Jordan Shamp

Board President

Jordan is an educator, having spent the last 10+ years teaching elementary physical education.  He's directed the after school program at Lerner Jewish Community Day School, and currently coaches middle school basketball at Carolina Friends School, where he graduated in '99.  He also recently helped co-found a contract management software company based in Durham.  Jordan has served his entire adult life on his family's charitable foundation board, and brings passion, energy, and unique vision and skills to Josh's Hope. He has a talent for technology and creative design, which he provides to JHF by way of website maintenance, fundraising collateral materials, and social media. One of Jordan's many hats worn at Josh's Hope is to serve on all of the working committees for the organization. 
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Julie Jarrell Bailey

Co-Founder and Board Secretary

Julie brings decades of experience in both the private and nonprofit sectors, having worked primarily in public relations and community program development. Among her achievements, in 2000 she established the Family Advocacy Network (FAN) program at Mental Health America of the Triangle which provided advocacy, training and support to parents raising children with mental health issues. Julie was also a recipient of the 2009 Heroes in the Fight Award presented by the NC Coalition for Persons Disabled by Mental Illness and, along with husband Steve, is the 2017 co-recipient of the NC Lifetime Achievement in Mental Health Advocacy Award presented by the NC Annual Legislative Breakfast on Mental Health. Julie has also worked as a freelance writer and is author of The Adoption Reunion Survival Guide: Preparing Yourself for the Search, Reunion and Beyond, (New Harbinger, 2001). She serves on the JHF Communications & Fundraising Committee.
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Steve Bailey

Co-Founder and Board Member

As its co-founder and Executive Director, Steve is a guiding force in leadership at Josh's Hope. What started as a way for him to cope with grief over the loss of his beloved son, Josh, has grown into a vital program helping hundreds of individuals in the community who live with a mental health condition and their family members since the organization incorporated in 2010. Steve has worked in business management and accounting practices for over 45 years. In addition to his lived experiences as the parent of children with mental health diagnoses, he has also been trained in mental health related needs, such as Mental Health First Aid, QPR, Transitions to Adulthood, Legal Guardianship 101, Mental Health Advocacy, Navigating the System of Care, and others. He has served on two task forces for NC Department of Health and Human Services representing the parent voice for the mental health population and was the Fiscal Manager of the Annual Legislative Breakfast on Mental Health from 2011-2024. Along with his wife, Julie, he is the co-recipient of the 2017 NC Lifetime Achievement in Mental Health Advocacy Award presented by the Annual Legislative Breakfast on Mental Health. As the Executive Director, Steve serves on all working committees for the organization.
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Gail Stern

Board Member

Gail has had several past lives – from working in child development for national Head Start to producing corporate special events; from designing commercial office space to founding Mandala, an international adoption agency. She's now proud to represent clients as a real estate broker in the Triangle. As the mother of five children and two grandchildren, she's been involved with mental health services both professionally and personally for many years. Josh’s Hope has a thoughtful proven approach to the needs of its clientele and Gail says that she feels privileged to be a part of it. She is a longtime family friend of the Baileys and was instrumental in helping them establish Josh's Hope and continues to support the work today. She serves on the JHF Communications & Fundraising Committee.

Julie Altschuler

Board Member

With two Julie's on our board, we affectionately refer to Julie Altschuler as 'Julie A'. She has been around Josh's Hope for over seven years, having provided contract administrative assistance, as well as serving as a loyal volunteer over the years, helping at special events and fundraisers. She has a great deal of compassion towards people who struggle with mental health issues and other disabilities, and she believes that it's important for everyone to be given opportunities that help them succeed in life and be the best version of themselves as possible. Julie has a Masters Degree in Expressive Art Therapy and serves on the Josh's Hope Program Development Committee which monitors and assesses program needs and effectiveness, identifying and expanding programs and curriculums as needed. Although she is retired from mainstream business these days, she remains active with creative projects, including quilting, pottery and others, as well as several community efforts.

Tim Dellinger

Board Member

Tim is our newest board member and comes to Josh's Hope with a passion for helping young adults who struggle with mental health conditions. He has a degree in Marketing and is retired from a lengthy career in newspaper marketing. Tim brings his expertise in marketing and organizational skills to Josh's Hope and serves on the Finance & Facilities Committee to provide financial oversight to the organization while also assessing facilities needs and helping make decisions about facilities acquisitions and expansion. Fun fact about Tim: he grew up on the property where Josh's Hope is located and married wife Jeanne in the gazebo by the pond! In fact, he and his wife donated the property because they felt it was important to have a community program that would train and support young adults with mental illness who were finding it difficult to sustain employment, housing, social engagement and therapeutic support. Tim looks forward to serving on the Josh's Hope leadership team to ensure growth for both the organization and program participants.