OUR TEAM
TEAM MEMBERS
Colette Wise
Founder
Gabrielle Thompson
Executive Director / CEO
Bridgette Johnson
Director of Development
Katie Thompson
Operations Supervisor
Hannah Newcomb
Programs Coordinator
Susana Martinez-Schober
International Curriculum Specialist
Cam Suddarth
Graphic Designer
Preston Collum
Marketing and Analytics Coordinator
Micah Skinner
Communications Coordinator
Ashley Davis Gavila
Mental Health Advisor
INTERNATIONAL TEAM
Bonita Thompson and Ann Thongves
Founder & Director, Home of New Beginnings
Thailand
Border Monitoring Staff
India
BOARD MEMBERS
John Geyerman
Board Chairman
SVP STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND CORPORATE STORES – SALADWORKS
Rachel Harmon
Previous Chairwoman
PHD CANDIDATE – EMORY UNIVERSITY
John Upperman
VICE PRESIDENT, PROCUREMENT – THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Dr. Jim Chaney
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
Justin Schober, J.D.
General Counsel
Sister Ellen Hagar
DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY, PROVINCE OF SAINT LOUISE
PRINCIPAL – ELIZABETH SETON HIGH SCHOOL
Tasha French Lemley
FOUNDER – THE CONTRIBUTOR
Caylen Santos
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS DIRECTOR FOR THE SHALOM FOUNDATION
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Program Committee: Caylen Santos (Committee Chair), Rachel Harmon, Tasha Lemley, John Ampomah, Dr. Jim Chaney, Kara Sievers
Organizational + Finance Committee: John Geyerman (Committee Chair), Justin Schober, John Upperman, Robert Thompson, Nick Strata, Mason King, Nick Bucher
Fundraising Committee: Sister Ellen Hagar (Committee Chair), Christie Wilkins, Mike Kofahl, Allison Plattsmier, Lee Sherwood, Rachael Lesniewski
Marketing Committee: Harvey Ma (Committee Chair), Caylen Santos, Carolyn Wyche, LaKeithea Anderson, DJ Smith, Morgan Fisher, Erin Ihde
Scholarship Committee: Rachel Harmon (Committee Chair), Dr. Jim Chaney, Tasha Lemley, Lauren Bradish
Mentorship Committee: Dr. Jim Chaney (Committee Chair), Rachel Harmon
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