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 Williams
Executive Administrative Assistant, Board Liaison
Board of Directors Officers
Brian M. Mandigo
Board Chairperson
Vice President
Global Sourcing, The Home Depot
Kirk Rich
Board 1st Vice Chair
Principal
Avison Young
Shaina Horrell
Board 2nd Vice-Chair
Vice President, Learning & Development Strategy
BlackRock Atlanta
Tripp O’Connor
Board Treasurer
CFO
Alston & Bird, LLP
Susana M. Chavez
Board Secretary
Executive VP
Park Place
Douglas Aldridge Jr., CFP
Board Immediate Past Chair
President
Alridge Private Wealth Management Group
Board of Directors
Ryan Badger
VIce President
Adridge Private Wealth Managment Group
Sherry Boulay
Managing Director/Senior Wealth Advisor
Truist Wealth
Julianna Cagle
President
The Goizueta Foundation
Maria “Pia” Candotti-Sherman
Founding Attorney
Candotti Law Firm
Carolyn Carl
Governance Committee Chair
Retired Vice President, Management Systems
Coca-Cola North America
Kelie T. Charles
VP, Chief Diversity Officer
Bath & Body Works
Joseph “Joe” Faxio
Founder
Faxio Private Wealth
Leonard Jennings
Public Relations & Marketing Chair
Sr. Vice President, Loyalty, Creatives, Market Insights,
Synchrony Financial
Leah A. LaRue
Director, Neighborhood Engagement
City of Atlanta
Tamika B. Lasege, MD, MHA
Chief Medical Officer/ Chief Population Health Medical Officer
UHC
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
Marcia Nuffer
Member at Large
Founder
BlueShor & Former Chief Learning Officer, McKinsey & Co.
Tripp O’Connor
Finance Committee Chair
CFO
Alston & Bird, LLP
John C. Pelick
Vice President
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Dr. Andrea “Andi” L. Shane, MD, MPH, MSc
Professor of Pediatrics Infectious Disease
Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Kirk Rich
Resource Development Committee Chair
Principal
Avison Young
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
Honorary Board Members