About Us
Board of Directors
We've Got Friends welcomes our 2025 Board of Directors. With your support, we can grow We've Got Friends and help teens with disabilities across the country. Thank you!
Candi Carter
Candi Carter
Founder,
We've Got Friends
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Rana Barclay
Rana Barclay
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Venessa Dobney
Venessa Dobney
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Andrea Holmes Thompkins
Andrea Holmes Thompkins
President & CEO,
Ace Media Corporation
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Kim Awon-Rivers
Kim Awon-Rivers
​Parent Technical Information Specialist &
Community Health Worker
Steven Andrews
Steven Andrews
Managing Director,
RBC Capital Markets
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Joel Boff
Joel Boff​​
Tax Partner,
CohnReznick
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Adam Gale
Adam Gale
Partner, BakerHostetler
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Dr. Lisa Thornton
Dr. Lisa Thornton
Pediatrician & Childhood
Disability Doctor
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Francine Smith
Francine Smith
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Jason Barak
Jason Barak
Vice President, Strategic Markets,
Unilumin USA
Stephen Bohmert
Stephen Bohmert​​
VP Business Development Officer
BCB Bank
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Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg​​
​​Actor, Comedian, Author,
and TV Personality
Karen Tucker
Karen Tucker
Community Volunteer
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James Sullivan
James Sullivan
Partner-in-Charge,
Alston & Bird LLP
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