About Us
Board of Directors
Board Chair

Candi Carter
Board Chair
Founder, We've Got Friends
Founder, Cistus Media
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Karen Tucker
Board Secretary
Community Volunteer
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Adam Gale, Esq.
Board President
Partner, BakerHostetler
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Joel Boff
Board Treasurer
Tax Partner,CohnReznick Advisory LLC
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Francine Smith
Board Vice President
Retired IT Executive, Community
Service Volunteer​​​
Officers


Steven Andrews
Managing Director, RBC Capital Markets
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Stephen Bohmert
Financial Advocate, Next Level Private
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Andrea Holmes Thompkins
President & CEO, ACE Media Corp.
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James Sullivan
Partner-in-charge, Alston & Bird, LLP
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Jason Barak
Vice President, Strategic Markets, Unilumin USA
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Venessa Dobney
Financial Planning and Analysis Manager, ABC News
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Dr. Lisa Thornton, MD
Chief of the Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation, Sidra Medicine

Rana Peterson Barclay, MBA
Talent Acquisition Consultant, Nonprofit Board Member
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Whoopi Goldberg
Actor, Television Personality, Philanthropist
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Kim Awon-Rivers
Statewide Family Engagement Training Coordinator
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