Leadership

DePriest Waddy
Chief Executive Officer
Julio Carrillo
Chief Operating Officerjulio.carrillo@familiesfirst.org
404.853.2819

Schwanna Lakine
Chief Financial Officerschwanna.lakine@familiesfirst.org
404-853-2831
Leigh Plott
Chief Development Officerleigh.plott@familiesfirst.org
404-853-2826

Paula Moody
Senior Director of Programspaula.moody@familiesfirst.org
404-853-2867
Board of Directors Officers
Courtney Showell, Sr.
ChairPrincipal, PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services
Marcia Nuffer
1st Vice ChairFounder, BlueShor
Former Chief Learning Officer, McKinsey & Co.
Douglas Aldridge
2nd Vice ChairManaging Director, Investments
Aldridge Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo
Blake Winters
TreasurerManaging Director, Investment Advisory Group/SunTrust
Robyn Sims
SecretaryCommunity Volunteer
Carolyn Carl
Member at LargeRetired, Vice President
Coca-Cola North America
Yvette Humphries
Member at LargeAVP, Community Development Banker. PNC
Delmont "Del" A. Early, III
Immediate Past ChairVice President, CBRE
Board of Directors
Dan Gordon
Executive DirectorJabian Consulting
Junior Harewood
Chief Executive OfficerUnitedHealthcare, Georgia and Alabama
Leonard Jennings
Sr. Vice PresidentLoyalty Marketing, Synchrony
Philip Law
DirectorBank of America/ Merrill Lynch
Brian Mandigo
Vice PresidentGlobal Sourcing, The Home Depot
Jim Mills
Managing PrincipalEPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants
Erika Montag
Community VolunteerKirk Rich
PrincipalAvison Young, Atlanta’s Agency Leasing Group
Board of Counselors
Joseph Brown
Jettie Burnett
James Carson
Juanita Robinson Carter
Jim Curry
Marcia Donnell
Bernadette Hartfield
Olga Plaut
Margaret Reiser
Felicia Speetjens
Honorary Board Members
Betty Asbury
Tony Montag
Nick Munson
Bernard Taylor
Lucy Carpenter Vance
Sue Wieland
Mary Yates
Community Service Committee Members
Tom Balastreire
RetiredDeloitte & Touche, LLP
Robbin Collins
Senior Vice PresidentSunTrust
Don Demba
Don Demba Community VolunteerFelix deGolian
Former Families First Board MemberMaggie Fuller
Community Programming and Development CoordinatorFox Theatre
Fran Gary
COOAmerigroup
Rena Kilgannon
CEOKilgannon Group
Edwina Loureiro
Partner, DesignDeem Loureiro, Inc.
Linda Smith Lowe
ConsultantPublic Policy Advocate
Andrea Lucas
VP of Strategic Marketing and Business DevelopmentJohnson Research
Rodney Miller
Business Solution ManagerAlston & Bird, LLP
Rosalyn Moore
Community VolunteerOakwood University Alumni Association
Julia Neighbors
Director, Prevent Child Abuse GeorgiaGeorgia State University
Emile Parker
Regional Vice PresidentKaranji Powell
Director, Health PlansCox Enterprises
Susan Quinn
Director, Financial Reporting & Internal Audit FinanceYMCA of Atlanta
Yvette Robinson
Marketing ConsultantNapoleon Rutledge
Vice President and Assistant TreasurerGenuine Parts Company
Rodney Sanders
Market Credit ExecutivePNC Financial Services
Bradford Sims
Community VolunteerPeggy Taylor, CFA
Investment Specialist & PrincipalAtlanta Capital Management Company