Our Staff
Founder & Executive Director
Rev. Dr. Rondy M. Smith, Ed.D.
Dr. Rondy M. Smith is Founder and Executive Director of Rest Stop Ministries, Inc. Rondy is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene and served as Community Life Pastor of the Hermitage congregation from 2001-2015. Previously, she was Associate Professor of Management and directed the graduate degree program at Trevecca Nazarene University from 1991-2001. Dr. Smith began her career in the corporate sector serving the Leadership Development Center at Northern Telecom, Inc. She was also a consultant with Executive Learning, Inc. and continued her consulting practice after joining the academic ranks as university faculty.
Rondy earned a Master’s degree in Organizational Communication from the University of Kansas in 1987 and a Doctorate in Human and Organizational Development from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in 1996. She and her husband, Bobby, have been married 37 years. Bobby retired from AT&T after 25 years. They have 2 adult sons who brought them two daughters to love and now a first grandchild! Rondy loves to travel and read.
Senior Director for Organizational Advancement
Dr. Dawn Digrius Smith, Ph.D.
Dawn Digrius Smith joins Rest Stop Ministries as Senior Director for Organizational Advancement. She began her journey with Rest Stop as external evaluator for a federal grant from 2020-2022 through her consulting corporation DMDS Partners, Inc. With a background in Higher Education and NonProfit Administration, Dawn brings a wealth of expertise in project management, strategic planning, research, grant writing and evaluation, and development. Graduating from Drew University, Madison, New Jersey with a Ph.D. in Intellectual History, a MPhil in European History/History of Science, and a BA in Anthropology, her research and social science skills provide opportunities for growth. Dawn has served as a faculty member, administrator, and consultant to school districts, non profit organizations, and institutions of higher education since 2009.
Dawn was introduced to Rest Stop Ministries by a former colleague at the California State University, Office of the Chancellor in 2019 and has a personal experience with human sex trafficking that led her to work with the organization. Her commitment is to stopping the oppression and assisting in holistic and trauma-informed care through advocacy and education. Dawn is married to Robert Smith, a cinematographer based in Los Angeles. She has two children of her own and three step children and enjoys hiking, travel, and reading. She is an elder in her church and is active in her local Rotary Club.
Director of Programs
Jill Woicik, LPC-MHSP, NCC
Jill Woicik grew up in North Alabama where she graduated from The University of North Alabama with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology. She then moved to Dallas, Texas and earned an Associate’s Degree in Practical Theology from Christ for the Nations, Institute. Nearing the completion of her time at CFNI, the Founder of a residential girls’ home ministry spoke at a chapel service and Jill knew at that time that God was calling her to play a part in the restoration of hurting girls/women. This led her to pursue a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Dallas Baptist University.
Jill is licensed in the state of Tennessee as a Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health Service Provider, and was previously licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas for 16 years. She is also certified as a National Certified Counselor. Jill has held positions from Case Manager to Program Director in various nonprofit social service agencies providing therapeutic services to survivors of sexual assault, sex trafficking and other violent crimes, homeless single mother families, individuals in recovery from substance abuse in the criminal justice system and children in foster care. Around 2011, she became aware of the problem of sex trafficking in the United States and has volunteered with several anti-trafficking organizations since that time. Her passion is helping women heal from trauma and seeing them discover their unique strengths and purpose.
Along this journey, in 2003, Jill met her husband, Randy, at Church. They were married in August 2004. They enjoy traveling and spending time in the mountains whenever possible. Jill also enjoys having coffee with friends, horses, and being entertained by her cats. Jill is very happy to be back in this part of the country where she can fully realize the dream God put in her heart over 20 years ago to walk alongside hurting women in their journey to freedom. She is grateful to Rondy Smith and the Rest Stop Ministries Board of Directors for allowing her and her husband to work together using their complementary gifts to support the Executive Director, Rest Stop Ministries staff and residents.
Director of Operations
Randy Woicik, BA
Before accepting the position of Director of Operations with Rest Stop Ministries (RSM), Randy served as the Program Manager for an organization that provided two years of residential services to homeless single mother families. He also brings to RSM several years of experience from his time as the Director of Operations for an outpatient chemical dependency counseling program.
Randy has a Bachelor’s degree from Southwestern Assembly of God University, where he studied a diverse array of courses to better prepare for the demands of leadership. Before entering the non-profit world, Randy held positions in a hospital emergency room, retail management, and in insurance inspections. This combined with his non-profit experience gives him a well-rounded base with which to meet the challenges of being the Director of Operations of Rest Stop.
Before moving to Tennessee in September of 2017, to join the Rest Stop team, Randy lived in Texas where he was born and raised, and he is proud of his Texas heritage. At the age of 33, in 2004, by God’s grace he met and married the woman of his dreams; and his parents and friends rejoiced. Randy and Jill now reside in Lebanon, Tennessee with their 3 cats. Randy enjoys good food, trips to the mountains, and cruises.
Director of Development
Caitlin Strecker, BS
Caitlin grew up in Kansas and graduated from Emporia State University with a degree in Elementary Education. After learning about the presence of slavery and injustice around the world, she decided to serve overseas. Caitlin went on the World Race, an 11-month mission trip to 11 countries around the world, where she witnessed first-hand the vast array of injustice as well as endless glimpses of God’s faithfulness.
After the World Race, Caitlin attended G42 Leadership Academy, a Christian leadership and discipleship program in Spain. Her dreams came alive during her time at G42: to fight slavery and injustice, and to see women fully alive and free by embracing their true worth.
After graduating from G42 Leadership Academy, Caitlin lived in Chicago, serving on International Justice Mission’s Chicago volunteer team as the Events Coordinator.
Caitlin moved to Tennessee and joined Team RSM in 2019. She served as the Weekend Residential Manager for one year, then Community Engagement Manager for three years before transitioning to her current role. You can typically find Caitlin listening to music, coffee mug in hand, and looking for her next hiking spot!
Therapist
Karen Hall, MSSW, LCSW
Karen Hall serves as RSM’s trauma therapist. Since 1992, Karen has worked with individuals in a variety of settings including a domestic violence shelter, the foster care system, adoption agencies, inpatient trauma units, a maternity home, outpatient community mental health centers, a Christian Counseling ministry, residential treatment facilities, and local crisis call centers.
Karen is trained in EMDR, Trauma-Focused CBT, ARC, Sanctuary model, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Systemic Desensitization Therapy, PCIT, Christian 12 Steps, Sociometrics, and includes many techniques of CBT and DBT.
In addition to providing therapy, Karen has experience in grant-writing, curriculum development, and supervising and training others in the counseling profession. She has worked in the Metro Nashville Public School system, as well as taught as adjunct faculty at Belmont University.
Karen has a passion for helping women and children, especially those who have experienced abuse. She has been a foster parent, and her ultimate joy was parenting her now-adult daughter. In her personal time, Karen enjoys praying and worshipping with friends and her guitar or piano.
Residential Manager
Tara Stieber
Tara Stieber joined the Rest Stop team as Residential Manager in 2023. Born and raised in Colorado, she attended Mid-America Nazarene University as a vocal major until 1987 when she transferred to Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville.
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In 1994, she settled down and began living her dream of being a wife and mother. She had the privilege of being a stay-at-home homeschooling mama. As her boys entered their later high school years, having always been passionate about Jesus and “Littles”, those two passions merged, and Tara became the Preschool pastor at her church. In prayer one day, God told her that in order to truly impact the lives of those “Littles”, she would need to impact the lives of their mama’s. She did so, first, by launching East Nashville MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) in 2016, and a couple years later, Moms University, which initially offered cooking classes and menu prepping to young moms with plans to expand into other supportive homemaking skills such as simple budgeting, gardening, and hospitality.
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In 2020, God led her through deep mourning as He began separating her heart from MOPS. It wasn’t until early 2021 that she received the “why” and God planted a new dream in her heart: to eventually work in a residential setting, serving and loving on minors who had been rescued out of sex trafficking.
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Saying “Yes” to this new calling, and walking it out step-by-step, has been a rewarding journey for Tara! Step One was to begin volunteering with Rest Stop Ministries on the Transport Team in 2021. This gave her the opportunity to begin developing relationships with our Residents. In 2022, she took the next step and joined our Respite Care Team as a PRN, where she became familiar with their evening schedule and routines. Stepping into the Residential Manager role in January 2023 is expanding her experience to include the many administrative tasks required in long-term residential care. It is in this current position that Tara desires to influence our Residents by developing and fostering trust that leads to deep relationships. She further desires to impact the healing journey of these ladies by equipping them with positive life-skills, all while making their residential stay with us truly feel like “home”.
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Social Enterprise Manager
Kala Davis
My name is Kala Davis, and I am so excited to have joined the Rest Stop Ministries team as the Social Enterprise Manager. My own journey of overcoming addiction has empowered me to dedicate my life’s work to helping those in need.
I live in Lebanon, TN with my husband Tim and our 2 year old son Rhett. I am the daughter of Holly Cooper, owner of Fried Green Tomatoes, and walked alongside my mom to form a social enterprise partnership with RSM in 2021. My husband and I are also entrepreneurs and started a farmhouse furniture company, Davis Woodworks, in 2020. I have a background in the addiction recovery field and previously helped develop a social enterprise for Doors of Hope in Murfreesboro, TN.
I am looking forward to seeing God’s hand move in my new role as social enterprise manager at RSM. I am praying we will be good stewards of all the opportunities God has set before us as we work to provide economic empowerment for every woman that walks through the program.
Program & Volunteer Coordinator
Claire Greene, BBA
Claire is from a small town outside of Ft. Worth, Texas and graduated from Baylor University with a degree in Entrepreneurship. She then was led to serve abroad and moved to Nicaragua as a missionary for two years. There she learned Spanish, helped the team with business initiatives, and mentored a group of teenage girls.
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During her time in Nicaragua, God put a desire in her heart to serve the oppressed, specifically victims of human trafficking. She moved with the same organization to Ecuador for another two-year commitment where she helped end slavery through a ministry that offered residential and non-residential care, a business-as-missions for the women survivors, and participated in street outreach to women in prostitution.
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Claire moved to Nashville after her engagement to Jacob Greene. God answered her prayers in giving her the opportunity to continue working alongside women survivors at Rest Stop Ministries. She is thankful to be a part of a team that is committed to helping those who have been rescued by providing a process of healing through God's love.
Survivor Care Coordinator
Jennifer Tetrick
Hello, I'm Jenn Tetrick. I'm blessed to be an encouraging example of how one can overcome traumas and lead a fully triumphant life.
I am passionate about the Lord and my family. My husband Hal, and I have been together since 2002, and have 4 adult children, 9 grandkids, and 1 sassy dog! My journey with God began in 2000, and since then He has been first in my life. God rescued me from the deepest valley of darkness, lifted me up with His unconditional love, and blessed me with salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ.
As a survivor of multiple layers of abuse, including child sexual abuse and domestic violence, I have a heart to share his glory through volunteering with nonprofit organizations that minister to women still in the sex industry. I've worked with a multitude of women starting as a CNA in nursing school, specializing in women's healthcare for over 11 years, followed by 7 years of emergency room care at a local hospital, then volunteering with Whispers of Hope, an outreach for women who are still working in the sexual industry. God's guidance, paired with these experiences, have equipped me with a deep understanding of the benefits of trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and strengths-based approaches to working with survivors of sex trafficking.
As Survivor Care Coordinator, I meet with each resident to develop and implement goals, navigating post-traumatic growth while focusing on personal strength, new possibilities, greater appreciation for life, spiritual development, and building close relationships.
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Residential Coach
Brenda Miller
Brenda was born in Ohio, and then at 10 years of age moved to Fort Worth Texas. She grew up most of her life there, graduated high school and married not long after. Brenda worked in a veterinarian hospital for 5yrs, then she quit working to raise a family and homeschool her three children.
There was a 20-year span before she would come to RSM. During that time, God had her on a journey of healing of her own childhood trauma, and found that her healing journey helped to equip her for helping hurting women who are walking through their trauma.
In 2015, she and her family moved to Hendersonville, TN, and started volunteering at RSM in the Spring of 2021. Brenda drove residents to appointments, meetings, and other activities, forming relationships with the women. That Summer, she was hired to be officially part of the team as Residential Coach.
In her time off, Brenda enjoys trying new restaurants with friends, photography, the outdoors, hanging out with her kids, and walks with her dog.
Residential Coach
Danyalle Youngers, RN
Danyalle Youngers is a Certified Professional Life and Recovery Coach, as well as a Registered Nurse. She became a Coach to help others who struggle with unhealed wounds from childhood, and gently guide them to a space of healing, restoration, and peace. When the job for a residential coach came across her computer, she saw an opportunity to be of service to the beautiful women who would come to RSM for help. This is her 1st “official” job in 25 years.
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Danyalle and her husband have been raising 5 children and homeschooling each one though High School in their home just outside of Nashville, TN.
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When she is not working, one can find her with her own coaches, reading a book, having family dinners with her growing children and husband, or working on her own recovery from the effects of growing up with trauma and in a dysfunctional home.
Bookkeeper
Susan Marrotte
Susan Donghia joined the Rest Stop Ministries team in 2021 as our Bookkeeper.