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Staff

Chaplain Nick Meyer

Executive Director

Nick Meyer became GraceInside’s Executive Director in January 2025 after serving for seven years as chaplain at Coffeewood Correctional Center. He holds a B.A. in Church Ministry and an M.Div. from Eastern Mennonite University, where he discovered his passion for prison ministry through Clinical Pastoral Education training.

Rev. Aaron Brittain

Director of Operations

Rev. Aaron Brittain has a B.A. in Religion and International Relations from Berry College and a M.Div from the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. He pastored Baptist churches for 21 years in the Hampon Roads area. A former GraceInside board member, Rev. Brittain joined our staff as Director of Operations in January 2026.

Chaplain Patrick Jones

Religious Advisor

Before becoming GraceInside’s Religious Advisor in 2025, Patrick Jones served as a chaplain at several Virginia Department of Corrections facilities (Buckingham, Dillwyn, Sussex I, and Greensville). He is currently the pastor of Bethany Baptist Church in Montpelier, VA, and holds a B.S. in Psychology from Virginia Tech, as well as an M.Div. and D.Min. from the Samuel D. Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University.

Lee hargrave

Operations Support

Lee Hargrave joined GraceInside in 2016, having served 35 years at Southampton and Greensville Correctional Centers, where he clerked for various chaplains. Lee has personally experienced the impact of our ministry through his interactions with chaplains while he was incarcerated. He contributes an incredible depth of wisdom to the organization.