meet our team
Our team at The Keep/Watch Project is dedicated to preventing suicide by providing support and resources to those in need.
Project Director
Holle Tubbs
Holle (she/her) is a writer, speaker, and formation professional who has worked across children’s, youth, young adult, and family ministries since 2003. She is passionate about discipleship, leadership development, and cultivating belonging in faith-based organizations. After growing up in the Southern Baptist tradition and working in nondenominational pastoral ministry, she now serves as a Missioner in The Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta and oversees its ministry to young people.
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Following the tragic loss of two students and a clergyperson in the Diocese of Atlanta, and informed by Holle's own experiences with suicidality, mental health crises, and pastoral ministry, Keep/Watch began as a writing project. The Keep/Watch Workbook, a resource for churches in responding to suicide, was the result. Authored by Holle and Dr. Mary Chase Mize, it has since developed into a series of trainings, workshops, and resources for churches, schools, communities, and families.
Project Clinician
Dr. Mary Chase Mize
PhD, LPC, NCC
Mary Chase (she/her) is a licensed professional counselor, educator, and master-level Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) trainer. The primary focus of her research and training is community-based suicide prevention and intervention, particularly within faith-based communities and among older adults. Mary Chase is also a clinician with Jewish Family & Career Services of Atlanta, where she works with adults of all ages who are struggling with suicide thoughts or grieving a loss by suicide.
