Madison Trace leads the all the operational activities at SAOP and New Leaf Justice Enteprises. She has more than ten years’ experience providing budget and financial reporting, procurement, and strategic planning. She is from Southeast Ohio and earned her bachelor’s degree from Ohio University. She enjoys cooking, traveling, and spending time with her husband and two sons.
Heather Mitchell earned her BSW from Harding University and her Masters in Social Work from Monmouth University. She has been traveling, farming, and raising 3 kids for the last 6 years. She is committed to making a difference in her community, and being a strong advocate for survivors of sexual violence everywhere.
Denise O’Donnell bringing to the table a wealth of knowledge from the accounting and business world, in particular, higher education. In addition to her career, Denise furnishes relationships with Non-Profit Organizations and counsels on varied industry advisory boards. Her true passion lies in teaching where she has taught a variety of accounting and business courses at University and Community College level.
Gretchen has a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University and has been a grant writer, journalist, editor, and victim advocate. She is dedicated to helping advocates get the resources they need to empower survivors. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time on her farm and at the lake with her family, which includes her two children and husband.
Brandon Thompson is a native of Athens County and earned his degrees from Ohio University. Brandon has been a long supporter of transforming the community he grew up in by facilitating Anti Racism Book Clubs and trainings for various organizations. He is very interested in educating the community on the need for identiying healthy and unhealthy forms of masculinity. When he’s not working with SAOP, he spends his time DJ’ing, putting on the nation’s week-long craft beer festival, Ohio Brew Week, and running around with his 2 rad kids and awesome partner.
Charlie Chadwick is the Workforce Development Program Manager at the Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program (SAOP). They started their work in violence prevention and advocacy as an intern for the Sexual Assault Prevention Program in Athens, OH while they completed their degree in Sociology and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Ohio University. Since then, they have worked at rape crisis centers in Colorado, Iowa, and Ohio with a focus on serving rural communities. In their role as Workforce Development Program Manager, Charlie supervises the New Leaf Justice Enterprise worksite, New Leaf Marketplace, and facilitates workforce development training for New Leaf participants.
René has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa in Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies and began working with survivors of interpersonal violence in 2012. She is committed to being of service to her community while also enjoying her passions of yoga, travel, and books.
Jody Whaley is a native of Glouster, Ohio and now oversees all of SAOP/New Leaf facilities including the marketplaces, housing, and administrative offices. Before coming to SAOP, Jody worked in facilities/maintenance at both Ohio University and Hocking College. Outside of his work at SAOP, Jody enjoys gun collecting, target shooting, and spending time with his wife and dogs.
