Staff
The staff at Interfaith Ministry of Calhoun County is an award-winning group of women with the focus to better their community and themselves by putting their best foot forward every day.
Their love for their community, each other, and their clients is what makes IM a successful non-profit. So please, take a few moments to read about each one of these empowering women below, and see how they each have helped their community in their years here.
April Lafollette
Executive Director
April joined Interfaith in 2008 as a volunteer with Christmas Clearing House.
As the current Executive Director, she oversees all programs and networks with our community to extend the agency’s mission of “Bringing God’s People Together to Serve God’s People in Need”.
April loves to travel with her husband of 35 years and her two children.
Julie Edwards
Programs Coordinator
After volunteering at Interfaith in data management for several years, Julie was hired to assist as Co-Director of Meals on Wheels in 2011.
Julie is now the Programs Coordinator, trying to make sure all the program directors have the resources they need to be successful and filling in where needed.
A wife and mother of 4 for over 30 years, Julie is used to juggling.
Nancy Hunnicutt
Meals on Wheels Program Co-Director
Nancy has been with Interfaith Ministries for eight years, all as Meals on Wheels Program Co-Director.
As the daughter of a career Air Force officer, Nancy attended 8 different schools in 12 years. This experience gave her the enjoyment of meeting and dealing with people from all walks of life, which is vital to her work.
In her spare time Nancy can be found walking at least one of her five dogs and caring for her three cats!
Kathy Gaines
SenioRx Director
Originally hired in 2001 to work Christmas Clearing House, Kathy moved into the Receptionist position for both the ARC and Interfaith Ministries under former director Nan Christian.
Kathy was the receptionist for a short while before moving into a SenioRx position where she remains to this day bringing free prescriptions to the uninsured and underinsured of Calhoun County.
Jill Pike
Emergency Assistance Program Director
Jill works closely with our clients in need as the Emergency Assistance Program director.
Blessed with a generous spirit and big heart, Jill serves the community with love and compassion.
Two sons, a daughter and two doggos round out the Pike family and keep Jill energized to work with her clients in need.
Shana Watts Scott
Adult Dental Clinic Director
Shana joined interfaith in early 2019.
Shana has 20 years in the dental field; after taking an eight year break to focus on her health, she stepped back in. Helping people improve their health by means of dentistry has been a passion of hers.
In her off time she is a mother and grandmother (Mur) to her three children and two grandchildren. Shana loves to make other people happy, whether it is by feeding them, having a smile to greet them with, or helping them find their own smile.
Linda White
Integrative Health Coaching Program Director
Linda joined the staff at Interfaith in 2021 to direct the Integrative Health Coaching Program.
A retired nurse practitioner who never really grasped the meaning of retirement, Linda brings her intelligent compassion and wide ranging knowledge base to helping clients understand their health issues and make better decisions on how to improve.
The Integrative Health Coaching Program was a dream of Linda’s and don’t you know it- she made it happen!
Shelly Prather
Financial Director
After retiring from local government service in Marshall County, Shelly decided she needed a little something to do and started volunteering at Interfaith with data management.
When the financial director position became available, we quickly hired her. We know a good thing when we see it.
Hillary Folsom
Digital Marketing
Hillary joined IFM several years ago in the Financial Director role.
Having since taken a full-time position with a local school system, she continues to provide traditional and digital marketing services for Interfaith.
Hillary develops our annual reports, newsletters and donor correspondence.
