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

Dana R. Brown, LCSW
Director of Parenting and Adoption Support Services
Adrienne Nicole Wilson
Executive Administrative Assistant, Board Liaison
Board of Directors Officers
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
Board of Directors
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
Board of Counselors
Bernadette Hartfield
John and Marcia Donnell
Juanita Robinson Carter
Lucy Carpenter Vance
Mary Yates
Honorary Board Members
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