A Piatt County non-profit will be under new leadership at the first of the year and recently named the successors to its outgoing leadership.

Rachel LeJune is the Executive Director of Willow Tree Missions in Piatt County and on the WHOW Morning Show Thursday told Regional Radio News they are welcoming Jill Maxey as its new Executive Director and Heather Denam the new Director of Operations.

Maxey explains she recently left the University of Illinois as an architect and has been looking for a new venture. She explains through a sequence of events after she left her job at the University, she felt called to the role of Executive Director.

Maxey recognizes she has a lot to catch up on at Willow Tree but credits the staff of the organization and also points out she's done her 40 hours of training for domestic violence and is starting to make connections in the court system and the law enforcement agencies.

Denam started her time at Willow Tree Missions as a volunteer and has grown into her new role as the Director of Operations. She says her focus will be to be a refuge for anyone that comes to them with a need.

Denam credits LeJune for the leader that she has become. She believes she has grown in the leadership role she is about to take on.

Denam says she's particularly passionate about domestic violence trends in the youth and helping those individuals. 

Get more information about all things Willow Tree Missions, including its upcoming Christmas programming by visiting willowtreemissions.org.