BOARD MEMBERS
Tera Reese-Beisbier
Reese-Beisbier & Associates (Family Law Attorney and Business Owner)
David Smith
Vice Chair
Past Non-Profit Executive Director
Member since November 2020
Jennifer Gaines
Treasurer
WellStar, Director of Practice Operations (Business and Finance Background)
Member since 2022
Robbin Lee
Secretary
Executive/Career Coach
Member since January 2023
James Washington
National Healthcare Consultant- Healthcare Specialist
Member since September 2022
Ben Hicks
Member since January 2023
Elissa Campbell
Member since January 2023
Johnny Phillips
Brokered by exp Realty
Member since January 2023
Desmond Crayton
Chief Executive Officer
CEO since May 2023
STAFF
Sasha Jones
Director of Operations
Since September, 2020
sjones@thrivetogetherga.org
Amy Ruis
Executive Assistant
Since February 2022
aruis@thrivetogetherga.org
KathleenVan Uum, LCSW
Clinical Director
Since April 2022
kvanuum@thrivetogetherga.org
Kristen Nelson, MSW
Program Director,
Family Support Services
Since April 2021
knelson@thrivetogetherga.org
Jasmine Fortson
Lead Family Success Manager
Since November 2020
jfortson@thrivetogetherga.org
Hannah Banks
Parent Service Coordinator
Since January 2022
hbanks@thrivetogetherga.org
Erin Wallis
Family Success Manager
Since February 2023
ewallis@thrivetogetherga.org
Karen Burt
Family Success Manager
Since May 2023
kburt@thrivetogetherga.org
Samantha Heard, MSW
Clinician
Since May 2023
sheard@thrivetogetherga.org
Mamie Wade
Family Success Manager
Since May 2023
mwade@thrivetogetherga.org
Diamond Dais
Family Success Manager
Since August 2023
ddais@thrivetogetherga.org
Grace Bailey
Family Success Manager
Since August 2023
gbailey@thrivetogetherga.org
OUR FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS
The main goals of our family support services are preservation and reunification. When children are at-risk of entering foster care, we intervene to ensure their safety and address the risk factors.