Team Members

Ryan Walker is the Donor Relations Manager of House of Mercy Food Pantry and Thrift Store, communicating with donors to raise funds and awareness for the Food Pantry. He is dedicated to House of Mercy’s mission of creating environments where God’s mercy can flourish...

John McClay graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Psychology and a Concentration in Business. He spent the better part of ten years working in retail sales and management at La-Z-Boy. After so long in customer service, he decided to try another...

Erin Tooley is the Program Coordinator at House of Mercy. After graduating with her B.A. in Social Work, from North Carolina State University in 2016, she was a Caseworker for a non-profit program serving homeless families. Later she transitioned to Human Resources at...

Since July 2020, Sophia Crooks has been the Program Manager at House of Mercy after initially joining the team in August 2019 as the Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator. In her new role as Program Manager, she manages the House of Mercy Food Pantry along with all of...

Von E. Barron is the Operations Manager for House of Mercy (HOM), serving in that role since October 2016. In this capacity, he supervises Three part time employees and about 125 volunteers in day-to-day operations, including receiving donations, grading them for...

Jessica has held varying roles in the nonprofit sector since graduating with a B.A. in Sociology from Mount St. Mary’s University in 2009. She has experience in nonprofit management, development & fundraising, volunteer recruitment & management, finance, and...