Governance

Our Board

Mercy Manor is led by people who have already spent years in this work — recovery, victim advocacy, nursing, and law enforcement — not simply people with goodwill toward it.

Sharon Klahm-Hibler

Founder & Board Chair

Former Executive Director of Sanctified Hope, a transitional home for women coming out of incarceration. Background in education, social services, and victim support.

Karen Kalinka

Board Member

Master of Nursing. Built a women's recovery program at Hope Mission in Edmonton, Alberta, bringing hands-on clinical and program-design experience to Mercy Manor's board.

Julie Sullaway

Board Member

Bio pending — confirm with Julie before publishing

Mary Flores

Board Member

Crime Victim Liaison, Hood County Sheriff's Office, with more than ten years supporting victims through the justice system — direct, local insight into who Mercy Manor will serve.

Adam Arrington

Advisory Board

Reserve Deputy, Hood County Sheriff's Office. Advises the board on safety and community relationships in Hood County.

Why this board matters to a donor

A ministry serving women in addiction, trauma, and crisis needs governance that understands the population, not just the mission statement. Mercy Manor's board pairs clinical recovery experience, victim-advocacy experience, and law-enforcement relationships in Hood County — the same county the home will serve.

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