Danielle Lair has served children and families in the local church since 2010, including her recent role as the Director of Children’s Ministry at Lake Travis United Methodist Church (LTUMC). Danielle is administratively gifted, detail-oriented, and knows how to balance logistics within a relational ministry. She also has extensive experience in planning events for 10-5,000 people.

Through Danielle’s own trauma recovery journey, she has become increasingly passionate about mental health and wellness. She believes healing begins when we share our stories with others in safe spaces. Danielle co-founded Finding Hope in 2024 to help address the barriers to mental health care and reduce the stigma. Danielle is a certified Mental Health Coach and Life Coach which specialties in trauma-informed care and brain health. Danielle also serves on the Board of Engage and Heal Foundation.

Danielle graduated from Abilene Christian University in 2007. She has two kids, Tommy (8) and Lucy (7), and one fur baby named Teva. She enjoys time with her kids, eating all the food, reading, new adventures, and traveling.

Jenni graduated from Baylor University with a BA in journalism and a minor in marketing. She built her business career as a Change Management Consultant at Accenture. During her time at Accenture, Jenni served international clients in the chemical, utility, and energy industries. She supported global change management programs within Accenture; led business development, community outreach, and people engagement in one of the major US offices; and provided program management for a US local market growth initiative. Jenni served as Chief of Staff to the North America CEO for three years prior to leaving Accenture in late 2014.

After retiring from Accenture, Jenni expanded her service to the local community and local church. She gave of her time and talents in volunteer roles including Lake Travis ISD CLASS Project member, a member of the Campus Advisory Team at the local middle school, and six years as a board director of an international women’s member organization, Tri Delta. Additionally, Jenni began serving on staff at her church in 2020 establishing and leading the Discipleship Ministry and adult and small group ministries, in addition to teaching Sunday School and Women’s Bible Studies.

Jenni and her husband, Brian, reside in Austin, TX, with their twins, Connor and Sydney.

Ashley Schlosser is Founder and CEO Live Out Loud, Inc., a boutique public relations and integrated marketing firm in Austin, Texas, founded in 2014. She holds more than seventeen years of experience in graphic design and twelve years of experience in media relations, writing, brand building, community engagement, media monitoring/social analytics, and event management. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelors of Science in Public Relations and a Bachelors of Arts in Rhetoric & Writing.

She is passionate about helping organizations tell their story in a way that makes an impact and is honored to support Finding Hope Wellness Center. She previously worked at Burson-Marsteller and Porter Novelli, where she served large-scale clientele in multiple industries conducting media relations, campaign development, graphic design, event management and social media campaign management and analytics. In her tenure, she has worked with large-scale clients including DEMO Conference, SXSW Interactive Festival, HP Cloud Services, Luminex Corporation and Johnson & Johnson, as well as with local clientele including several nonprofits Salvation Army Austin Area Command, Any Baby Can, Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, Texans for Joe Straus, Breakthrough Central Texas, Temple Health and Bioscience District and more. Prior to PR agency life, she worked for Entercom radio as a promotions assistant executing guerilla marketing activities for MIX 94.7 FM and Majic 95.5 FM radio in Austin, Texas staffing some of the city’s largest music festivals and events.

Cynthia worked as an elementary school counselor and teacher for over 15 years. During those years she worked with many children on a variety of mental health needs along with working with the parents on how to implement positive parenting strategies in the home. After taking a break from working in the schools, Cynthia then pursued further training in ABA Therapy while increasing her role as a volunteer in the schools and church. Cynthia has a personal connection working with children with special needs because her son Tyler is on the Autism Spectrum, and his life journey has inspired her to educate herself and help other families form positive routines and coping strategies in their homes. Cynthia has also volunteered with many roles at Lake Travis Methodist Church, where she and her family have been members for over 20 years. She has served as an Elementary Sunday School Teacher, several committees, and was Leadership Council Chair for three years. She also volunteered as LTUMC Children’s Ministry Leader for two years. Cynthia has always had a passion working with children and families of all needs and is excited to be a part of Finding Hope.

She and her husband have lived in Austin over 20 years and have a 19 year old son and 16 year old daughter. She enjoys the outdoors, spending time with family and watching college sports!

Mercedes Alanis was born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico. My husband’s work brought us to the United States shortly after getting married in 2000, and it became the home where our family grew. Raising our 3 children has been the greatest privilege of my life. With them I learned how a child genuinely thrives when they feel seen and supported. A calm voice, an encouraging word, or a nurturing environment can transform a moment of uncertainty into growth. Throughout my years of being a mom of small children, I became passionately involved in volunteering. Whether it was in school activities, youth programs, team sports or church, I came to firmly believe that at our core we belong to each other and one small action can change the color of someone’s day.
Today my children are all grown up. Besides my work as an assistant preschool teacher, I am honored to be part of Finding Hope Wellness Center as a Board Certified Mental Health Coach. Together with Danielle, I strive to create nurturing environments where people feel supported, valued, and capable. We need communities where individuals do more than just survive, ones that provide unconditional acceptance for those who lost their song along the way. Mercedes offers services in Spanish.