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Founders Advisory Council

Steve Block

City Councilman,

Belvedere, CA

Steve Fireman

President, Economic & Community  

Development Institute

Brian O. Goebel

Managing Director,

Social Enterprise

Barbara Peters

Community Volunteer

Adam Ross
Goizueta Business School

Founder, 
Civana Resort & Spa

National Board of Directors

Michael Cochran, Chairman

Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend &

Stockton LLP

Joe Guerra, Chair, LA

CEO, Turf Star

Monica Block

Community Volunteer

B. Aubrey Harrel, Chair, Finance

Partner, KPMG LLP

Harold T. Epps, Chairman, PA

Senior Advisor, Bellevue Strategies

Meghan Pierantonio

SVP, Head of Strategy & Community

Relations, Truist Foundation

Larry Reid

Former First Step Client

Anitra Peten Walker

Director of Behavioral Health & Social Services, Mercy Care Services

Brent Reid

CFO, Turf Star Western

Leigh Wood

Community Volunteer

AJ Robinson

CEO, Central Atlanta Progress

Nicole Armstrong

Founder, The Wellth House

Amelia Nickerson, Ex Officio

CEO, First Step Staffing

Philadelphia Board Of Directors

Harold T. Epps, Chairman

Senior Advisor, Bellevue Strategies

Ben Mobley

Vice President, J.P. Morgan 

Private Bank

Mick Cochran

Chairman FSS Atlanta Board

Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend &

Stockton LLP

Cheila Fernandez

COO, Reinvestment Fund

B. Aubrey Harrell

Partner, KPMG, LLP

Aren Platt

Executive Vice President, Public Affairs,

Frank DiCicco Associates

Leigh Wood

Community Volunteer

Amelia Nickerson

CEO, First Step Staffing, Inc.

Southern California Board Of Directors

Joe Guerra, Chairman

Chairman & CEO, Turf Star

Mick Cochran, 

Chairman FSS Atlanta Board

Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend &

Stockton LLP

Jeffrey K Haidet

Chairman & Partner, 

Dentons US LLP

Gina Muscatel

Peer Coordinator, CASA

Ventura County, CA

Stanley Onuoha

Business Development Director, Poverty Stoplight USA

Brent Reid

CFO, Turf Star Western

Pastor Antwone Sanford

Director, Los Angeles Mission

Amelia Nickerson

CEO, First Step Staffing, Inc.

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