Bethany Britton graduated in December 2018, from the University of Illinois Master’s MSW Program with a concentration in Clinical Mental Health. 

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In 2017, she received her bachelor’s in communication from the University of Illinois.  She was awarded the YMCA Bailey’s Fellowship, for her service in creativity passion, and commitment through community organization.  The 2017 Fred H. Turner Leadership Award was awarded as she proceeded to complete her bachelor degree.  

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In 2018 she was awarded Roxie A. Watson Student Leadership Award for succeeding in academic pursuit despite encountering her person obstacles. While working toward her MSW, she founded the non-profit organization “Women in Need Recovery”. 

Bethany was inspired to make a change due to her own experience of despair with homeless and involvement with the justice system.  She began to pursue transitional housing for women and LGBTQ population who are being discharged from treatment or released from Jail and/or prison. 

Blake joined WIN in 2023. At the Resilience Resource Center she is also the Director of Human Resources and Employee Relations.

Connor is a young aspiring therapist who works at the Win resource center. He organizes triage materials and coordinates for our clients. He works at the center because he wants to make the world a better place and wants to give everybody a fair chance at starting over.

Gina Robinson is a mother to an amazing little boy named Andrew Donovan Maro. Her son saved her life by being the reason she got clean from a 9-year addiction to painkillers. She has been clean from painkillers since the day she learned she was pregnant in 2017. Gina moved to Chicago in 2019 and has since been involved with non-profit organizations that specialize in holistic healing for addiction, and treatment for mental health. Working here at WIN is so important to her because she knows, all too well, how it feels to need help and have no idea where to start or where to look. Helping those in need is what she has a passion for. 

Vanessa Dallas is our the Center Administrator. She has been with WIN Resilience Center since 2023. Prior to this employment, she worked as a Claims Agent for the Illinois Department of Employment {IDES}. She is the first point of contact sitting at the front desk when visitors enter the facility. In her current position, she pre-register clients for upcoming appointments. She also creates files for each client. She is responsible for arranging meetings for the training room, keeping up with inventory for supplies, and whatever is needed. 

Melissa’s journey with WIN Recovery began in April of 2021 when she came into the Champaign first step house as a client. WIN Recovery offered Melissa a safe place, support, and the tools she needed to reach her goals. Melissa was able to get a career, a drivers license, a car, a home, and full custody of her children back.

Melissa joined WIN Recovery as a colleague in September of 2023. She is so grateful for everything that WIN Recovery has done for her and her children. Melissa knows that her life experiences have given her tools that she can now use to help others. Melissa is ready to do her part, share her experiences, and give the support and tools she was given to clients today.

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