board of directors
Joan P. Garner, Chair
Fulton County Commissioner, District 6

Kelly Vespucci, Vice Chair
Product Development Manager
Fannie Mae

Jeffrey Adams, Secretary
Partner
Arnall Golden Gregory, LLC

Richard MacKelfresh, Treasurer
Financial Planner
Ameriprise Financial Services

Ray Kuniansky, Past Chair
Vice President, Columbia Residential

Rita B. Gibson
Development Consultant

Jerome Jackson
Assistant Business Manager, IBEW,
Atlanta Local 613

Lorraine “Lorri” Mills
VP/Chief Operating Officer
Progressive Redevelopment, Inc.

Lisa Robinson
Consultant

Beth Vann
Executive Director
Decatur Cooperative Ministry

Carol Collard
Carol Collard, PhD, LMSW
President/CEO
Co-founder and President, Carol Collard is a passionate participant in the fight to reduce homelessness. Carol has worked for over 16 years in supportive housing and helped launch CaringWorks, a 501(c)(3) non-profit created by Progressive Redevelopment, Inc (PRI), over nine years ago. She oversees a 40-member staff which operates nine supportive housing programs in Georgia. Carol earned an undergraduate degree in Communications from Loyola University in New Orleans, and both a masters degree and PhD in social work from the University of Georgia. She is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), and is also an Assistant Professor of Social Work at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA.


Wanda Rainey-Reed
Wanda Rainey-Reed, MSW, CACII
Vice President of Operations
404-371-1230, x240
wandareed@caringworksinc.org

Linda Jones Coleman
Linda Jones Coleman, LCSW
Clinical Director
404-371-1230, x249
lindacoleman@caringworksinc.org
Kimberly Ferlauto
Kimberly Ferlauto
Development Director
404-371-1230, x230
kimberlyferlauto@caringworksinc.org
Frank Cryan
Program Manager, Donnelly Courts
678-651-8418
frankcryan@caringworksinc.org

Torran Edwards
Program Manager, Imperial on Peachtree
678-328-9885
torranedwards@caringworksinc.org

Cheryl Frazier
Program Manager, Seven Courts
678-328-0826
cherylfrazier@caringworksinc.org

Nicole Hodges
Program Director, Adamsville Green Senior Apartments
404-472-9467
nicolehodges@caringworksinc.org

Dominic Johnson
Program Director, Hope House
678-237-2823
dominicjohnson@caringworksinc.org

Nadine Oldham
Program Manager, Welcome House
404-523-7627
nadineoldham@caringworks.org

Shawn Williams
Program Manager, Shelter Plus Care
678-328-9800
shawnwilliams@caringworksinc.org