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
Shaina Horrell
Chairperson
Vice President, Learning & Development Strategy
BlackRock Atlanta
Susana M. Chavez
1st Vice-Chair
Executive VP
Park Place
Ryan Badger
2nd Vice-Chair
Senior Wealth Advisor & Shareholder,
Mercer Advisors
Sherry Boulay
Treasurer
Truist Wealth
Tino Mantella
Secretary
President & Managing Partner, Retained | Chief Strategy Officer
Relevantz
Tamika B. Lasege, MD, MHA
Member at Large
Chief Medical Officer, GA Market
CareSource
Elizabeth C. Somers
Member at Large
Community Volunteer, Marketing & Branding
Brian M. Mandigo
Immediate Past Chair
Vice President
Global Sourcing, The Home Depot
John C. Pelick
Governance Committee Chair and Member at Large
Vice President, Supervision and Regulation
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Board of Directors
Ryan Badger
Senior Wealth Advisor & Shareholder,
Mercer Advisors
Sherry Boulay
Managing Director/ Senior Wealth Advisor
Truist Wealth
Tim Bresnahan
Vice President
Advancement & Philanthropic Services
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
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
Director | Professional Development & People Enablement
BlackRock Atlanta
Brian James
Manager
Office of Sponsored Programs, GIT
Dr. Khaliah Johnson
Division Chief
Pediatric Palliative Care
CHOA/Emory
Tamika B. Lasege, MD, MHA
Chief Medical Officer, GA Market
CareSource
A. Felicia Lewis
Managing Director SE US/ Expansion Markets
Bank of America
Michelle Little
Senior Director
Digital Transformation, Inhabit
Brian M. Mandigo
Vice President
Global Sourcing, The Home Depot
Tino Mantella
President & Managing Partner, Retained | Chief Strategy Officer
Relevantz
Angela Murphey
Global Service Delivery Lead
Genuine Parts Company
Marcia Nally
CPA
Partner in Moore Colson’s Tax Practice Area
Jessica Painter
VP
Global Head of People
Primerevenue
Taylor Reynolds
Director of Event Sales and Services
Georgia Aquarium
Chatee’ Omisade’ (Omi) Richardson, PhD
Assistant Professor/ Coordinator of Field& Clinical Experiences
Education Department, Spelman College
Shelly Schwerzler
Business Development Manager
Swinerton
Bradford Sims
President
Huntleigh LLC
Elizabeth C. Somers
Community Volunteer, Marketing & Branding
Michelle Stewart
Partner
King & Spalding
Nina Styles, MBA, PMP, CSM, ITIL
Chief of Staff
Office of the CTO, Aptean
Wallace Swain
Sr. Director
Delivery | Operational Talent Solutions
Randstad
Marcus Tate
President
Corporate Environments of Georgia
Damien Wilson
President
Head of HBCU Brilliance Initiative, Lending
WD Advisors
Board of Counselors
Juanita Robinson Carter
Honorary Board Members