Leadership

Jackie Jones, Executive Director
Jackie has worked with various non-profit organizations throughout her life. Her desire is for Bethel Haven to be an excellently lead organization that maximizes its resources and compassionately cares for the emotional health of people in our area.

She has a passion to invest in people and build relationships with them. God has gifted her to lead people in a relational way that helps them become all that God has created them to be. She loves creating environments of teamwork, encouragement and support. 

She has been married to Josh for 18 years and have lived in Athens since 2005. They have four children: Tyler (14), Seth (12), Sadie (6), and Nate (5). 

Clinical Staff

Vance Sims, LCSW
Vance Sims has been a counselor for over 12 years.  He is currently the counselor at Malcolm Bridge Elementary School in Oconee County.  Before becoming a school counselor, Vance worked at Advantage Behavioral Health Systems providing mental health services and alcohol/drug treatment to children and adolescents for 4 years. Learn more
Lee Jackson, LPC
Lee Jackson is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has worked in the public school system for the past eleven years.  After receiving his Masters of Education in School Counseling at The University of Georgia, Lee began his career with Gwinnett County Public Schools as a high school counselor. Learn more
Hannah Hall, LAPC
Hannah Hall felt a calling to be a counselor when she realized that God had given her an innate ability to make others feel welcome and comfortable talking with her. Hannah recently spent time providing community-based talk therapy, art in therapy and play in therapy with children, adolescents and families. Hannah also has a heart for working with college students and adults and believes that the relationship between counselor and client is a wonderful gift. Learn More
​Alan Bohnhoff, LAPC, NCC
Alan Bohnhoff is a compassionate counselor with a wealth of life experience, who is motivated by a passion for helping people.  Feeling led to transition out of a long career in the information technology industry, Alan recently completed a Masters Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Richmont Graduate University. Learn More
Katie Deans, M. Ed.
Katie Deans Katie is an empathic counselor who aims for the counseling relationship to be a place where clients can find emotional, relational, and spiritual support. She understands that participating in therapy often takes courage, and she is inspired by clients who take this bold step to finding greater freedom, joy, and peace. Learn More

Office Staff

Patsy Forester, Administrative Assistant
Patsy Forester has lived in Oconee County for ten years with her husband and two sons. She graduated from Elon University with a degree in English Education and has a background in customer service and administration at the United States Golf Association. Recently, she has been working with the Faith Presbyterian Church Mothers’ Morning Out Ministry as well as substitute teaching in Oconee County Schools. In her free time, she enjoys Jazzercise, walking, reading, volunteering for PTO, and attending her sons’ sports events.

Counseling Interns

Melissa Shepherd, Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern
As a compassionate encourager from a young age, Melissa has always been drawn to listen, encourage, and assist those who have found themselves in hurting or struggling places. After hearing the stories and struggles of people's lives over the course of many years in retail business, the Lord redirected her path to the counseling field in order to help others better navigate through their life journeys.

Prior to becoming self-employed in 1995, Melissa completed a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at Georgia State University. She is currently completing her last year for a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with Specializations in Trauma Counseling as well as in Counseling and Spirituality at Richmont Graduate University in Atlanta.  Learn More

Thorn Winkler, Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern

Thorn Winkler finds his greatest joy in empowering others to reach their highest potentials for lives full of purpose and meaning. Relational, emotional, and spiritual issues often get in the way of living wholehearted lives. We sometimes find ourselves stuck with friends, family members, and even ourselves. Thorn is passionate about helping others work through their personal struggles and making meaning out of life’s darkest seasons.  Learn More

Board Members

Laura Allen
​John Autry
Kathy Behtz
John and Diane Brantley
Scott and Keyla Carson
Heather Kincaid
Andy and Tara Lowry
Jeff and Georgia Williams