Board of Directors

Susan E. Hunt - Keaton’s Mom

My name is Susan Hunt. I am Keaton’s mom.

Reynolds Lisk — President

Angel Schwarz - Co-Founder

Keaton is my godson. He was a special young man, from the day that he was born. Always smiling, he was my blue-eyed boy with the face of an Angel. Drugs steal away the soul of the brightest and sweetest children, every day. It is our mission to try to bring these souls back to living the life they deserve to live.

Lynda Ferguson

Pastor Lynda grew up in Mt. Holly, N.C. and is a lifelong Methodist who loves the Lord and loves God’s people. She believes that church can be a community where everyone is loved and accepted. She holds degrees from UNC Chapel Hill, Clemson University and Duke University and always pulls for the Tar Heels. Her greatest joy is being a pastor and a mom to two adult daughters. She welcomes conversations about life and faith and believes that we need each other in figuring out this gift of life together.

Ed Bunch - Vice President

As a partner in the law firm of Bunch & Robins, LLP, Ed concentrates his practice in criminal and traffic defense, wills and estates, and civil litigation. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Wake Forest University School of Law, Ed has been active in the community and in his profession. Ed is happily married to his wife Nancy and has 3 daughters and 4 grandchildren. He and Nancy are active members of First United Methodist Church. Ed enjoys playing music every chance he gets. “I am excited to do anything I can to help Keaton’s Place. A large part of practicing law is counseling. I have had the privilege to assist many people over the years with significant issues, and Keaton’s Place addresses a need that will always be present in our community. I applaud Susan Hunt for her energy and commitment to this cause.”

Joyce Patram

I am a lifelong resident of Randolph County, and a nurse for over 30 years with practice as a nurse practitioner for 20. I am a Duke grad with focus on internal medicine as well as we manage our patients mental health needs in conjunction with specialty providers. I am currently employed by Wake Forest Baptist at Carolina Primary Medicine. I am married to my husband Bruce and we have a wonderful daughter, Ava, who is the love of our lives! Being involved in something such as this brings joy to my heart ! Recognizing Keaton and his importance to what this means brings more joy for lives helped.

Founder
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Director of Services

Chip Womick spent 35 years writing about people, places, and things in Randolph County. He retired from The Courier-Tribune in 2018 and has been contributing stories to the Randolph Hub since it began publication in September.

He is the author of “Drugs Did This – Stories of Substance Abuse in the Center of the Tar Heel State: People Who Died, People Who Have Battled, and People Who Are Battling Still.”

“Alcohol was my drug of choice,” Womick said. “I started drinking in high school and did not stop for nearly 20 years. I was gainfully employed by day and drank the nights away. I really do not want to survey the broken landscape of poor personal interactions from those years. Eventually, I kicked my addiction before it killed me, or I killed someone else.

“In my years as a journalist, many people who struggled with alcohol and other drugs shared their stories with me. None of them set out to embrace the demon of addiction. None of them set out to do harm to themselves and to their families. I have a passion for helping people who want to help themselves. It’s what led me to Keaton’s Place.”