2025 Proposed Slate
National Board of Directors
B. Aubrey Harrell, Chairman
Partner, KPMG LLP
Joe Guerra, Vice-Chairman
Chair, First Step Los Angeles Advisory Board
CEO, Turf Star
Meghan Pietrantonio, Member, Nominating Committee
SVP, Head of Strategy & Community Relations, Truist Foundation
AJ Robinson, Chair, Nominating Committee
CEO, Central Atlanta Progress
Brent Reid, Chair,
Finance Committee
CFO, Turf Star Western
Leigh Wood, Member,
Finance Committee
Community Volunteer
Anitra Peten Walker
Director of Behavioral Health & Social Services, Mercy Care Services
Larry Bailey
Former First Step Client
Monica Block
Community Volunteer
Amelia Nickerson, Ex Officio
CEO, First Step Staffing
Kim Flemming, PH.D
Executive VP & Head HR
Truist Financial Inc.
Mark Brodbeck
Strategic Partnership Lead
Brightwell
Harold T. Epps, Chairman, Chair,
First Step Philadelphia Advisory Board, Member Nominating Committee
Senior Advisor, Bellevue Strategies
Philadelphia Advisory Board
Harold T. Epps, Chairman
Senior Advisor, Bellevue Strategies
Cheila Fernandez
COO, Reinvestment Fund
B. Aubrey Harrell
Partner, KPMG, LLP
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
Brent Reid
CFO, Turf Star Western
Stanley Onuoha
Business Development Director, Poverty Stoplight USA
Gina Muscatel
Peer Coordinator, CASA
Ventura County, CA
Pastor Antwone Sanford
Director, Los Angeles Mission
Amelia Nickerson
CEO, First Step Staffing, Inc.
Founders Advisory Council
Steve Block
City Councilman, Belvedere, CA
Barbara Peters
Community Volunteer
Brian O. Goebel
Managing Director,Social Enterprise
Adam Ross
Founder, Civana Resort & Spa
Steve Fireman
President, Economic & Community
Development Institute