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Teamwork

OUR LEADERS

Meet Our Leadership Teams

The Executive Team

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Kirsten Olson

Chief Executive Officer

Coming Soon!

Chief Finance Officer

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Dr. Julius Mullen

Chief Learning & Community Officer

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Kiera McGillivray

Chief Development & Partnerships Officer

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Tamara DeFer

Chief Leadership & Engagement Officer

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Zakiya Bakari-Griffin

Chief Program Officer

Prevention

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Brenda Smith

Chief Program Officer

Intervention

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Clara Martinez

Chief Program Officer

Head Start

The Board of Directors

OFFICERS

Jeff Sills, Chair 
Sherry Brilliant, Vice Chair 
Jeanana Lloyd, Secretary 
Paul L. McCommons, Treasurer 
Casey McCabe, Assistant Treasurer

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Cindy Bo, MBA
Mary E. Borger
J. William Bowlsbey
Don C. Brown

Joshua A. Bushweller
John Collins
P. Clarkson Collins, Jr., Esq.
Thomas P. Collins, Esq.
Katy Connolly

Gayle Dillman

Ranie Good

N. Christopher Griffiths, Esq.

Alex Hannah

Nancy Karibjanian

Peg Kates

Josh Kelso

James G. Klabe, Jr.

Ellen K. Levin
Anthony J. Lewis

Peter E. Lutus

Nicole Magnusson

Héc Maldonado-Reis

Shauna B. McIntosh, M.D.

Katera Y. Moore, Ph.D.

Heather A. O'Connell

Evan R. Park
John C. Pierson, III

Gina S. Schoenberg, Esq.

Dave Sweeney
Janice Rowe Tigani, Esq.

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ADVISORY BOARD

Sandra H. Autman

Peter A. Hazen
Barbara S. Ridgely, Ed.D.

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HONORARY BOARD

Carol Harlan Aastad

Angela B. Case 

Joan McD. Connolly

Glenn M. Engelmann, Esq.

Gloria S. Fine

George W. Forbes, III

Carol A. Gausz

Larry D. Gehrke

Susan A. Herrmann

Hon. Mary M. Johnston 

Jennifer B. Jonach

Stephen R. Permut, M.D. 

June Jenkins Peterson 

David B. Ripsom, Esq. 

Gilbert S. Scarborough, III

John F. Schmutz, Esq. 

Barbara F. Soulier

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