Staff
Founder
Vice President, Axcend, Inc
Melissa Hinton is the Founder of Loudoun Serenity House and a Loudoun County, Virginia resident and a recovery advocate with past experience working in the addiction treatment field. Melissa has over 35 years of personal recovery and is actively involved with women in the recovery community. In 2018, in partnership with Community Foundation of Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties, Melissa spearheaded an initiative to open the first women’s recovery house in Loudoun County. Loudoun Serenity House opened in the town of Leesburg, VA in October 2020 after the tragic loss of Melissa’s younger sister Rachel in 2019 from her addiction.
In her professional life, Melissa is Vice President of Axcend, Inc in Fairfax, Virginia. Her career background is in technology leadership as a trusted advisor to the Federal Government with a technical expertise as a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) and a B.S. in Business Management. She has directed and led large project teams in the area of Enterprise Cloud Computing and Cyber Security.
Director, Recovery Community Center
Nicole joined the Loudoun Serenity House team in 2022 to provide much needed wrap-around services for our housing residents. She became a certified Peer Recovery Specialist and a trained Crisis Interventionist in 2023. She took over responsibility for the Leesburg Recovery Community Center in October 2023.
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For over 20 years, Nicole worked as a real estate broker/property manager while raising four children in Seattle, WA. Since moving to Virginia in 2017, Nicole has spent her time focused on her personal success journey of sobriety and recovery.
Nicole entered the recovery field to fight the stigma of substance use disorders through education and providing support to not only those who struggle with drug and alcohol use, but their families as well. Building connections with people who feel they have lost all hope is what she finds most rewarding about this work.
Project Coordinator
Tiffany first entered the doors of Loudoun Serenity House in August of 2022, to volunteer as a Peer Recovery Specialist (PRS) for the Women’s Home while maintaining her status as a college student and coffee shop Barista Trainer. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology requirements and graduated in December 2022. She received her Certified PRS designation in 2023 and became a Registered PRS in 2024. She was able to become certified as a Qualified Mental Health Professional to strengthen her career focus and be of help to those in the community dealing with substance use disorders or in need of mental health treatment or other related services.
Tiffany began working as a Project Coordinator with LSH’s Recovery Community Organization in October 2024. As a staff member in long-term recovery, her lived and learned experience serves to enhance her ability to relate to clients while offering her strength and hope to those seeking recovery.
Registered Peer Recovery Specialist
Ernest "Andre" Morgan joined Loudoun Serenity House as a Registered Peer Recovery Specialist in December, 2024. Andre graduated from Oberlin Conservatory of Music in 2000 with an undergraduate degree in Music Performance. He then moved to New York City, where he was a musician for many years. Andre later worked in the fitness industry, starting his own personal training business in New York City.
Andre has 6 years of experience in the recovery community and earned his Virginia Peer Recovery Specialist certification in July of 2024, followed by his Registered Peer Recovery Specialist Certification in September of 2024. Andre is also Acu-Detox certified since 2023. Andre has a passion for recovery and is dedicated to helping others have the opportunity to live a life free from addiction.