LIFESTEPS’ BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mariah Madewell, President George Brightwell, Secretary Barbara Brightwell, Founder Aaron Ferguson Angie Burnham Darryl Darnell Daniel Sledge Donna Connell Gordon Perez James L. Jarvis Jan Sukup Michael Hunter Nan Moss Julie Stevens, Director Emeritus Lindy Peterson, Director Emeritus Pat Hanger, Director Emeritus“I believe in prevention because it saves lives. I believe in prevention because it saves families. I believe in prevention because it saves society.” Lesli R. Fitzpatrick
“Prevention is the most cost-effective and logical approach to the drug abuse problem we have affecting our families and communities. Why prevention? Because it works! And I’d like to say, “Prevention ROCKS!” Julie Stevens
LIFESTEPS STAFF
Kelly McCaffrey, Executive Director
Kelly has been dedicated to educating and empowering people of all ages to support healthy communities for the past decade. She graduated from Baylor University in 2011 with her Master’s in Public Health. Kelly has developed a strong reputation for developing and sustaining coalitions, has served a multitude of communities within the state of Texas and overseas in Brazil.
She started off her career by coordinating the tobacco prevention efforts in San Antonio. Later, she served as the Program and Coalition Manager for Texans Standing Tall, where she managed a statewide coalition and several evidence-based prevention programs. Her most recent experience involved supporting state-funded Tobacco Prevention and Control Coalitions and overseeing all prevention and secondhand smoke initiatives as the Tobacco Prevention Coordinator for the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Furthermore, Kelly served as the Treasurer/Secretary for the Tobacco Control Network in 2016, has provided consultant work for curriculum development and graduate certificate programs, and graduated from the CDC OSH Leadership and Sustainability School in 2018.
Originally from New York, Kelly has made central Texas her home. She is very excited to join the LifeSteps team and continue working to promote the health of Texans.
DeeDee Hawes, Finance Manager
Rosana Sielaff, MA, ACPS, ICPS, Prevention Director
Diana Jonhson, MA, LCDC, Intervention Director
Jenee Coleman, OEP Coordinator and Office Manager
Martha Paddie, Coalition Coordinator
Misty Harris, LCDC-I, PPI/PADRE Coordinator
Samyra Davis, BSW, Case Manager
Alicia Love, MAMFT, Case Manager
Laurene McGlothlen, BSW, Case Manager
Brittany Swain, BSW, Case Manager
Mary Hamman, Community Engagement Specialist