Meet the people behind FAHASS
Dedicated experts supporting your health, housing, and well-being.
Our team, your support network
FAHASS is driven by a compassionate team committed to meeting the needs of our community. Our team members bring diverse skills, experiences, and a deep passion for helping others. They work tirelessly to provide personalized support, so every individual feels heard, valued, and empowered.
Management Team
Joseph Lyttle He/Him
Executive Director
Joseph's most recent professional highlights include opening Mosaic Care Center, a LGBTQ Affirming Primary Healthcare Clinic, as well as Pride Center FXBG, this region's first (and only) LGBTQ Community Center.
Amanda Strawn She/Her
Development Manager
Amanda is most proud of helping to establish the Pride Center and launch a variety of LGBTQ events in her hometown. Organizing the first-ever Community Connections Expo was also a truly rewarding achievement in her career.
Michelle Sullivan She/Her
Programs Manager
Michelle feels that those she works with make FAHASS a place she enjoys coming to each day.
Jacob Ducey He/Him
Grants Manager
One of Jacob's proudest accomplishments is implementing technological efficiencies, like Microsoft Teams, across the agency in addition to researching, finding, and implementing a new payroll/human resource management platform. (He's also our Pride Center interior decorator!)
Mary Margaret Alston She/Her
Operations Manager
Mary Margaret is proud of all of the work FAHASS does in our community.
Patrick Vaughn He/Him
Bookkeeper
Since starting, Patrick is proud of the vast improvements he's made to the organization's filing system for physical and digital financial documents.
Case Management
Matthew Whiteman He/Him
Assistant Services Manager
Matt loves working with our clients and community to assist people in accessing the things they need to live a happier, healthier life.
Nathanael Wills He/Him
Eligibility/Retention Specialist
Nathan is most proud of working within his community to better people's lives and their health
Sarah Bratt She/Her
Lead Medical Case Manager
Sarah finds particular joy in clients who come to us unhoused and we assist them with housing, finding a job, getting them connected in care and get them to a place where they are successfully living independently.
Cynthia Hackett She/Her
Medical Case Manager
Cynthia is proud to be available to offer assistance, support and encouragement to clients. When clients are unable to discuss their diagnosis with anyone, Cynthia is available to provide that support system for them.
Jessica Hopkins She/Her
Medical Case Manager
Jessica is excited to be a part of the agency's Culpeper expansion and proud of the connections being made in these areas so we can better serve our more rural communities.
Renee Soderlund She/They
Medical Case Manager
Renee is most proud of being a Certified Dementia Practitioner and Death Doula. She is also in school to be a Geriatric Case Manager to help FAHASS better serve our aging population living with HIV.
Medical
Tiffany Hayes She/Her
Licensed Professional Nurse (LPN)
Tiffany is most proud of her ability to love the population she serve without judgment.
Seqouia Pettigrew She/Her
Mental Health Therapist
Seqouia is proud of getting the Mental Health Program back up and running, helping the clients to get the support needed during their trying times, and bridging the gap between accessibility to care and actually receiving the care.
Mara Dominguez She/Her
Practice Manager
Mariam Avila She/her
Medical Assistant
Diamond Hart She/Her
Medical Receptionist
Diamond is proud of being able to give our patients a warm/friendly welcome and provide exceptional customer service at Mosaic Care Center.
Service Navigation
Jason Knight He/Him
Assistant Service Navigation Manager
Jason is extremely proud of his work with the Gay + Bi Men of Fredericksburg. He successfully increased the number of activities hosted for the group as well as increased participation in those activities by around 400%
Juana Hart She/Her
Early Intervention Specialist
Juana is most proud working for the community
Doug Fogal He/Him
Early Intervention Specialist
Doug is most proud knowing that he has helped someone in need that will allow them to live a healthier and happy life
James Klaers He/They
Early Intervention Specialist/PrEP Coordinator
James is incredibly proud of his dedicated work organizing and facilitating the Community Clothes Closet, which started as a pile of old clothes and has been developed into a safe place for people from all walks of life to access clothes they need for free.
Housing
Nadia Jamal She/Her
Lead Housing Case Manager
Nadia is most proud of being trained to onboard housing department staff for past 9 years and actively participating in completing housing policies and procedures for our various housing grants.
Matthew Jaster He/Him
Housing Case Manager
Matthew is most proud of adopting additional Ryan White Housing responsibilities. He's most happy he's able to assist Clients month to month, preventing evictions and keeping them housed.
Transportation
Bill Emminger He/Him
Transportation Coordinator
Bill is most proud that during his tenure, no clients have ever been late for their medical appts due to FAHASS rides.
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors provides oversight, strategic guidance, and support to advance our mission.
Josue Rivera-Orellano he/him
President
Dennis Parsons he/him
Vice President
Meghan O’Connor she/her
Treasurer
Patricia Bolen she/her
Board Member
Joshua Cole he/him
Board Member
Mike King he/him
Board Member
Jane McDonald she/her
Board Member
Ernisha Hall she/her
Board Member
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