Who We Are

MENTOR Florida | Georgia is a statewide affiliate of MENTOR, and provides the leadership and infrastructure necessary to support the expansion of quality mentoring relationships across Florida and Georgia.

MENTOR Florida | Georgia serves as a clearinghouse for training, resources, and public awareness of mentoring and youth development programs around the southeast. In addition, MENTOR Florida | Georgia provides links between MENTOR’s national efforts and local programs that foster quality mentoring relationships.

To learn more about MENTOR Florida | Georgia’s mission, vision, and values visit our about section.

  • Staff
    • Leslie Hale – Executive Director, MENTOR Florida | Georgia 
  • Board of Directors

    The MENTOR Florida | Georgia Board’s role: provide oversight, advice, insight, and thought leadership, often from unique vantage points approaching youth, youth development, and statewide systems. The board is composed of systems-level youth development professionals, educators, and business leaders who support the collective impact of MENTOR Florida | Georgia by leveraging services and contributions across their professional and personal networks. Following the merger between the Georgia and Florida Affiliates in early 2026, the two board have joined, with plans to continue expanding and diversifying representation across states, sectors, and service groups. 

    • Sandy Welfare, Board Chair – Momentum Advisory Collective
    • Maranie Brown, Board Vice Chair – BlackRock
    • Gabe Kuperminc, Board Secretary – Georgia State University
    • Michael Armstrong, Immediate Past Board Chair – Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential
    • Pamela Bress – WAYS for Life
    • Elise Brockenberry – Graduate Student, Georgia State University
    • Brad Bryant – Retired, education, fundraising, and law 
    • Stacey Chavis – Campaigns Academy
    • Dominic Cummings – 9th Bridge
    • Monty Green – Elevance Health
    • Katie Landes – Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network 
    • David Meyers – J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development 
    • Careshia Moore – Compete to Succeed Educational Resources
    • Wanda Robinson – Broward County Public Schools
    • Cathy Smith-Curry – Department of Juvenile Justice
    • Jordan Tolbert – Student, Central Georgia Technical College
  • Provider Councils

    The provider advisory councils (known as Provider Councils) for Florida and Georgia play a crucial role in informing our understanding of youth mentoring program needs. The two Provider Councils—one each for Florida and Georgia—represent the interests of their unique states. Made up of leaders from mentoring programs and direct service practitioners, each Provider Council ensures that direct services are in tune with the needs of programs and organizations.

    Georgia Provider Council

    • Kimberly Bennett – Cultivating a Lifetime of Legacy, Athens
    • Kerry Carithers – Mentor Me North Georgia, Cumming
    • Elton Dixon – Enay Coaching, Valdosta
    • Wesley Fondal – Starbase Robins, Warner Robins
    • Jennifer Herring – UNG First-Gen Mentoring Initiative, Gainesville
    • Elaine Hortman – CenterPoint, Gainesville
    • Amy McIntosh – Live 2 Create Foundation Network, Marietta
    • LaSara Mitchell – Statesboro Village Builders, Statesboro
    • Toya Russell-Phillips – Girls of Excellence, Inc., Atlanta
    • Alison Rosch – Clarke County Mentor Program, Athens
    • Nicole Steele – Diamond in the Rough, Atlanta
    • Rolandria Tolbert – Central Georgia Technical College REACH Mentoring Program, Macon
    • Nicole Tomlinson – Gwinnett County School District, Lawrenceville
    • Chris Woods – Artportunity Knocks, Atlanta

     

    Florida Provider Council – now recruiting members! Share your interest via this form.