At Families First, our goal is to develop new, innovative and modern ways to provide solutions to the problems that arise in our community. Our senior leadership and involvement from our Board, allow us to meet these goals and continue to help children and families in metro Atlanta.

Senior Leadership

Paula M. Moody, LCSW, MS

Chief Executive Officer

Schwanna C. Lakine, MBA2

Chief Financial Officer

Catherine E. Foster, MBA

Chief Development Officer

Dana R. Brown, LCSW

Director of Parenting and Adoption Support Services

Troya L. Jackson, LCSW

Director of Navigator Services

Chris Haider-Bardill, LPC, CPCS, CMAC

Clinical Director

Betsy Crane, MPH

Director of Continuous Quality Improvement

Adrienne Nicole Wilson

Executive Administrative Assistant, Board Liaison

Derik N. West

Human Resources Manager

Catie Williams

Director of Donor Relations

Brian M. Mandigo

Board Chairperson
Vice President
Global Sourcing, The Home Depot

Shaina Horrell

Board 1st Vice-Chair
Vice President, Learning & Development Strategy
BlackRock Atlanta

Susana M. Chavez

Board 2nd Vice-Char
Executive VP
Park Place

Tripp O’Connor

Board Treasurer
CFO
Alston & Bird, LLP

Sherry Boulay

Board Secretary
Truist Wealth

Ryan Badger

Member at Large
VIce President
Adridge Private Wealth Managment Group

Tamika B. Lasege, MD, MHA

Member at Large
Chief Medical Officer/ Chief Population Health Medical Officer
UHC

Elizabeth C. Somers

Member at Large
Community Volunteer, Marketing & Branding

Tino Mantella

Member at Large
President & Managing Partner, Retained | Chief Strategy Officer
Relevantz

Ryan Badger

VIce President
Adridge Private Wealth Managment Group

Sherry Boulay

Managing Director/ Senior Wealth Advisor
Truist Wealth

Kelie T. Charles

VP, Chief Diversity Officer
Bath & Body Works

Susana M. Chavez

Executive VP
Park Place

Courtney Kidd Chubb

Commercial Go-to-Market Leader
Aptean

Joseph “Joe” Faxio

Founder
Faxio Private Wealth

Shaina Horrell

Vice President, Learning & Development Strategy
BlackRock Atlanta

Leonard Jennings

Public Relations & Marketing Chair
Sr. Vice President, Loyalty, Creatives, Market Insights,
Synchrony Financial

Juan Lacy

Regional Director Southeast Operations
Starbucks

Leah A. LaRue

Director, Neighborhood Engagement
City of Atlanta

Tamika B. Lasege, MD, MHA

Chief Medical Officer/ Chief Population Health Medical Officer
UHC

A. Felicia Lewis

Managing Director SE US/ Expansion Markets
Bank of America

Brian M. Mandigo

Vice President
Global Sourcing, The Home Depot

Tino Mantella

President & Managing Partner, Retained | Chief Strategy Officer
Relevantz

Aprille L. Moore

Major | Assistant Unit Commander - Training, Background & Recruitment.
Fulton County Sheriff's Office

Tripp O’Connor

Finance Committee Chair
CFO
Alston & Bird, LLP

John C. Pelick

Vice President
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Chatee’ Omisade’ (Omi) Richardson, PhD

Assistant Professor/ Coordinator of Field& Clinical Experiences
Education Department, Spelman College

Elizabeth C. Somers

Community Volunteer, Marketing & Branding

Michelle Stewart

Partner
King & Spalding

Damien Wilson

Founder & President, WD Advisors
Senior Director HBCU Brilliance Fund, Reinvestment Fund

Bernadette Hartfield

John and Marcia Donnell

Juanita Robinson Carter

Lucy Carpenter Vance

Mary Yates

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