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Board of Directors

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Rebecca Argabrite Grove

Chairperson

Rebecca is a licensed occupational therapist with over 25 years of experience includes working in public schools, special education administration, and non-profit association management in the areas of strategic governance, professional ethics, and international issues. Rebecca has a history of volunteer service across a variety of local, state, and national boards, and governance bodies. She is a Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association and an Award of Merit recipient of the Virginia Occupational Therapy Association.

 

Rebecca holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in occupational therapy from Shenandoah University. She uses her passion to help individuals and organizations design and implement meaningful action plans for creating their preferred future, drawing upon her acumen for strategic and flexible futures thinking.

 

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou

Lauren Wood

Vice Chairperson

Lauren Wood is a Health Program Manager at the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) where she oversees their health portfolio, with a focus on substance use disorder (SUD), for the 26 million people that call Appalachia home. Before ARC, Lauren worked for the National Governors Association where she collaborated closely with governors' offices to analyze state and federal substance use and opioid use policies. Before D.C. Lauren worked at a federally qualified health center in Boulder, CO, specializing in homelessness, serious mental illness, and SUD. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Development, a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition & Dietetics, and a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and Public Policy. 

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“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” — Marcus Aurelius

Rachael Jetten

Treasurer

Rachael Jetten is a Senior Accounting Manager for Intentional Accounting, a local accounting firm, and is currently working towards her CPA. She holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Shenandoah University. She is also a former business owner and a proud mother of three daughters.

 

"Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you." Princess Diana

Ruth Marshall

Secretary

Ruth Marshall is a retired teacher with 38 years of experience teaching middle and high school English, US Government, and US History. An avid runner and supporter of girls' sports, she has also coached field hockey, basketball, and girls' lacrosse. Ruth has two master’s degrees, one in Education from George Mason University and one in Political Science from American Public University. Currently, she lives in Loudoun County with her husband and enjoys officiating high school girls’ field hockey and lacrosse during their appropriate seasons. Ruth is honored to work with Dandelion Meadow where she hopes she can make a difference because, like many others, she has been impacted by addiction.

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​"Let us make a commitment to care for the needy, to teach our children the values and the virtues handed down to us by our families, to have the courage to defend those values and the willingness to sacrifice for them." Ronald Reagan

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