Cy-Hope Staff

Lynda Zelenka
Executive Director
Lynda began her career straight out of college with GE (General Electric Company). She was part of an aggressive management training program and served in various management and marketing positions throughout career with the company. Lynda left GE after ten years to stay home with her young children. She began volunteer work at church while her children were in Mother’s Day Out as well as attending and leading Bible studies. She joined the staff of Foundry as assistant to the Associate Pastor in 1999 and received her call to go into ministry. Currently, Lynda serves as Pastor of Women’s Ministries, Community Outreach and the Journey worship service at The Foundry United Methodist Church. Lynda has also served as Executive Director of Cy-Hope since its inception in 2011. She attended Fuller Seminary and Perkins School of Theology to receive her graduate level classes to complete her licensing requirements in the United Methodist Church. She has also served as Vice President of Special Events on the Celebration Women’s Ministries board and in various leadership roles within the Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Lynda has also volunteered in various capacities with Living Proof Ministries for the past 20 years.
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Executive Director

Holly Calbat
Director of Finance and Development
Holly is practically a life-long Houstonian and a 34-year resident of this area with a deep fondness for the Cy-Fair community. As a stay at home mom for many years, she quickly developed a passion for charitable work, primarily with youth and children. For many years this passion was satisfied with volunteering through National Charity League, church youth groups, mentoring and substitute teaching in Cy-Fair ISD. When Cy-Hope started it was a natural fit for Holly to join the team. As Cy-Hope's Director of Finance & Donor Relations, Holly has been able to combine her formal training in accounting with her passion for helping children. In her opinion, it is the best of both worlds. Her position allows her to see first hand how Cy-Hope’s funds are truly making a difference in the lives of Cy-Fair ISD children. Married for thirty-five years, Holly and her husband have two adult children they are crazy about. She loves travelling, the outdoors and a good cup of coffee.
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Director of Finance and Development

Robyne Germany
Accountant
Robyne Germany
Accountant

Diana Peterson
Accounting Assistant
Diana Peterson
Accounting Assistant

Jeanne Allain
Volunteer Coordinator
Jeanne as a BS in Nursing from the University of Louisiana. She spent her career a Registered Nurse working in the Operating Room before taking a little time off, that turned into a few years off. As a resident of CFISD as well as a mother of 2 children in the district, she has worked as a volunteer in the school system as well as in her community and church. Jeanne has been volunteering with the Cy-Hope Backpack Program for many years and is happy to join the staff as program director!
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Volunteer Coordinator

Sheri Lee
Dierker's Champs Program Director
Sheri has held a career in various positions in the hair industry for 29 years. She started as a hairstylist, then worked her way up from a single store manager to a multi-store area manager. She then became an advanced educator for a large franchise. It was then that she met her husband and went on to have 4 kids. She decided 3 years ago to own her own business where she could work part-time and spend the other time being the Program Director for Dierker's Champs. Because she has a son that has a love for the game, she got involved with the program. She fell in love with the idea of being part of an organization where their mission is to transform the lives of kids by providing the best baseball instruction possible in a positive and encouraging environment. Sheri is an active member of Foundry United Methodist Church and volunteers a great amount of her time with Foundry, Cy-Hope functions, donating her services to help people in need, and helping in her kids’ activities. She is very passionate about what Cy-Hope is doing in the community to help make a difference and feels blessed to be a part of it!
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Dierker's Champs Program Director

Katie Kaisinger
Ambassador of Compassion Director
Katie Kaisinger
Ambassador of Compassion Director

Derek Dover
Dierker's Champs Assistant Coordinator
Derek Dover
Dierker's Champs Assistant Coordinator

Genna Peard
Hope Center Director
Genna graduated with honors from Stephen F. Austin State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Child and Family Development and a Minor in Elementary Education. She grew up in the Cy-Fair school system, attending Emmott Elementary, Campbell Middle and Cypress Ridge High Schools. She has worked for Foundry United Methodist Church for close to eight years including in the nursery and at summer camps. After working at Foundry UMC and attending several mission trips, she found her passion in ministry working with young adults and children, and she joined Cy-Hope. She is a founding member of Phi Theta Gamma at SFA, a social service sorority with a focus on autism awareness. She loves making a difference and is so blessed to have the opportunity to do so in the Cy-Fair community.
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Hope Center Director

Jennifer Palomo
Backpack Program Coordinator and Director of Events
Jennifer Palomo
Backpack Program Coordinator and Director of Events

Linda Rucker
Grant Writer
Linda holds a Bachelor’s in Business/Marketing from the University of Texas at Austin. She started her career working for Andersen Consulting, eventually moving into a marketing and training role for two technology companies. Linda helped run her husband’s IT consulting company while staying home with their two young children. She also held many volunteer roles in their Cy-Fair ISD schools, at Foundry United Methodist Church, and in the community. She continues to volunteer with her kids for Cy-Hope, but has also taken on the role of expanding Cy-Hope’s voice and impact on making life better for kids in Cy-Fair as part of the community outreach team and as a grant writer.
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Grant Writer

Vicki Seay - The Hope Chest
Director
Vicki Seay - The Hope Chest
Director

Julie Hinaman
Community Outreach Coordinator
Julie Hinaman
Community Outreach Coordinator

Helen Scardino
Event Manager
Helen Scardino
Event Manager

Courtney A Suddath, M.A., LSSP, LPC-S
Clinical Director
Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor
Courtney is the Clinical Director at Cy-Hope Counseling at Speech Therapy. Courtney holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Texas Tech University and a Master’s degree in Psychology from Houston Baptist University. She has been working with children, teens, adults and families for over 16 years. Courtney has experience in working with children who have special needs, and their families as well as helping parents navigate the school system in the best interest of their children and teens. Her focus is to guide individuals and families to change patterns and routines, discover positive and productive communication techniques, and strengthen relationships therefore increasing success at home, at school, and in their community. Her work with parents is purposed to empower their family by learning effective communication techniques, creating appropriate boundaries within the framework of their family, as well as gaining tools to help them in parenting their children. Her ultimate goal in counseling is to give children and families hope and tools to work towards healing what has been negatively affected by the circumstances of life.
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Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor
Clinical Director

Kristin Henshaw, M.S., LMFT-S
Associate Clinical Director
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Supervisor; LMFT-S Coordinator and Practicum Supervisor
Kristin graduated from Texas A&M University and Oklahoma State University where she earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, respectively. She enjoys working with children and teenagers as well as couples and families. She is trained in several types of play therapy, as well as couples therapy, adolescent therapy, and family therapy. Her passion is helping people of all ages to achieve their goals, enrich their relationships, and overcome life’s many challenging obstacles. She looks forward to working with you!
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Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Supervisor; LMFT-S Coordinator and Practicum Supervisor
Associate Clinical Director

Taylor Williams
Intake Specialist
Taylor Williams is the Intake specialist for Cy-Hope Counseling. She graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a degree in business marketing. She has a passion for helping people and looks forward to helping you find the perfect counselor and greeting you when you walk in!
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Intake Specialist

Tahira Raza
Evening Intake Specialist
Tahira Raza is the evening Intake Specialist at Cy-Hope Counseling. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Houston with the hopes of becoming a counselor herself. She is looking forward to connecting individuals to a resourceful counselor and helping you take the first step in bettering your mental health!
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Evening Intake Specialist

Jacquie Andrews, M.A., LPC, RPT
After graduating from Wrangell High School in Alaska I earned an Associates degree in Aviation as well as my pilots license in 2008 at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon. In 2013 I graduated from The University Of Oregon in Eugene, OR with a Bachelor’s in Psychology with an emphasis in child development. I have completed all coursework for my Master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling specializing in play therapy and couples counseling. I am currently earning hours in order to become a licensed professional counselor and am honored to complete my internship at The Center for Children and Families. I enjoy working with children, adolescents, teens, young adults, and couples. My areas of interest are developmental psychopathology, child therapy, and marriage counseling. My goal is to help my clients realize their potential in life to reach wholeness, health and happiness. In order to achieve goals I use a variety of approaches depending on my clients needs including cognitive behavioral therapy, Existential, play therapy (children), and Gottman (couples). I look forward to working with you.
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Jasper Gates, M.A., LPC
Jasper is a native Houstonian. He received his Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. He is currently a doctoral candidate at Sam Houston State University. Jasper is a Licensed Professional Counselor Intern who enjoys working with individuals and adolescents dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and life stressors. Jasper has worked with populations in a community counseling clinic and a maximum security all male prison facility known as Alfred Hughes Unit. Jasper is currently a member of Texas Counseling Association (TCA).
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Angie McDonald, M.A., LPC
Angie McDonald earned her undergraduate degree from Houston Baptist University in Psychology and Christianity. She is a graduate student at Liberty University and will be working as a practicum counselor for the summer and fall semesters, earning hours towards her Professional Counseling Degree. Angie is excited about working with women, adolescents, and children. Life can be overwhelming at times and changes in life can be difficult. Angie is excited about helping people adjust through difficult seasons and transitions and looking to the future with hope. She is excited about joining the CyHope team and serving the Cypress area.
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Tiffany Noll, M.A., LPC, RPT
Licensed Professional Counselor & Registered Play Therapist
Tiffany graduated from Sam Houston State University with a Master of Arts in Counseling and a specialization in play therapy. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor as well as a Registered Play Therapist. She has worked with children and families with a variety of different presenting issues. She strives to work with clients to help them reach a more positive place in their lives. Tiffany has a great passion for working with children, and works with the hope and belief that she will make as much of a positive impact in the lives of children as they have made in hers. She is excited to be on the team at The Center, and looks forward to meeting with you soon.
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Licensed Professional Counselor & Registered Play Therapist

Bryan Roper, M.A., LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Bryan graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Business. Upon graduation, Bryan worked as a youth pastor where he found his true passion, connecting with people of all ages to bring about positive change in one's life. While working as a youth pastor, Bryan graduated from Houston Graduate School of Theology with a Master of Arts in Counseling. He has a strong interest and experience in play therapy as well as a wide variety of tween, teen and young adult issues. Whether it is children, teens or young adults, Bryan's desire is to provide a safe environment where one feels comfortable to explore effective ways to resolve life's struggles and help clients feel better.
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Licensed Professional Counselor

Lannie Cox, M.A., LPC-Intern
Lannie Cox is completing his master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at West Texas A&M University. His passion is helping you find a new way to approach the challenges and questions you bring to counseling by being real, warm, and listening until the real problem is found. He wants to build on the strengths you have now and help you to get where you want to go as a person, in relationships, and in life. Lannie has experience in various theories and techniques shown to help individuals, couples, and families. He believes opening a large toolbox to find the best tool that fits your challenge is key. He wants to focus on solutions, thinking about old problems in new ways. He wants to help you change the current behaviors you believe will help you get fresh results. He may consider approaches such as solution-focused brief therapy, CBT, family systems, Gottman, Adlerian, and others that fit your needs. In addition to his therapeutic experience, Lannie had a 15-year career in the corporate world in communications and public relations. He has also worked for several years in Christian ministry, helping people find ways to get unstuck in life situations that get us all entangled. He is a husband and father and understands from the inside what individuals, couples and families are seeking.
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Patricia Gonzalez, M.A., LPC-Intern, GC
Supervised by: Courtney Suddath, M.A., LSSP, LPC-S
Patricia Gonzalez earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of the Incarnate Word and her Master’s in Professional Counseling at Grand Canyon University. She has worked for several years with a nonprofit that assists families with disabled and terminally ill children and holds a license in grief counseling. She has worked with those in emergency and crisis situations as a 911 and police dispatcher and with military spouses and their many concerns. She embraces an integrative approach to counseling and looks forward to the journeys she will embark on with her clients. A favorite quote that describes her personal vision as a counselor is one by Maxwell Diawuoh, "This is your healing. It doesn't have to be pretty or graceful. You just have to keep going."
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Supervised by: Courtney Suddath, M.A., LSSP, LPC-S

Amelia Johnson, LPC-Intern
Supervised by: Courtney Suddath, M.A., LSSP, LPC-S
Amelia graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Grand Canyon University and her Master of Science Degree in Professional Counseling with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Grand Canyon University. Amelia is also a Certified Facilitator for Prepare-Enrich. Amelia uses an integrated approach, depending on each individual’s unique needs. She especially likes to incorporate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Gottman approaches when applicable to help to build up and empower the individual, no matter their life circumstances. Amelia enjoys working with couples, as well as a diverse group of individuals, such as teens, adult individuals, and families.
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Supervised by: Courtney Suddath, M.A., LSSP, LPC-S

Danielle Mikeska, M.Ed, LPC-Intern
Danielle graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Texas State University. She then went on to earn her Master of Education in Counseling from the University of Houston. Danielle enjoys working with a wide variety of people, including children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Danielle believes that every person has a unique and individual story, and has a passion for helping her clients work through the difficult times, while also celebrate the triumphs that life brings. Danielle uses different approaches to different clients depending on their situations, however, cognitive-behavioral therapy and person-centered therapy are typically the primary approaches used.
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Sara Robertson, LPC-Intern
Sara Robertson earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Houston in 2014 and her master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Sam Houston State University. She has enjoyed her time working with adolescents and utilizing creative methods tailored to meet their needs. Sara has experience working with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Additionally, she has worked with clients in a community counseling center, private practice, and non-profits, and truly enjoys working with a variety of clientele. Counseling isn't always about fixing what's broken; instead we take those broken pieces and create something even better. Sara takes an integrative approach and enjoy applying cognitive-behavioral interventions when appropriate.
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Wendy Wiseman, M.S., CCC- SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Wendy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Disorders from The University of Houston and a Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology from Texas Woman’s University. She has been working with children and their families for 20 years. For 13 years, she has held her certification with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association as well as her Texas state licensure. For many years, Wendy had the opportunity to provide speech and language intervention for elementary and preschool-aged children as a classroom teacher in a private school setting that serves children with language and learning differences. She has most recently provided speech and language therapy services for preschool through fifth grade students at an elementary school in the Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District. Wendy has a passion for engaging with children and their families, serving as a positive influence in their journey through speech, language and learning intervention.She believes whole-heartedly in the benefits of early identification and intervention. Communication is a fundamental human right which connects us all and Wendy strives to help others achieve increased self-esteem and their most effective communication skills. Wendy has experience working with children who have: Developmental Delays, Expressive/Receptive Language Disorders, Pragmatic/Social Language Disorders, Apraxia, Articulation/Phonological Disorders, Autism, Attention and Memory Disorders, and Fluency (stuttering) Disorders.
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Speech Language Pathologist