Cheyanne Koonce

Cheyanne is a Levy County native and still lives in her hometown of Chiefland. She graduated a proud Chiefland Indian in 2018 before heading to Tallahassee to study social work at Florida State University (go noles!). She earned her Bachelor of Social Work degree in 2022 and has since worked primarily in child welfare – working in investigations, adoptions and victim advocacy. She just recently earned her MSW at FSU before joining New Ways full-time! 

 

In 2022, Cheyanne married her childhood crush, Dalton Koonce. Now, they are raising a firecracker of a toddler, Millie Jane. When she’s not in counselor mode or wrangling Millie, Cheyanne loves diving into a good book, thrifting at local shops, or sipping on a cold Dr. Pepper. Cheyanne is learning to trust God’s timing, not her own, and keeps Isaiah 60:22 close as a reminder that He always shows up right on time.

 

At New Ways, Cheyanne serves as a counselor and helps out wherever she’s needed in the office. Cheyanne is passionate about serving rural communities, especially Tri-County, and she’s proud of the work New Ways does to support and strengthen the community. Cheyanne says she's thankful for how the New Ways team pours love, wisdom and spiritual guidance into each other at every opportunity, and she is excited to be able to pour that same love and guidance into her clients.