Team and Governance

The Team


Gabrielle Wyatt

Founder

Lori Riddick

Leader Experience

Ada Williams Prince

Senior Resident

Rita Burke

Operations

Elandria Jackson Charles

Fundraising

Octavia Raheem

Facilitator

Dr. Gail Parker

Facilitator

Governance


Board

Marlon Marshall

Founding Partner
270 Strategies

Shawna Wells

Founder and CEO of B is for Black Brilliance™; Senior Vice President
The Pahara Institute

Sherman Whites

Director
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Susan Chapman-Hughes

Founder, Independent Director, and Executive
Board Advisor

Darlene Nipper

Chief Executive Officer
Rockwood Leadership Institute

Leadership Committee

Brynne Craig

Senior Advisor
Bloomberg Philanthropies

Chanel Dennis

Vice President
Goldman Sachs

Eleisha Nelson-Reed

Executive Director
The Powell Foundation

Idrissa Simmonds-Nastili

Senior Vice President
Pahara Institute

Joanna Visser Adjoian

Senior Program Officer
Spring Point Partners

Katrina Mitchell

Chief Community Impact Officer
United Way of Greater Atlanta

Luis Avila

President and Founder
Iconico Campaigns

Meg Ansara

Director
AmeriCorps VISTA

Nyki Robinson

Founder and CEO
Black Girls Vote

Sakinah Harrison

Program Officer
W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Samantha Tweedy

CEO
Black Economic Alliance

Sharyn Church

Nonprofit and Philanthropy Executive
THP Leadership Committee

Tina Walls

Philanthropist and Investor; former Senior Vice President
Altria

The Legacy Network

Core to our recruitment approach is the Legacy Network- individuals and organizations who are aligned with our mission and have intentionally cultivated leadership in the fields of education, economic empowerment, political agency, and well being. Our 2023 partners include:

• Ayọ Tometi, Human Rights Advocate

• Ceclia Conrad, Lever for Change

• East Bay Community Foundation

• Highland Board and Leadership Committee

• Highland Coaches and Expert Practitioners

• Highland Leaders: Cohorts One and Two

• Investors of The Highland Project

• Kim Addie, Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative

• Oakland Thrives

• Shantell Hill, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation