2023 Hope and Help for the Holidays Speaker Bios:

Heather Stang, MA, C-IAYT (Mindfulness and Grief Institute)

Heather authored Mindfulness and Grief and From Grief to Peace (a guided journal). She is a certified yoga therapist and has a Master’s in Thanatology. The marriage of yoga and mindfulness has propelled her to live life serving others through leveraging her gifts and passions to assist others with navigating stress and building resilience. She is approachable and a joy to speak with. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with her work by visiting her website: www.mindfulnessandgrief.com.

Ashley Hart, MMFT, LMFT, ASDCS (Modern Family Wellness Family Counseling)

I am a therapist affiliated with Modern Wellness Family Counseling, specializing in guiding children, adolescents, and families through a range of life challenges. My background in systemic, play individual therapy, cultivates a secure environment that celebrates authenticity. My therapeutic approach incorporates several methodologies to address concerns encompassing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, behavior problems, and various forms of neurodivergence.

Lucy Henry, LPC, CEAP (First Sun EAP)

Lucy Henry is the Vice President of Business Development for First Sun EAP. Lucy has worked in Employee Assistance since 1992 and with First Sun EAP since 2000. In her role as Lucy seeks to build relationships with the business community and entice others to see the value Employee Assistance brings to the Workplace. Lucy is passionate about the workplace and enabling individuals to reach their potential.  She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in SC. She graduated with a BA from Meredith College, a Masters of Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Converse College with an Education Specialist (EdS) in Marriage and Family Therapy.  In her free time, she enjoys being outdoors hiking, cycling, and kayaking. She is mom to a 12-year-old Basset and a 5-year-old Aussie Doodle.

Lisa Larson, CPSS (Youturn Health)

Lisa Larson is a Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS), an ARISE Interventionist Intern, and a Team Lead for Special Populations, managing a team of peer coaches who support Youturn Health’s clients. As a peer coach herself, Lisa guides people struggling with grief, substance misuse, and behavioral health towards a better life. Lisa is also a dedicated volunteer with Just Say Something and FAVOR Greenville; both organizations help family members deal with the impact of substance misuse.

Mike Reynolds, General Manager (Mackey Funerals and Cremations)

Mike is a graduate of Appalachian State University(’89) (B.S. in Criminal Justice) and Duke Divinity School (’96) (M. Div.) He has served as an ordained minister for over 25 years where he has served in the role as Youth Pastor, Senior Pastor and most of his tenure in ministry has been in the role of Pastoral Care.

Mike has served in secular professions as a police office in Gaston County NC; Behavior Interventionist  with the Cleveland County School System, NC and as SC Licensed Funeral Director, Licensed Celebrant for Insight Institute of Funeral Celebrants and Instructor for Hospice Certified Classes offered by the Dignity Family of Funeral Services. Mike currently is the General Manager for Mackey Funerals and Cremations at Century Drive and Woodlawn Memorial Park; and the General Manager for Woodlawn Memorial Park.

Mike and his wife Teresa live in Greenville SC and enjoy living life with their three grandchildren.

Brandon Elijah, Managing Partner (Burroughs Elijah Attorneys)

Based in Augusta, GA - Burroughs Elijah Attorneys has dedicated its law practice to estate planning, probate administration, guardianship and conservatorship, elder law, long term care benefit planning, and small business planning. Since 2012, the lawyers at Burroughs Elijah Attorneys have utilized their collective legal experience of more than 20 years in an effort to protect the family, estate, and business needs of their clients in Georgia and South Carolina.

Erin Kornahrens, MA, LPC (Canterbury Counseling Center)

Erin is a Licensed Professional Counselor and holds a Master's Degree in Clinical Counseling from Columbia International University and a Bachelor's in Psychology from Winthrop University. Professional experience includes group homes, school settings, universities, private practice, and nonprofits. Erin has obtained various trauma certifications, certification in somatic body work, and certification in global trauma recovery. Interests include: anxiety, depression, trauma, abuse, domestic violence, grief, adjustment and phase of life issues, spiritual issues, interpersonal relationship issues, stress, and women's issues.

Randy Perrenoud, BCC, CEC (Spartanburg Regional Healthcare Systems)

Randy is a Board-Certified Chaplain with the Association of Pastoral Care.  Randy is the spiritual care coordinator for the Emergency Center at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System.