STAFF

William D. "Sandy" Fagan

Sandy Fagan has been involved with the Bacon Street organization since its founding in 1971, and has spent his entire adult life fighting youth substance abuse. He served as a volunteer and Board Member until 1974 when he joined the staff as a Counselor. After serving as Clinical Supervisor for a year, Fagan was named Executive Director in 1977.
 
Prior to joining the Bacon Street staff, Fagan served in the United States Army as an Infantry Officer, and worked for the Department of Defense developing substance abuse programs for military dependents. He has served as a consultant to numerous organizations in both the public and private sectors including school divisions, universities, police departments, AT&T and Lucent Technologies.  
 
Fagan holds both Bachelors and Masters degrees from the College of William and Mary and resides in James City County, Virginia. He has three children, Madison, Will, and Alec.  

Robert Coleman

Bob joined the Bacon Street counseling staff in 1977 and was appointed Clinical Supervisor in 1980.  He maintains three licenses from the Virginia Department of Health as a Professional Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, and Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner.

In addition to his work at the Bacon Street Center, Bob has been in part-time private practice in Newport News and Williamsburg since 1981.  He also actively serves on the College of William and Mary's Counselor Education Advisory Board, the Virginia Community Services Boards Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Coalition, the Historic Triangle Substance Abuse Coalition's Treatment Committee, and the Crossroads Community Youth Home's Admission and Release Committee.

Bob resides in Williamsburg with his wife, Debbie, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and their dog, Pete.  He has two daughters.  Lindsay is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist, and Chelsea is a senior at Randolph-Macon College.

Away from the office, Bob can be found swimming, bicycling, and running.  Participating in the sport of Triathlon since 1997, he successfully completed the Ford Florida Ironman in 2005.

Laura Townsend, M. Ed.
L.P.C, L.M.F.T, L.S.A.T.P

Laura Townsend has been employed with Bacon Street since 1979, following her graduation from The College of William and Mary.  She is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Professional Counselor, a Marriage and Family Counselor and as a Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner.  While over the course of her career she has functioned in several capacities with the program, at present she is primarily doing assessments of the consumers.  

Cindy Palmaz, M.S.Ed.
L.P.C, L.M.F.T, L.S.A.T.P, NCC

Cindy graduated from Old Dominion University in 1997 with a masters degree in education. She became licensed as a professional counselor in 1999, a marriage and family therapist in 2002, and a substance abuse treatment practitioner in 2002. Cindy has worked at Bacon Street for over 10 years and currently serves as the Intensive Outpatient Program Coordinator. In 2002, Cindy began a part-time private practice and also works part-time as a massage therapist.

Annie Tellier, M.S.
A.P.A, Psi Chi

Annie received her Masters of Science degree in Clinical Psychology from Capella University in 2005.  Annie is also a member of the American Psychological Association (APA) and has been working in the field of mental health and substance abuse for over 9 years.  Annie has worked extensively in crisis intervention and with individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, ADHD, substance abuse and co-occurring disorders.  Her role at Bacon Street includes providing individual, group, and family counseling/education services for adolescents and their families. Annie received her BA in Psychology from University of California at Davis and is a member of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology

Jonathan Jenkins, M. Ed.
NCC

Jonathan Jenkins is a "local" counselor here at Bacon Street, having grown up in Williamsburg. He received his Master of Education degree from the College of William and Mary through the Community and Addictions Counseling program. He is also a Nationally Certified Counselor. Jonathan received his BA in Psychology from Randolph-Macon College. 

Lauren Mullenax, M. Ed.

Lauren Mullenax has been with Bacon Street since January 2006 as a practicum student and intern from the College of William and Mary School of Education. She has been a full time employee with Bacon Street since August 2007.

Prior to starting her position as a counselor at Bacon Street, she received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from the College of William and Mary in May of 2005. She then went on to receive her M.Ed from The College William and Mary with an emphasis in Community and Addictions Counseling in May of 2007. She is presently completing her residency to obtain her L.P.C.

Lauren works closely with the 9th District Court Services Unit as an Adolescent Substance Abuse Screener. She facilitates the Substance Abuse Education Group for the 9th District Court Services Unit in Juvenile Services. She is also a co-facilitator of Parenting with Love and Limits

Susan Meadows

Susan received her Master's Degree in Education from The College of William and Mary in 2002. She became licensed as a professional counselor in 2008 in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and certified as a professional counselor by the National Board of Counselors in 2006. She has been with Bacon Street since 2001, and provides group co-facilitating for the Parenting with Love and Limits and Anger Management groups.

Susan holds certifications in The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and Scott Sell's Parenting with Love and Limits (Savannah Institute). She has extensive training in Moreno's Psychodrama, and is affiliated with the Dr. E.M. Shearon's Institute for PsychoDrama headquartered in Cologne Germany.

Susan also has a lengthy involvement with Health Care. She holds licenses from Virginia as a Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nurse, and earned her Master's in Science from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1993, her Bachelor's in Psychology from The University of Illinois in 1981 and her Bachelor's of Science (Nursing) from Northwestern University (Chicago) in 1980. Currently she teaches at The Commonwealth of Virginia University's School of Nursing, and holds a staff position at the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals in Richmond.

Away from the office, the school, and the hospital, she can be found happily exercising in the form of gardening around her home, having fun with family and friends, attending church, enjoying her animals, and traveling when opportunities arise.

Ron Jackson

Abby, Certified Therapy Dog

Jacquie Brewer, Administrative Assistant

Jacquie is an integral part of Bacon Street.  She has been with Bacon Street since 2004.  She is the friendly voice that answers the phone and the smiling face that greets you when you walk through the door.    

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Earl L. Young, President
Jerry Moore
Dee McHenry
Roy Lasris
Jane Sherman Chambers
G.T. Brooks
L. Ron Miller
James A. Suter
Tina Allen
Rev. Ronald Ellis
David Bowditch
Robert N. Lent, Treasurer

TESTIMONIALS FROM COMMUNITY AND PARENTS

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