Our Team

Aura Lynn Rouse
President/CEO

Aura Lynn-Rouse, President/CEO is a successfully rehabilitated ex offender, she had a horrible accident and went to prison for four years in 2008. She knows the struggles of reentry first hand. She has utilized many programs, 12 step programs, and education to reinvent herself after incarceration. She has been restored to her family, career, and dignity through the help of others. Aura has a passion to help women. She has assisted many homeless women and ex-offenders since her release. She has mentored, advised, counseled, sponsored and helped many women financially. She is 10 years clean and sober and is a living testimony that women can be restored. Her vision is to take these tools and give them freely to others.

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Aura Lynn-Rouse, Founder/CEO is a successfully rehabilitated ex offender, she had a horrible accident and went to prison for four years in 2008. She knows the struggles of reentry first hand. She has utilized many programs, 12 step programs, and education to reinvent herself after incarceration. She has been restored to her family, career, and dignity through the help of others.

Aura has a passion to help women. She has assisted many homeless women and ex-offenders since her release. She has mentored, advised, counseled, sponsored and helped many women financially. She is 10 years clean and sober and is a living testimony that women can be restored. Her vision is to take these tools and give them freely to others.

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Lisa Cielosczyk-Bramlett is the Co-founder and Program Manager. She is a registered nurse and brings her energetic, highly motivated fervor to our ministry. Her passion for healing and keen eye for triage bridges organizational needs across all programs.

She enjoys solving the puzzle-matrix of needs, finding what’s missing, and streamlining efficient processes. She’s a firm believer in the healing power of words and strives to maintain an uplifting and motivational framework both for her own healing journey and everyone she meets.

She’s always happy to provide a listening ear and helping hand.

Board of Directors

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As the CEO’s daughter, Jalisa Lynn knows firsthand the struggles of reentry. She is very passionate about reentry and the way it influences our future. She thrives off helping individuals reach their greatest potential and is dedicated to reaching the world with the vision of Angels of Mercy Ministries.

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Joseph Dalton, General Manager of Servpro, is a skilled leader with management and business development in the profit and non-for-profit industry with a heart for serving his community.

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With his devotion to simple and effective health care delivered with compassion, Brandon Fletcher, MD, is known for helping patients achieve optimal wellness.

Dr. Fletcher founded Nostalgia Family Medicine in Longwood, Florida, with his wife, Emily, who is a registered nurse.

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Valorie Floyd is a wife, mother and woman of God. She has been volunteering at John E Polk correctional facility for decades.

She is the chaplain’s assistant. She is a prayer warrior and has a heart for God’s ladies. She has continued to encourage and pray over countless women. She has been part of this vision in many ways for many years.

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Mike Gagnon, Esq. is a criminal law attorney with Gear Law who has a passion for justice and the people of this community. He is a self-proclaimed “good guy.”

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Firstly, let me say, I am so happy to be a part of Angels of Mercy and thank Aura and her staff for such an amazing opportunity. I pray my time and talents can assist the organization as well as all the amazing women it assists.

I decided to leave the field of law as a certified paralegal for over 25 years and I entered the world of nonprofit as finance/office manager for Recovery House of Central Florida, Inc. Recovery House of Central Florida, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that assists men who are dealing with addiction issues by providing housing, employment, education, and support.

I have learned that addiction shows no bias – whether it be age, race, or social strata. But at the very core of an addict’s being – they are a mother, father, sister, or brother. Everyone deserves a second chance.

In my spare time, I enjoy life as a daughter, sister, mother of one (Hilton) and grandmother of two (Rahkwan and Jaxon)! I enjoy yoga, gardening, word games and time with friends.

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Stan Smith has brokered, purchased and/or developed thousands of acres into strip centers, residential subdivisions, country living tracts, mixed-use/commercial subdivisions, ministries, and youth centers.

He’s held various roles as President, Managing Director and CEO of several entities.

In the prison and homeless ministry he manages various youth programs, team building, survival training and has put on several mud runs and other large scale. He believes in the vision and helped us secure our first home.

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Joshua Weidenhamer is a highly resourceful and dedicated program director with over 18 years of experience advocating for people with
developmental disabilities and living with mental illness. He brings operational experience in administration, finance,
development, and direct client care with strong relationship management skills and the ability to lead multidisciplinary
teams through strategic planning processes. He has a passion for reducing restraints and supporting individuals without the use
of aversive interventions.