Sponsored by Calvary Baptist Church in Grand Rivers Pastor, Kentucky Baptist Convention Missionary Service Corps Missionary, Leadership Paducah Class #40, Lifeline Recovery Center Men’s Parenting Class Instructor, Paducah Head Start Policy Council Member Describe a challenge in your career and how you overcame it. When I joined Hope Unlimited, our men’s ministry had only a few volunteer mentors, struggled with client engagement, and had limited community partnerships. Since then, we have expanded our volunteer team from two to five dedicated male mentors, increased male appointments from 183 to 271, and raised our client show rate from 63% to 78%. I established a partnership with Lifeline Recovery Center to help parents reunite with their children while pursuing recovery. More important than the numbers, we have watched fathers reconcile with their families, maintain employment, and begin breaking generational cycles of abuse and abandonment. Many men have moved beyond simply fulfilling court-ordered requirements to finding genuine accountability and lasting community. Our goal is to help parents not merely survive but thrive because healthy families build healthy communities. What makes you stand out in your industry or field? As one of the few men serving in a leadership role within the pro-life movement, I have the opportunity to reach fathers who often feel overlooked during an unexpected pregnancy. Many dads walk through our doors overwhelmed, ashamed, or unsure of how to lead their families. I have the privilege of helping them become engaged fathers, faithful providers, and confident leaders in their homes. Healthy families begin with healthy fathers and mothers. Investing in fathers has become one of the greatest privileges of my career because, when fathers lead well, entire families and, ultimately, communities are strengthened. What advice would you give to other young professionals striving for success? Faithfulness over fame. Success isn’t measured by how many people know your name, but by whether you’ve been faithful with the opportunities God has given you. “He must increase, but I must decrease.” - John 3:30 Nick Forsythe Paducah Center Director, Hope Unlimited Family Care Center West Kentucky Counseling Association President, American Association of Christian Counselors Presidential Member, Lone Oak First Baptist Church Worship Team & Preschool Ministry, Camp Robin Volunteer What are your most significant professional accomplishments to date? I have had the opportunity to serve as co-director for our largest Paducah therapy office during the transition from our previous identity as Emerald Therapy Center to Lumera Healthcare. Transitions involve several significant cultural shifts, and I have been glad to support our wonderful clinical team by providing a sense of stability throughout the process. I also love seeing my clients succeed. It is my privilege to witness some of the amazing things my clients have accomplished when given the space, tools, and support they need. What makes you stand out in your industry or field? In addition to being a dedicated Christian counselor, I focus primarily on working with those experiencing grief. I feel this, in and of itself, makes me stand out—most therapists are natural “fixers,” and there is a lot of hesitancy in the field at large to address grief because it’s a natural process that doesn’t respond to interventions in the same way as, for example, depression. I love partnering with my friends at our local churches, hospice, GriefShare groups, and other organizations to walk through the grief process with people of all ages in our community. What kind of legacy do you hope to leave in your career or community? I want my legacy to be that I pointed others to Christ. I had the honor of portraying Jesus for a number of years in Southland Baptist’s production, “The Gift,” and God used that to teach me exactly what it means to imitate Christ in daily life. I hope that everyone whose life I touch, from family to clients, can say that I—however imperfectly—showed them the love of Christ. What advice would you give to other young professionals striving for success? I’ve been learning recently about the importance of asking good questions. This is something I have largely failed to do well in my career so far, but I am seeing how valuable and important a well-meaning and well-placed “how” question can be to turn the tide of anything from a counseling session to a “this-could-have-been-an-email” meeting. Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor & Co-Clinical Director, Lumera Healthcare Quinn Scott Lambert SEPTEMBER 2026 27
