Our Team & Board

Researchers. Licensed Counselors. Policy Experts. Our team is comprised of some of the industry’s sharpest and most trusted leaders.

Meet Our Team

  • Pako Barbakadze

    Full Stack Developer

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  • Cheryl Deluca-Johnson

    Child Advocate

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  • Matt Dereimer

    Community Advocate

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  • Brittany Dorsey

    Care Coordinator

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  • Anthony Ferrari, CPA

    Director of Finance

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  • Rachel Fischer, RN

    Subject Matter Expert

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  • Saeri Goins

    Care Coordinator | TN

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  • Jennifer Johnson

    Grant Writer

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  • Faythe Kadona, MS

    Subject Matter Expert & Human Resources Manager

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  • Nick Lembo

    Executive Director | AZ

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  • Amber McCray

    Director of Outreach | TX

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  • Millie Miles

    Accounting Manager

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  • Veronica McDaniel

    Executive Director of Student Initiatives

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  • Taylor O'Neal

    Director of Executive Communications

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  • Amelia Pollio

    Director of Communications

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  • Abbie Powell, M.S.

    Lead Assessor

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  • Bob Rodgers

    President | CEO

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  • Brooke Ruffin

    VP | Executive Director GA

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  • Marissa Scott, MPH

    Grant Writer

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  • Michael Shively, Ph.D.

    Research

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  • Desarae Sias, MS

    Emergency Response Program Coordinator

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  • Shanequa Stepps, LCSW, CCBT

    VP of Federal Programming

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  • Kayla Tennison

    Outreach Coordinator TX

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  • Tammy Thomas

    Care Coordinator

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  • Francesca Thompson

    Care Coordinator | TN

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  • Monica Thompson, MPH

    Regional Care Coordinator | TN

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  • Teka Watkins

    Outreach | TN

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  • Kierston Young

    Grant Writer

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  • Camila Zolfaghari

    VP of Government Affairs

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Our Board Members

Peter Bunarek, Chair

BBDO Atlanta

Dane Peterson, Vice Chair

Children’s Health

Millard Choate, Immediate Past Chair

Packard Capital

Holly Moore

Hollis Strategies

Susan Coppedge

Georgia Legal Services Program

Doug Dawson

Dawson Financial Services

Amy Delgado, Secretary

Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church

Rev. Dr. Alf Halvorson

Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church

Jeffrey Kaplan

Jones Day

Loni Metter

12Stone

Andrew “Mo” Momon, Jr.

Victory Midtown

Tami Oliva

BBDO Atlanta

Dalia Racine

District Attorney, Douglas County

Colleen Rouse

Future Church