Leadership Team

Tom Young

Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer, Board Member

Tom is the retired President of YMG, Inc. a consulting practice working with financial service companies in the Southeast and Midwest U.S. He is also a former bank president and a former Board member of Re-Member, a not-for-profit working with the Oglala Lakota Native Americans on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Tom is the co-founder and a past Leadership Team member of the ReStart Career Community, helping individuals find work toward a life on purpose.

Stephanie Shuster

Co-Founder, Vice President, Board Member

Stephanie is a Senior Vice President at Bank of America, where she’s been a data technologist since 1996. She serves as the Treasurer and committee member for the Bank of America Community of Volunteers and won the Bank of America Global volunteer award in 2018.

She delivers meals to shut-ins on Mondays for East Cooper Meals-on-Wheels and she serves lunch for homeless on Fridays at One80Place. Since 2015, she has served on the Trident United Way Peer Investment Review Council and continues to lead the United Way Day of Caring event for Bank of America. She is also a volunteer with East Cooper Community Outreach and Habitat for Humanity. Stephanie is a member of St. Andrews Church.

Stacey Daffin -Volunteer Director, Board Member

Stacey has been a Registered Nurse since 1992 and is currently employed by Advent Health . She has been involved with Hope to Home Furniture Resource( previously with Low Country Furniture Bank) for the past several years.

Heather Andronovich- Executive Secretary, Board Member

Heather Andronovich is a Senior Designer for Baxter, where she designs the surgical workflow of operating rooms. She holds a Bachelors of Science in Biosystems Engineering from the University of Kentucky. Heather also runs her own Etsy shop.

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Steve Middour - Treasurer, Board Member

Steve is a retired President and Managing Partner of Adams Brothers Inc., an engineering company that provides mechanical process equipment to industrial plants.

Brad Harvey - Board Member

Brad Harvey is an independent consultant for the hospitality industry. During his 30- year career in hotel leadership, he has risen through the ranks in the industry working with some of the countries prestigious hotels and resorts including The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco, The Sonnenalp Resort in Vail, The Ritz-Carlton in Aspen, Hotel Jerome in Aspen and most recently opening Emeline in Charleston. In 2021 he transitioned from hotel leadership to offering consulting services to the industry.

Since moving back to Charleston in 2017 Brad has sought to give back to the community. He has served on the Lowcountry Hospitality Association board during his time at Emeline and currently serves on the board of One80 Place, and recently has assisted as the marketing chair with the launch of the newly formed LENS Foundation.

Brad also enjoys serving as a mentor for the students at the College of Charleston for their MBA Program. He is a member of Citadel Square Church and enjoys living downtown, the fantastic food and culture and growing in his faith.

Gene Fanning - Board Member

Gene is a retired engineer, after a 35 year career with Bayer Corporation. While working at Bayer, he led their Day of Caring activities for Trident United Way. He also served as a Senior Account Executive by soliciting other companies to conduct employee campaigns and on an Audit Team to ensure agencies used United Way Funds appropriately.

Gene has served as Chairman of the Board for "Kids Who Care about the Environment" in Berkeley County.

For the past 8 years, Gene has worked with My Sister's House as a shelter aide in the weekly "Handyman" ministry and as a leader of their Transition Team by delivering donated furniture for women and their children escaping domestic violence. He was honored as MSH's Volunteer of the Year in 2015. He has volunteered with Hope to Home for the past 5 years. Gene attends the Seacoast Church-West Ashley Campus and is a member of their Dream Team of volunteers.

Valerie Martin - Board Member

Valerie is a Senior Vice President and Partner at Brown & Riding - one of the top 10 largest Commercial Insurance Wholesale Brokers in the US. She previously held the position of Board Vice President for Quixotic Foundation in Kansas City, MO who worked closely with Quixotic Fusion to provide ats outreach and education to underserved communities through interactive workshops for youths and free and low-cost public performances.

Mark McMahom - Board Member

Mark is a native of Melbourne, Australia who has lived in, and loved, the United States since 1981. A 20-year US Citizen, Mark lives with his wife Jennifer in Mt Pleasant, SC and is an active member, Lector, and volunteer at Christ Our King Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasant.

In addition to his passion for the work of Hope to Home, Mark serves as a volunteer for International Abba Ministries of Charleston; providing transitional housing for the poor and homeless in Charleston.

The owner of an executive search and career coaching firm serving the private country club industry. Mark embraces every opportunity to listen to, support, and learn from, each person he serves professionally, and meets during his volunteer activities. Mark is an active tennis player, jogger, and beach-walker, and is grateful to God for the opportunity to serve and live in Mount Pleasant/Charleston.

Jennifer McMahon - Board Member

Jennifer is a native of Marietta, GA but happily moved to Mount Pleasant in 2012 with her husband Mark.

She is an IT sales professional and has been in the industry for over 25 years; the past 10 of which have been as a Product Sales Specialist for Cisco Systems.

She loves serving and helping those in our community, and she and her husband Mark are proud members of Christ our King Catholic Church in Mount Pleasant.

Chris Meredith - Board Member

Chris Meredith has been the owner and President of Longshore Boats for the past 28 years. Though born in New Zealand, he has called Charleston home since 1975.

Since 1996, he has been a member of Seacoast Church and has served in various capacities within the men’s ministry, primarily as a small group leader and also the men’s hike.

When he’s not running his business, Chris enjoys being on the water and spending quality time with his wife Tracy and their three children.

Scott Frey - Board Member

Scott is retired Chemist from Bayer Corporation where he had responsibilities in Production, Quality assurance and Supply chain. He has a Chemistry degree from Marshall University. He is also a licensed residential builder and current owner of Scott Builders llc., which is involved in acquiring, repairing, selling and renting properties in the Charleston market. He is also a retired US Reserve Naval Officer USNR.

Scott accepted Christ as Lord and Savior through faith and repentance as a young adult.

Phillip Lanier - Board Member

Phillip Lanier is a native of Fort Mill, South Carolina. He is an entrepreneur, speaker, and business coach who founded and grew an environmental services company, from a one-person operation into a multi-state business, with more than 100 employees, before successfully selling the company in 2022.

Today, Phillip is the founder of Core Business Essentials and Money Essentials, organizations dedicated to helping business owners, families, and individuals build stronger futures through practical business leadership, financial education, and faith-based principles.

Drake Dodson - Board Member

Drake moved from Maryland to Charleston in 2022, after a technology career in the DMV. He held senior leadership positions with firms such as The Nasdaq Stock Market, Choice Hotels International, MICROS Systems (now Oracle), and others. After COVID, he started his own technology leadership consulting firm, remotely supporting a number of large utility and other consulting firms, before retiring in 2025.

Outside of work Drake served as Board Chairman for the South River Robotics team in MD. He also trained, refereed, and served as instructor in Tae Kwon Do for Voung’s Martial Arts, where he earned his 4th dan black belt.

Drake and his wife, Pam, live in Mt. Pleasant and attend Seacoast Church. Drake and Pam regularly volunteer with Hope 2 Home deliveries. Drake also volunteers with H2H Tinkering Tuesdays, Habitat for Humanity home builds, and Seacoast Car Care Mission.

Rosamond Lawson - Board Member, Groups Volunteer Coordinator

Rosamond was born in Charleston and grew up in Richmond VA. She returned to the Charleston area in 1994.

She is a graduate of Hollins University with a BA in Art and the Citadel Graduate School with a Masters in Teaching Social Studies. She taught middle school social studies at Charleston County School of the Arts for 17 years and retired in 2016.

She was a 17 year member of the Junior League serving in several leadership positions, her last as President of the Junior League of Charlottesville. She served on the Vestry of Christ Church Episcopal in Charlottesville VA for 2 years before moving to SC.

Rosamond served as a volunteer with the legal Clinic at One80Place for 6 years and has volunteered as a tutor for 9 years with Reading Partners. She has served on the Hope to Home staging and delivery teams for 5 years, often with her daughters and her grandsons.

Brittany Lhotan - Board Member, Individual Volunteers Coordinator

Brittany Lhotan is the Founder and Principal Designer of House of Lhotan, a Charleston-based interior design firm specializing in full-service residential design, renovations, new construction, and furnishings. With a background in construction, hospitality and project management, she is passionate about creating thoughtful, timeless spaces that enhance the way people live while providing a seamless experience for her clients.

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Hope to Home Furniture Resource
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Isle of Palms, SC 29451
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