President
Steven L. Davis Sr.
BS Religion
MA Human Services Counseling and Addiction Recovery
Steven L. Davis Sr. has lived in Bristol for the past ten years. He has been a former Pastor for 6.5 years and is the founder and Executive Director of Brothers for Christ Community Response. He is the owner of the small business GEMZ4 Christ Mobile Detailing
He is currently a Minister of Prison Reentry. Steven has a passion for assisting and advocating for the disenfranchised.
Vice President
Douglas Giel
BA Management Systems
MBA Management
Douglas Giel retired from 45 years in management/manufacturing, utilities and teaching and moved to Abingdon from Vero Beach, Florida. His wife Linda has relatives in the surrounding area. He Joined the Bristol Crisis Center board of directors in 2013.
Crystal Davidson
Finance Officer
Robert Copeland
BA University of Virginia
Former US Army Reserves
Studied Law at the Marshall Wythe School of Law College of William and Mary
Robert is a native of Norfolk, Virginia. He attended school in Norfolk then went on to receive and BA from the University of Virginia. He then served in the US Army Reserves and attended law school at the Marshall Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary. He is member of the Virginia State Bar and has served on state bar committees. He served as Chair of the Virginia Public School Authority for eight years. Robert has served on numerous other committees and been an active investor and officer of several businesses. He practices law in Abingdon, Virginia. He is married to Audrey Copeland, has two children and four grandchildren.
Member of the Virginia State Bar
Chair of Virginia Public School Authority
Sylvia Robbins
BA Psychology
Financial Advisor
Sylvia came SWVA for college but the mountains stole her heart and she made Abingdon home. She has lived in SWVA for ten years and has served the the community through financial planning. She love sports and when not working you can find her watching just about any event. She is thankful for the opportunity to be on the board and continue to serve the community through the Bristol Crisis Center, a great organization.
Audrey Hatcher
BA Social Work
MA Social Work
Audrey was born and raised in Appalachia and East Tennessee is where she calls home. She is a graduate of East Tennessee State University where she received both her bachelors and masters in social work. Audrey says "If I could identify one word that describes me, that word would be service." She has a great passion for our community and through her experience in helping others, she aspires to discover ways to leave an everlasting, positive impact on the place she calls home. She currently works at Center for Hope: Treatment for Attachment and Trauma where she is managing partner and an outpatient mental health therapist. She has a specific passion for the underserved populations within our community and finds both joy and purpose in creating new ways to give back. Audrey is a torchbearer for the community goal focused on designing a brighter future for our great region through investment in our people.
Steven L. Davis Sr.
BS Religion
MA Human Services Counseling and Addiction Recovery
Steven L. Davis Sr. has lived in Bristol for the past ten years. He has been a former Pastor for 6.5 years and is the founder and Executive Director of Brothers for Christ Community Response. He is the owner of the small business GEMZ4 Christ Mobile Detailing
He is currently a Minister of Prison Reentry. Steven has a passion for assisting and advocating for the disenfranchised.
Vice President
Douglas Giel
BA Management Systems
MBA Management
Douglas Giel retired from 45 years in management/manufacturing, utilities and teaching and moved to Abingdon from Vero Beach, Florida. His wife Linda has relatives in the surrounding area. He Joined the Bristol Crisis Center board of directors in 2013.
Crystal Davidson
Finance Officer
Robert Copeland
BA University of Virginia
Former US Army Reserves
Studied Law at the Marshall Wythe School of Law College of William and Mary
Robert is a native of Norfolk, Virginia. He attended school in Norfolk then went on to receive and BA from the University of Virginia. He then served in the US Army Reserves and attended law school at the Marshall Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary. He is member of the Virginia State Bar and has served on state bar committees. He served as Chair of the Virginia Public School Authority for eight years. Robert has served on numerous other committees and been an active investor and officer of several businesses. He practices law in Abingdon, Virginia. He is married to Audrey Copeland, has two children and four grandchildren.
Member of the Virginia State Bar
Chair of Virginia Public School Authority
Sylvia Robbins
BA Psychology
Financial Advisor
Sylvia came SWVA for college but the mountains stole her heart and she made Abingdon home. She has lived in SWVA for ten years and has served the the community through financial planning. She love sports and when not working you can find her watching just about any event. She is thankful for the opportunity to be on the board and continue to serve the community through the Bristol Crisis Center, a great organization.
Audrey Hatcher
BA Social Work
MA Social Work
Audrey was born and raised in Appalachia and East Tennessee is where she calls home. She is a graduate of East Tennessee State University where she received both her bachelors and masters in social work. Audrey says "If I could identify one word that describes me, that word would be service." She has a great passion for our community and through her experience in helping others, she aspires to discover ways to leave an everlasting, positive impact on the place she calls home. She currently works at Center for Hope: Treatment for Attachment and Trauma where she is managing partner and an outpatient mental health therapist. She has a specific passion for the underserved populations within our community and finds both joy and purpose in creating new ways to give back. Audrey is a torchbearer for the community goal focused on designing a brighter future for our great region through investment in our people.
