Who We are
Meet Our People
Leadership Team and Board of Directors
Leadership Team
Michelle Zechmann, MPA
CEO
Patricia Cardoso, LCMHC
COO
Shannon Walters, MPA, CFRE
Chief Development Officer
Jennifer Baker
CFO
Kristin Morris, MPA
Chief Strategy & People Officer
Darnell Ellis, LCPA
Program Director – Wrenn House
Jessica R. Gunn, MA, PHR
Director of HR
Kelsey Mosley
Program Director – Street Outreach & Transition in Place
Wendy Easter
Program Director – Diversion & Intervention Programs
Board of Directors
Officers
Russell Carter
Chair, Board of Directors
Benefits Consultant, Scott Benefits Services
Kim Keith
Vice Chair, Board of Directors; Chair, Board Development Committee
Vice President of Youth Development, YMCA of the Triangle
Caroline Ives
Treasurer, Board of Directors; Chair, Finance Committee
CPA-Retired
Pete Alberse
Secretary, Board of Directors; Chair, Audit Committee
Partner, One Better Ventures
Board Members
Adam Boger
Director of Sales, MidSouth at Aetna, a CVS Health Company
Michael Bollini
Chair, Clients Rights Committee
Healthcare Executive, Retired
Abha Bowers
Head of Strategic Partnerships, CED
(Center for Entrepreneurial Development)
Barry Cooper
Owner, BJC Financial Services
Julia Davis
Principal/Founder, Maslin Advisors
Lennie Friedman
Chief Operating Officer, Vetovation
Hugh Harris
General Counsel, North Carolina Department of Information Technology
Nina Long
Chair, Resource Development Committee
Director of Human Resources, Poyner Spruill LLP
Lanier McRee
Immediate Past Chair, Board of Directors; Chair, Human Resources Committee
Deputy Director, NC Office of State Human Resources
Jill Walters
Shareholder, Baker Donelson