Leadership Team

Meet our team

Carrie Mercke

Chief Executive Officer

cmercke@options4u.org

Sylvia Bush

President Emeritus

sbush@options4u.org

Casey Rudolph

Development Director

crudolph@options4u.org

Alexis Sterling

Community Outreach Director

asterling@options4u.org

Dione Branch

Human Resources Director

dbranch@options4u.org

Michelle Carruthers

Individual Services Director

mcarruthers@options4u.org

Steve Leon

Business Operations Director

sleon@options4u.org

Sharon Jacob

Transportation Director

sjacob@options4u.org

Jennifer Carona

Director of Nursing

jcarona@options4u.org

Jamie Guidry

Financial Director

jguidry@options4u.org

Andrea Gousman

Director of Vocational Services

agousman@options4u.org

Shannon Trautman

Residential Director

strautman@options4u.org

2023-2024

Board of Directors

Pictured is

Top, Left to Right: John Martinez, John Poteet, Patrick Coudrain and Matthew Cotton.

Bottom, left to Right: Laurie Johnson, Carrie Mercke, Teresa Landry, Sarah Mitchell and Melanie Watkins.

Not Pictured: Paul Titus, Jay Burchfield and Eric Dosch.

Laurie Johnson

Board Chair

Sarah Mitchell

Vice-Chair

Eric Dosch

Secretary-Treasurer

Paul Titus III

Past Board Chair