07/08/2026
We would like to welcome this star-studded line up to the Valor Station team! Please welcome Becky Abell, MD as our new medical director. She is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and U. S. Army Veteran with assignments in combat support and medical direction. She has published and presented on EMS scope of practice, disaster preparedness, and wilderness medicine, to name a few. She is also a current volunteer firefighter.
Rob Manning, MNS, FNP-C has over 15 years of experience in high-acuity emergency medicine. He is an Iraqi War Veteran where he served as a combat medic. He received his clinical training at Duke University.
Linda Gould, LPC is a highly experienced clinician, specializing in the needs of First Responders. She is an EMDR-trained provider and a Georgia POST certified instructor. She is a mainstay in the Augusta area when it comes to public safety wellness.
Chris Adams is our new Director of Technology. He comes to us from Bennington College (Vermont). He has been recruited by various reputable companies and is ridiculously skilled in the area of information technology.
Misti Childers is part of our Partnership and Engagement team. She is a U.S. Air Force Veteran where she served for six years as an EMT. Her immediate family is deeply rooted in law enforcement, and she has an unwavering commitment to improving mental health access to our First Responders.
Cali Wilson is also part of our Partnership and Engagement team. Her “why” is also very personal, as her family is connected to public safety as well. She is especially committed to helping others lead a life of balance and recovery.
Allen Childs is our Chief Officer of Partnership and Engagement. Allen is also deeply immersed in the recovery community and has been an advocate of First Responder wellness for years. He, along with several area judges, attorneys, and law enforcement officers, hosts Sunday Night’s First Step Radio Show on 95.1 FM.
Please welcome them all!