Faculty and Staff

Faculty

Matthew L. Bishop, Ph.D.
Director
Beverly E. Johnson, Ed.D.
Associate Director and Senior Public Service Associate
Community Leadership Development
Maritza Soto Keen, Ph.D.
Associate Director and Senior Public Service Associate
Nonprofit Leadership Development
Brittany Adams-Pope, Ph.D.
Public Service Associate
Youth and Community Leadership Development
Carolina Darbisi, Ph.D.
Assistant Director and Senior Public Service Associate
Adult Leadership Development
Jason Edwards, Ed.D.
Public Service Assistant
Jason Estep, J.D.
Public Service Associate
Youth Leadership Development
Leslie Hale
Public Service Assistant
MENTOR Georgia Executive Director
Lauren Healey, Ph.D.
Senior Public Service Associate
Youth Leadership Development
Brendan S. Leahy, Ed.D.
Public Service Associate
Community and Youth Leadership Development
Elizabeth Lutz
Public Service Assistant
Community Leadership Development
Sayge Medlin, M.S.W.
Assistant Director and Public Service Associate
Nonprofit Leadership Development
Julie Meehan, Ph.D.
Public Service Associate
David Meyers, M.S.W.
Senior Public Service Associate
Youth and Family Development
Raye Rawls, J.D.
Senior Public Service Associate
Conflict Transformation and Dialogue
Emily Saunders, Ed.D.
Public Service Assistant
Community Leadership Development
Lori Tiller, Ph.D.
Senior Public Service Associate
Nonprofit and Youth Leadership Development
Brandy Brown Walker, Ph.D.
Senior Public Service Associate

Staff

Administrators

Sandy Christopher
Assistant to the Director
Melanie Lee
Assistant Administrative Financial Director
Stephanie Martin
Administrative Financial Director

Program Staff

Christina Allen-Wise
Program Operations Coordinator
Arden Bakarich
ETV Program Operations Coordinator
Jason Bedgood
Program Coordinator
Youth Development
Charlyene Botley
Program Operations Coordinator
Khi Jaggie
Program Operations Coordinator
Shirley Reyes
Program Operations Coordinator
Eva Scott
Program Operations Coordinator

Specialized Support Staff

Nipuna Ambanpola
Research & Public Service Manager
Charlie Bauder
Communications Manager
David Canady
Business and Leadership Advisor
Karen Duncan
Research Professional
Catherine Elrod
Public Relations Coordinator

Students

Zac Aaron
Undergraduate Student Worker
Tom Buchenot
Tom Buchenot
Graduate Assistant
Picture of Isabella Cirino, a PSO Student Scholar
Isabella Cirino
PSO Student Scholar
Rylee Dickinson
Rylee Dickinson
Graduate Assistant
Karim Garcia
Graduate Assistant
Christian Jensen
Christian Jensen
Undergraduate Student Worker
Katie Sue Martin-Williams
Undergraduate Student Worker
Garrett Moon
Graduate Assistant
Picture of Olivia Noni, PSO Student Scholar
Olivia Noni
PSO Student Scholar
Renni Turpin
Graduate Assistant
Ashley Wellborn
Undergraduate Student Worker
Jiyue (Jessie) Zhao
Jiyue (Jessie) Zhao
Graduate Assistant

 

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