Our Board
About Us
Meet Our Board Members
Our Board of Directors hold fiduciary responsibility for the Tifton Judicial Circuit Shelter, Inc., DBA Ruth’s Cottage and The Patticake House. Their service as volunteers is critical to the sustainability of the organization and its services as they are responsible for ensuring financial stability and a high standard of service delivery in its programs through policies and procedures which reflect best practices.
Sarah Cook
President (Executive Committee Chair)
- Director of Business Development with the GA Department of Agriculture
Donna Webb
(Strategic Committee Chair)
- UGA Tifton Campus Young Scholars Coordinator and Wesleyan College Associate Director of Admission
Jamie Stewart
Treasurer (Finance Committee Chair)
- Director of Finance at Heatcraft/Lennox International
Cindy Evers-Peake
Secretary
- Executive Director of Alliance for Children
Jim Laycock
Past President
- Retired Management President of Kyson-Warren
John Jordan
Personnel Committee Chair
- Director of Human Resources for Heatcraft/Lennox International
Jo Windom
Sustainability Chair
- Financial Advisor with Edward Jones
Dr. Kaylar Howard
The Howard Center for Women’s Health Owner and Physician
Rachel Elizondo
Independent Marketing Contractor
Melody Cowart
President/CEO of Tifton-Tift County Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Tracy Brundage
President of ABAC
Tonia Garrett
Vice President and Chief Nursing Office of Tift Regional Medical Center
Yesenia Guerreo
Agriculture Outreach Representative for the Technical College System of Georgia
Charlene Hutchinson
Executive Director of Ocilla Housing Authority
Paul Webb
Backroads Farm LLC Owner and Tift County Commissioner
Pastor Jaki Johnson
Pastor of Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church and Site Based Assistant for Tift County School System
Cody Youghn
Irwin County Sheriff
Denise James
Education and Workforce Developmental Coordinator for Georgia Power
Shaundra Clark
Executive Director of Tifton Housing Authority
Reginald Phillips
Parent Liaison with Tift County School System
Richard Purvis
Training Instructor with GA Public Safety
Help Fund Our Mission
Our Mission has Saved Thousands of Victims
There are many ways for you to make a difference and contribute to our cause! Whether through volunteering, donating, or raising awareness, your support helps us continue our mission to end domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse. Every effort counts in making a lasting impact in our community.