Meet Our Staff
Phil & Lisa Hollinger
Program Director & Family Worker
Phil and Lisa, with the two youngest of their four sons, moved to the area from Westminster, SC in 2021. Phil was a Chief for two years at Fair Play Boys Camp (a wilderness therapeutic residential program) and met Lisa there. They served at Bald Eagle Boys Camp as Family Worker and then pastored a church in PA for over a decade. Most recently, Phil worked as Family Worker and Maintenance at Fair Play Boys Camp for eleven years. At MOH, Phil has led out in directing the program, and he and Lisa work with staff and families to provide support, training and overseeing the girls’ progress.
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Kelsey Graber
Mentor
Kelsey joined the MOH team from Seneca, SC in 2022 as a mentor. Previously, she coached girls’ middle school and varsity volleyball for 3 years and coached another year of varsity. One of the most meaningful parts of MOH for her is seeing how the group speaks truth and love into each other’s lives in circle-ups, despite, and often out of, their own struggles and experiences.
Grace Thompson
Mentor
In 2020, Grace moved from Summerfield, OH, where she worked in the office at Ohio Wilderness Boys Camp since it started in 2009. She has filled different roles in the group and office at MOH and is currently a mentor. She loves experiencing firsthand how a teen girl’s identity changes when she starts believing God’s truth instead of lies and making hard choices to grow.
Juanita Lehman
School Supervisor
Juanita came to MOH in 2021 from Chambersburg, PA. After testing each girl at Intake, she places them accordingly in the school curriculum and monitors them daily. Preparing tests, teaching classes, creating ILP’s, and recording progress charts and report cards are part of what Juanita takes ownership for, as well as helping with special events at MOH. She enjoys seeing relationships built while the girls find confidence in who they are and healing in their stories.
Melissa Ticen
Counselor
Melissa holds a Master's degree in Counseling from Lancaster Bible College. She met her husband, Scott Ticen, while they were both in the cast of Sight and Sound Theatres, and they now have two exuberant children. Melissa has served as Meadows of Hope's counselor since its beginning in 2014 and was a counselor from 2005-2020 at Upward Call/Shepherd's Touch Counseling Services in Leola, PA. She loves serving God's daughters and has extensive experience in counseling clients with depression, anxiety, eating disorders, abuse histories, grief, self-mutilation, Obsessive-Compulsive disorder, relationship problems, and much more. One of her greatest joys is witnessing clients’ transition from barely surviving to thriving – all to God's glory!
Bree Bryant, Andrea Burkholder, Gabrielle Sensenig
Equine Supervisor & Assistants
Bree was involved for many years with creating and directing the equine program at MOH and since 2022 has again taken an active role to facilitate the equine care and therapy sessions. Andrea (part of MOH equine since 2017) and Gabrielle (joined 2022) assist her to help the girls learn healthy relationship skills (such as good communication, boundaries, and respect) with their horses, which can also be applied to human relationships.
Andrea Yoder
Office Supervisor
Andrea came to MOH in 2023 from Westminster, SC. She has prior mission experience in the Middle East teaching at an English center to children and teen girls. At MOH, she oversees the details of paperwork for the girls and staff, IT tasks and state licensing for our school and residential home.
Anita Weaver
Supervisor
Anita joined our team as groupwork supervisor in 2023. She has prior experience working with teen girls. She spent 7yrs. working at Wilderness Way Girls Camp as chief and supervisor. At MOH, she helps oversee the Riata group.
Lisa Yoder
Cook
Lisa joined our team as cook in 2023. She previously worked in bakery where she discovered her love for the kitchen and the art of cooking. At MOH, she does prepares meals, does the grocery shopping and meal planning.
Evelyn Miller
Equine Assistant
Evelyn joined our team in 2023 as an equine assistant. She previously worked at barn where she helped with equine. At MOH, She helps coordinate barn chores and assists in equine sessions.