Center and Assistant Director of the Women’s Care Center. Sherry has a Bachelor’s of Ministry in Christian Counseling and has 2 children and 6 grandsons. Her and her husband Neil have a long history of working in local jail ministry, serving in their church, and engaging their community with the love and grace of Jesus Christ.
Glenn Shires
Director
Glenn brings decades of grocery experience and business ownership to lead Lake County's Largest Food Pantry, our Benevolence Center. His passion for helping people and sharing about the Lord comes through in everything he does. He and his wife, Sonya, live in Leesburg near their two grown kids.
Jay Walsh
Director
Jay is the director of our Men’s Residence. With his background in inner city missions, he is passionate about helping men change their lives through discipleship. Jay and his wife, Linda, have four children.
Tammy Youngren
Executive Director
Chip West
Director - Fresh Start Program
Chip is a Certified Personal Consultant and has experience as the vice president and manager of an employment agency. He has served as president of a non-profit employment agency association and has many years in retail management. He would like to use his gifts and experience to assist others with employment opportunities so that they may improve their circumstances and better their lives with a job or career. Chip and his wife Kim volunteer together in a variety of local ministries. They have been married 45 years, have 3 Children and 4 grandchildren.
Tammy Youngren
Director
Tammy has been the Director of the Community Medical Care Center since its inception. Tammy is a native of Oregon (Go Ducks). Shortly after relocating to Florida, she began attending First Baptist Church and got involved in Discipleship classes and volunteering at the Pregnancy and Family Care Center. She was hired as an assistant at First Baptist Church in 1997 and then in 1999 progressed to the Medical Center as Office Manager. She shares that it is awesome to serve in a position where you see firsthand on a daily basis the providence of God over so many.