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 and Secretary

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.

Marshall Haas - Co-Founder, Board Member

Marshall is an IT Career Advocate and Technical Recruiter with Catch Talent, a Charleston-based high touch recruiting agency and Inc. 5000 and SC Roaring Twenties recipient for 2020 respectively, Marshall delivers end-to-end talent acquisition solutions to growing technology, digital media, and professional services companies.

Prior to Catch, Marshall was a National Aviation Recruiter with Aerotek, hiring across the board for Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 Aerospace and Defense clients. At the height of his stint with Aerotek, Marshall was responsible for a 60-person contractor base and achieved a professional all-time high as the #2 Aviation recruiter in his respective division and a Top 10% recruiter ranking within the organization of nearly 3000 recruiters.

Marshall holds an undergraduate degree from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in Political Science, International and Military Affairs, and a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership.

Stacey Daffin -Volunteer Director, Board Member

Stacey has been a Registered Nurse since 1992 and is currently employed by the Roper St Francis Healthcare System. She has been active with global missions in Central America since 2009. She has been involved with the Hope to Home Furniture Resource (previously with Low Country Furniture Bank) for the past several years. Past community involvement includes One 80 Place and Hope Lodge. Stacey is a member of Seacoast Church-West Campus.

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. She has lived in Charleston for 3 years and, in her spare time, she loves doing projects around the house, crafting, and spending time with family, friends, and her 2 cats- Beanie and Linda. She also enjoys serving her community and volunteering for Hope to Home. Heather is a member of East Cooper Baptist Church and actively involved in the Young Adults Ministry there.

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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. A Ga Tech graduate in mechanical engineering and a native Atlantan, he and his wife Elizabeth have lived in Mt Pleasant for 24 years.

Steve also volunteers for Water Mission and serves in various outreach programs at St Andrews Church in Mt Pleasant.

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.

Bob Tennyson - Board Member

Bob, a Senior Vice President at First Capital Bank, has worked successfully in the Charleston business community for over 30 years. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina.

He has been a member of East Cooper Baptist Church since 1996 and has served in various roles.

He volunteered with the church’s successful Home Furnishings Ministry for many years. This ministry merged with Hope to Home Furniture Resource in 2020.

He is currently an Elder and member of the church’s Local Impact Team, which is focused on helping vulnerable children, the poor and destitute and those incarcerated or recently released from prison. He is also member of Gideons International and serves in the Mt. Pleasant Gideon Camp.

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.

Nicole Sharpe - Board Member

Nicole has served organizations as the Director of Sales and Marketing, as well as Business Development. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Dayton. She is currently the Director of Auxiliary Programs at the Charleston Day School. Her passion for giving back to the community extends to the student body and fellow faculty members.

Nicole attends Seacoast West Ashley and loves to share her passion for mission of Hope to Home to the people she meets everyday.

Matt Sellers - Board Member

Matt has been an owner/operator of Green Meadow Designs, a full service landscaping company. Matt founded the company in 1985 and has recently stepped back from active management and now works for his son Hayden in a supporting role.

Matt attends Seacoast West Ashley church regularly where he is committed to growing the Mens ministry, as well as volunteering for the church wherever help is needed. Matt has been involved with Hope to Home for the last 5 years.

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.

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. Valerie has always had a heart for serving the non-profit sector having grown up in Milwaukee volunteering with her mother, while in college working on the Vanderbilt Prison Project and most recently with Giving the Basics in Kansas City.

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Hope to Home Furniture Resource
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Isle of Palms, SC 29451
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