Megan Cain

Megan has been working at Ebenezer since September of 2024. She is currently a sophomore at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a major in psychology and a minor in human development and family sciences. When she is not working or at school, Megan enjoys traveling, hanging out with her friends, listening to music, and going on walks. She is so excited to continue working with Ebenezer and can’t wait to meet everyone! 

Allison Deeson

Allison spent the early years of her childhood growing up in the mountains of Colorado and then, as a teen, moved to coastal Southwest Florida. She relocated to Knoxville in 1994 and has been here ever since! She holds a B.S. in Finance from the University of Florida, as well as a M.S. in Education, Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Tennessee. She is the proud mom of two adult children. Her son is married and works as a PGA golf professional in Houston, TX and her daughter is a senior at UTK with plans to graduate in Spring 2025.

Allison joined the ECS front office staff in the Spring of 2023 and is beyond grateful for the privilege of working alongside a wonderful team of people who love the Lord with all their heart and exemplify the love of Christ through their service.

Brooke elam

Brooke is born and raised in Cincinnati, OH, but attends the University of Tennessee!  She is a senior majoring in Psychology, with a minor in Child and Family Studies. She hopes to go to graduate school post-grad to earn her masters in counseling or social work. In her time outside the office, she serves as a young life leader at Hardin Valley Academy (for the last 3 years!) leading senior girls. She loves running and Pilates, trying new coffee shops, watching football (bengals and vols!!) and finding new board games to play with friends. She loves traveling, and just studied abroad in Europe this past summer (picture from the Almafi Coast)! She is so excited for the opportunity to work and learn from such an amazing community of people, and considers it an honor to be apart of the Ebenezer staff! 

Anne Graves

Anne Graves was born and raised in Southern Indiana but has lived in Knoxville for over 15 years. She and her husband, Chris, have been married for more than 20 years and have 3 teenage boys. Anne is currently in graduate school pursuing her master’s in counseling. God used adoption to help build her family, and as a result, she has a heart for adoptive families and children. Anne loves watching sports with her family, eating chips and salsa on a sunny restaurant patio, going to the farmer’s market downtown, or talking with friends on her back porch. 

Anne Harvey

Anne was born and raised in Tokyo Japan. Her BA is in Social Psychology/Mass Communications from Seijo University.  She worked as an intern at the Japan Psychology Center. Her first professional job was with Munich Reinsurance Company Tokyo Liaison Office.  She met her husband, Todd, when he visited Tokyo for short term mission trip with her church.  She came to America in 1998 and raised two daughters.  In 2015 November, she started to work at ECS. Working at ECS, she feels that “every day is a new beginning!”  At home you will see her in the kitchen cooking East Tennessee infused Japanese dishes.  She enjoys barre fit and you can catch her most nights after work at the barre studio.

Emmaline hodson

Emmaline was born and raised in Knoxville,TN and has worked at Ebenezer since August 2024. She is completing her bachelors this year at UTK and plans to move onto graduate school post undergrad to complete her Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She has loved working at Ebenezer and getting to know all the amazing staff that works at Ebenezer. It truly is an honor to work for such influential people who are being the hands and feet of Christ. She believes that the Lord has opened this opportunity for her to understand on a deeper level the value of sound counsel through life’s challenges and struggles one may face. In her free time, she loves spending time with family and friends, walking, baking for those she loves, and watching sports. 

Cindy Leaf

Cindy has enjoyed working at ECS since August 2021. You will find her in the front office at West a couple of mornings a week, or upstairs working on insurance. Cindy graduated with a degree in Math Education from Georgia Southern University, and a love for college ministry. She and her husband, Mason have spent the last 20+ years serving with Campus Outreach on various college campuses. They have been in Knoxville since 2015, where Mason leads a team of staff serving at the University of Tennessee and at Tennessee Tech University.  The Leafs’ have three wonderful children: Harrison, Anna Claire, and Abigail. Cindy taught at a classical school when her children were younger, and loved teaching Latin and Roman History. She also worked at a Crisis Pregnancy Center for a couple of years during the early years of marriage. Cindy loves date nights, spending time with family, and catching up with neighbors while walking the family dog. She also enjoys her community group, women's bible study, and Sunday School class at Cedar Springs Presbyterian. 

Holly Lee

Holly has been at Ebenezer as a receptionist since May of 2016 right after graduating college. She achieved her bachelor’s in photography, minoring in entrepreneurship from MTSU, and she has had the pleasure of owning her own photography business since 2013 focusing on portraits and working with small businesses here in Knoxville. As she was preparing to transition out of school, a friend from church who was here as a receptionist thought she might want a side job to help supplement her photography work. She applied and started the Monday after graduation and is still here! She feels blessed to be here and to get to work with such sweet and godly people. The bigger truth is that Holly is a huge blessing for all of us at Ebenezer. She knows almost everything about how Ebenezer works and helps train our newer staff members. When she is not working, she loves spending time with my family, her dog baby and friends, making something in the kitchen, or antiquing.

Kristen Menna

Kristen was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and has worked at Ebenezer since September of 2024. She is completing her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a Minor in Child and Family Studies. She intends on going to graduate school to earn her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy. Working at Ebenezer has been one of the greatest doors the Lord has opened for her! The people here never fail to show her, grace, understanding, and the love that she imagines Jesus would show us here on Earth. She feels that she is so lucky to take part in such an incredible community of people who exemplify the qualities of Jesus, so visibly, every day! Kristen has had first hand experience with Ebenezer counseling. She understands the weight of how much counseling, and this practice specifically, can impact an individual mentally and spiritually. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, going on walks, watching football, playing guitar, singing, and reading!

Maris Morton

Maris has been working at Ebenezer for about a year now! She is a senior at the University of Tennessee. She is pursuing her bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in french and francophone studies. She is applying to graduate schools now, and is hoping to get her master’s in clinical mental health counseling. Maris loves to read, bake, and has recently started running! 

Katie Pritchard

Katie Pritchard is from Memphis, TN but moved to Knoxville to attend the University of Tennessee pursuing a degree in Psychology with a minor in interpersonal development in hopes to go into counseling one day. Katie enjoys spending her time with her roommates, going hiking and swimming, reading, and trying new restaurants or coffee shops around Knoxville. She has been working at ECS for several months and is very grateful for the opportunity to be working around counselors and other people who demonstrate the Love of Jesus to her and to others everyday. 

Jorden Stacy

Jordan joined Ebenezer Counseling in January of 2024. She is currently a senior at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, double-majoring in Psychology and Criminal Justice. She hopes to attend graduate school for a masters in clinical mental health counseling after she graduates in May of 2025. She hopes to become a counselor for either people who are incarcerated, people who are victims of crime, or general teenagers/young adults. When Jordan is not at Ebenezer or working on school, she is either leading in the young adult ministry at her church, First Baptist Concord, or volunteering at Western Heights Baptist Center. She also enjoys cheering on the Tennessee Volunteers, spending time with her family and friends, and baking. She is looking forward to continuing her time at Ebenezer! 

Alice Sword

Alice Sword has been the office manager at Ebenezer since January, 2021. She received her BA in Psychology from King College. She worked for over five years in Human Resources for a large company, then started a freelance calligraphy business and spent a few years working in the front office at ECS before starting a family. After years of raising children, volunteering, and continuing her work as a calligrapher, the former office manager called her with an opportunity to return to Ebenezer. It was a beautiful, surprise gift for God to allow her to be back at ECS all these years later, once more showing His grace and provision for her and her family. When she’s not in the office or at home writing, Alice loves spending time with her husband, Steve, and their daughters, Lucy and Annalee.