​CONTACT US

STREET ADDRESS
Forsyth Office
2550 The Place Circle
Cumming, GA  30040

Dawson Office
​517 Allen Street
​Dawsonville, GA 30534

MAILING ADDRESS
PO Box 2607
Cumming, GA  30028

TELEPHONE
770.887.1098

EMAIL
info@theplaceofforsyth.org

OUR TEAM

CRISTY FERENCIE
President/CEO
cristy@theplaceofforsyth.org​

Development

ROBYN ROTUNDA
Director of Development
robyn@theplaceofforsyth.org

CAYLA KELLEY
Development Coordinator
cayla@theplaceofforsyth.org

Client Services

​PAIGE WHALEN
Director of Client Services
​paige@theplaceofforsyth.org
 
KYENDAL EATON
Client Support Manager and The Place Cottage
kyendal@theplaceofforsyth.org
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JESSICA MCGUIRE
Benefits Coordinator
benefits@theplaceofforsyth.org​
 
LAURA HERNANDEZ
​Financial Assistance Coordinator
laura@theplaceofforsyth.org

Workforce Development & Education

TARA HARDWICK
Workforce & Education Manager
tara@theplaceofforsyth.org
 
PAIGE ASHKEBOUSSI
​Adult Education Coordinator
pashkeboussi@theplaceofforsyth.org

Food Services

DEBORAH ROSS
Food Services Manager
deborah@theplaceofforsyth.org

JOE SHOMAKE
Food Warehouse Coordinator
joe@theplaceofforsyth.org

JENNIFER KOCERHA
Food Distribution Coordinator (Forsyth)
jennifer@theplaceofforsyth.org
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CHUCK SNEAD
Food Distribution Coordinator (Dawson)
chuck@theplaceofforsyth.org

Senior Services

GLENN BOWMAN
​Senior Program Coordinator
glenn@theplaceofforsyth.org

Volunteer Coordination

PHIL DENNIS
Volunteer Coordinator
phillip@theplaceofforsyth.org

Youth Services

HANNAH DURAN
Young Adult Coordinator
​hannah@theplaceofforsyth.org
 
HOLLIS MEYER
​Young Adult & High School Coordinator
hollis@theplaceofforsyth.org
 
KIM MITCHUM
Youth Program Coordinator
kim@theplaceofforsyth.org​​

Community Engagement

AMY PALMER
​Dawson - Community Engagement
​amyp@theplaceofforsyth.org

Operations & Retail

PAUL HANSON
Director of Operations & Retail
paul@theplaceofforsyth.org

Thrift Store

COLETTE KEMERY
Retail Operations Manager
colette@theplaceofforsyth.org

SUZANNE VICENTE
Thrift Store Assistant Manager - Forsyth
suzanne@theplaceofforsyth.org
 
CAROL GADDIS
​Thrift Store Clothing Supervisor - Forsyth
carol@theplaceofforsyth.org

AARON CLIATT
Thrift Store Warehouse Manager
aaron@theplaceofforsyth.org

MOHAMMED JABER
Thrift Store Warehouse Foreman - Forsyth
mohammed@theplaceofforsyth.org

MARINA PEULEN-JEPP
SAMANTHA ROLLINS
Thrift Store - Dawson
​ricrack@theplaceofdawson.org