Our Board of Directors
Donna Gora, Chair
Donna Gora is a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch in Sarasota, Florida. She has spent a total of 13 years in the financial services industry, and 8 years working in philanthropy and grants management. See full bio.
Rev. Belinda Alexander
Rev. Alexander is the current pastor of the Greater Hurst Chapel AME Church in the Newtown Community.
Carlos Yancy
Carlos Yancy is a third-generation Sarasotan who grew up in the Newtown community. He enjoyed a brief professional career playing for the New England Patriots under Coach Bill Parcells. See full bio.
Joseph Mack
Joseph Mack is an Accounting Specialist with Lutheran Services of Florida. He has worked extensively with the Florida Department of Children and Families, where he was Economic Self Sufficiency Specialist. See full bio.
Wallace Dasher III
Wallace Dasher III is the Director of Risk Management and Quality Improvement with Palm Shores Behavioral Health Center in Bradenton, Florida. He has spent 20 years in the mental health, non-profit and social services industries. See full bio.
Heather Kenny
Heather A. Kenny, Ph.D., President of Unleashed Innovation, Inc., has been a literacy educator for more than 25 years. She is a highly experienced classroom teacher and Associate Professor in a nationally recognized Graduate Reading Program, and is trained in dyslexia intervention. See full bio.
Pedro Melendez, VIce Chair
Pedro Melendezrecently retired from his position as a Bi-lingual School Social Worker in the Dept. of Pupil Support Services of the Sarasota School Board. See full bio.