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Thompson CFF Charlotte NC Family Education Executive Leadership Team

Senior Leadership

PRESIDENT/CEO
Will Jones
CHIEF PERFORMANCE & QUALITY OFFICER
Hannah Dunham
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Justin Ellis
CHIEF STRATEGY & INNOVATION OFFICER
Cecilia Haag
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
Anthony Jones
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Teresa Lees
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Andrea Smith
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Laura Stein
CHIEF FACILITIES OFFICER
Danny Whitley
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR - CHILD WELFARE
Shawn Brown
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR - EARLY CHILDHOOD & PREVENTATIVE SERVICES
Mark Eberhardt
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR - FAMILY SUPPORT & SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES
Martha Reneau
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR - FOSTER CARE
Jenn Stout

Board of Trustees 2023-2024

Officers

Chair of the Board

Rebekah Stivers

Vice Chair of the Board/Secretary

A.T. Castillo

Treasurer

Sandy Wyckoff

President/CEO*

Will A. Jones

Trustees

Class of 2024
  • Timothy Broderick: Client Executive, Marsh & McLennan Agency / Thomas Rutherfoord, Inc.
  • Rhondale Haywood~: Managing Director, Division Investment Director, Truist
  • Andrew Herrnstein: Vice President – Senior Portfolio Manager, Investors Trust
  • Heather Lawrence~: Community Volunteer
  • Janet Merle: Community Volunteer
  • Christy Shea: Community Volunteer & CPA
  • Gregory Taylor~*: Business Owner, Action International
  • Sandra Wyckoff: Community Volunteer

*Staff Positions
~ Serving a second consecutive term
Updated July 11, 2023

Class of 2025
  • A.T. Castillo: Community Volunteer
  • J.D. Costa~: Partner, McGuire Woods
  • Sarah Gordon~: COO & Head of Global Regulatory Relations and Governance, Bank of America
  • Steve Hall~: Executive Director, Augustine Literacy Project & Foster Parent
  • John Murchison~: Managing Director, Wells Fargo
  • Jalila Smith: Principal Enterprise Sales Executive, Amazon Web Services

*Staff Positions
~ Serving a second consecutive term
Updated July 11, 2023

Class of 2026
  • Giovanni Gallo: Co-CEO and Chief Development Officer, Ethico
  • Rebekah Stivers: Vice President, Senior Lead Control Management Officer, Wells Fargo Bank

*Staff Positions
~ Serving a second consecutive term
Updated July 11, 2023