Staff
Holly McCaskill, Executive Director holly.mccaskill@crisis7.org
Terry Barnes, Managing Director terry.barnes@crisis7.org
Mike LaBonte, Director of Volunteer Services mike.labonte@crisis7.org
Board of Directors
Wayne Bannon, Chair
Wayne Bannon is a retired educator for the Memphis City School system. He is the founder of the Whitehaven Alliance of Churches and Neighborhoods, past President of the Memphis Police Ambassadors and the FBI Alumni Association. He is a current member of the Whitehaven Rotary Club and President of the Friends of the Library, Whitehaven Branch. For the past decade and a half Wayne has been active as a community organizer concerned with issues effecting local neighborhoods. Recently, he has worked with the American Red Cross in home-based fire prevention efforts in depressed and neglected areas.
Emily Richardson, Chair Elect
Emily Richardson has been volunteering with the Memphis Crisis Center since interning with us in 2015. After the completion of her internship at MCC, Emily has remained an active volunteer in the call center as a crisis line worker and mentor for new volunteers. She has also assisted with the implementation of new technology in the call center and provides ongoing IT support. Following the completion of her BA in Psychology at the University of Memphis in 2016, Emily continued into the MS in General Psychology program at the U of M. Currently, Emily serves as the lab manager of the University of Memphis Psychotherapy Research Lab while finishing her degree.
Robbie Wallace, Secretary
Robbie Wallace has more than 15 years of working for the public good, including working as a teacher and youth counselor at Ombudsman Educational in Holly Springs and Natchez, MS. During that time she worked closely with at-risk students by helping them in determining their abilities, challenges, and personal needs. She also helped her students identify and overcome academic, personal, and family challenges that affected their success. Robbie has also worked as a Domestic Violence Coordinator for the Cocaine and Alcohol Awareness Program (CAAP), providing assessment, case planning, and crisis intervention services. She currently works as a Domestic Violence Shelter Coordinator at YWCA of Greater Memphis. Her personal time is devoted to family, friends, and church activities.
Harold Beaver
Along with his volunteer work at the Memphis Crisis Center, Harold serves on the AARP Tennessee Executive Council. He was also appointed to the West Division Leadership Team and the TN Volunteer Support Team in 2015 as Congressional District Lead (District 9). Most recently, Harold served as a principal in Memphis City Schools. Committed to lifelong service in retirement, Harold is an Adjunct Professor at Christian Brothers University, volunteers with several Veterans organizations, serves on the TN Advisory Committee on Open Government, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, and is active in his local church. He dedicates his service to all ages Pre-K to Post-secondary on through the, “Real Possibilities”, 50+ generation. Harold currently resides in Memphis.
Beth LeFever
The Rev. Beth Lefever, a native Hoosier, has served as pastor of Neshoba Unitarian Universalist Church since July of 2012. Before that she was the half-time religious leader at Berrien Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in St. Joseph, MI, and did prison ministry at the Elkhart County (IN) Jail. She studied sociology at Indiana University and received her M.Div. from Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago. Before Beth moved into ministry she was a 911 dispatcher for 18 years in Elkhart, IN, eventually becoming the 911 Center’s Training Coordinator, and then Assistant Director. She also served on Elkhart’s Board of Public Safety. And a very long time ago she was a call-taker for Elkhart’s crisis call center, Switchboard Concern.
Ricky Tucker
Ricky Tucker, also known as Coach RIX (Respect – Integrity – eXcellence), has a wealth of experience in a wide range of leadership roles in corporate America and as an Entrepreneur and Business Coach. His background includes 16 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and a comprehensive knowledge of business-to-business markets, at a local, regional and national level. He is a results-driven leader who emphasizes the importance of “Leadership with Integrity”, organizational development, communications and a strong understanding of business issues. He also serves as the Talent Development Coach and Director of Training for the Office of the Shelby County Assessor of Property.
Linda J. Mathis, Legal Chair
Linda J. Mathis is a Memphis attorney practicing in the area of civil litigation beginning in 1988. She graduated from Southwestern at Memphis (now Rhodes College) and received her Juris Doctor degree from Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis). She is currently an active volunteer with the Memphis Crisis Center, and has been since 1984.
Anne Knight-Crooker
Anne Knight-Crooker is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in private practice with a three decade career path that has been dedicated to mental health. Her specialties include chemical dependency, recovery, and trauma. She began as a volunteer with the Memphis Crisis Center in 1985. She explains, “The Memphis Crisis Center was a gateway for me.” She eventually became Executive Director of the MCC in the 1990s and has remained involved with the center in various capacities over the years, including volunteer training and multiple stints on the Board of Directors. She is married with one grown daughter, three grandchildren, two great grandchildren, three dogs and two cats.
Kylen Darden
Kylen-Kristopher Darden serves as Career Technical Training Manager at the Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps with 15+ years of managerial supervision. He received his BS in Business Administration from the University of Memphis in Memphis and graduated Magna Cum Laude and holds a Master of Science in Business Administration from Bethel University in McKenzie, Tennessee and completed the program with Honors distinction. He continues to be a catalyst within his professional career while “Inspiring Achievement through Service.” He has served on several committees in his spare time; these include: the Memphis Urban League Young Professionals, Bountiful Blessings/Temple of Deliverance C.O.G.I.C. Annual Education Day Committee Member, West TN/North MS Annual Founders Day Committee of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, South Central Province Committee Member of Diamonds in the Rough of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Memphis, Junior Achievement of the Mid-South, Girls Inc. of Memphis, and the Down Syndrome Association of the Mid-South.
Angela Boyce
Open Positions:
IT Chair
Fundraising Chair
Treasurer