F&CS - Key Persons


Adrienne Battle

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Aida Whitfield

Job Titles:
  • Program Director, Healthcare Access Program -

Albert Dale, III

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Alex Mayer

Job Titles:
  • Director of Communciations and Donor Relations

Alexa MacKay

Job Titles:
  • Implementation Specialist, Community Schools

Alyse Sprintz

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Amy Colton

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Andrew Galbierz

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Andrew Jefferies

Job Titles:
  • Director of Grants Management

Anna Norton

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • at Large Member

Anne Elizabeth McIntosh

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Annette Eskind

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Anthony Rose

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Aram Khoshnaw

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director, Healthcare Access Services

Ashley Garth

Job Titles:
  • Director of Facilities and Operations

Autumn Morgan

Job Titles:
  • Implementation Specialist, Community Schools

Aylin Ozgener

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Bailey Blackman

Job Titles:
  • Implementation Specialist, Community Schools

Battle Williford

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Bert Lyles

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Beth Hall

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director of Development

Beth Sharber


Bette Shulman

Job Titles:
  • Connecting Forward Program Director, Clinical Services

Brandon Corbin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Caleb McLean

Job Titles:
  • Crisis Services Clinical Coordinator

Carly Southworth

Job Titles:
  • Chief
  • Program Officer
Carly Southworth received a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from the University of Michigan, with a concentration in community organization and serving families, children, and youth. She has fifteen years' experience in the field of social work. Prior to coming to Family & Children's Service, Carly has worked in both higher education and with a national youth-serving organization. Carly joined the F&CS team in May 2017.

Charissa Lynch

Job Titles:
  • Program Director, Relative Caregiver Program

Charley Bairnsfather

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Cullen Douglass

Job Titles:
  • President of the Board of Directors

Dave Alexander

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

David Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Don Holmes

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Donna Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director, Counseling and Crisis Services

Dwayne Green

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Edwin Green - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer

Elaine Warren

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Ellen Jacobs

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Ely Jones

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Emilie Fauchet

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Healthcare Access Services

Emily Chadwick

Job Titles:
  • Program Director, Community Schools

Emily Menke

Job Titles:
  • Bilingual Counseling Supervisor

Emily Nourse

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Program Officer

Emily Partin

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Supervisor, Connecting Forward

Gaby Aguirre-Iriarte

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Director

George Cate

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

H. Hill McAlister

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Hunter Atkins

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Irma Rodriguez

Job Titles:
  • Relative Caregiver Program Supervisor

Irwin Fisher

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Jane Corcoran

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Governance Chair

Jean Brandon

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Jeffrey Guy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • at Large Member

Jennifer Sauvie

Job Titles:
  • FFS Co - Director

Jennifer Vandercook

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Jessica Semelroth

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Supervisor, Connection Forward

Joan Shayne

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Joel Alex

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director, Connecting Forward Program

John Steele

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Joni Werthan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Judy Simmons

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Julie Flannery

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director of Child Welfare and Permanency Services

Kaylee Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Kennatta Harris


Kim Reese - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
Kimberly Reese is a seasoned financial professional with a strong commitment to the nonprofit sector. She holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Tennessee State University and earned her Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Memphis. Kim has over 25 years of experience in nonprofit financial management, specializing in providing essential logistical and financial support to ensure the success of organizations and their missions. Kim's passion lies in working "behind the scenes" to facilitate the achievement of others' goals. She excels in managing agency resources with a keen eye for effective utilization and careful stewardship. Her dedication to the nonprofit world has ensured that the organizations she has supported can fulfill their missions and make a positive impact in their communities.

Kristen Toth

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Kymberly Kester

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Laurie Atkins

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Leah Jaynes

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Healthcare Access Services

Leslee Alexander

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Louise Bairnsfather

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Maggie Barakat

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Supervisor, Connecting Forward

Maggie Bond

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Margarita Stanczak

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Marlene Eskind Moses

Job Titles:
  • Immediate past President
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Mary Lee Bartlett

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Michael McSurdy - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President
Michael McSurdy brings nearly three decades of professional experience to Family & Children's Service. Michael has a Master's Degree in Expressive Therapy from the University of Louisville. He began his career as a child and family therapist. After serving as Program Manager of the Foster Care, Adoptions, and Independent Living Program for the UT College of Social Work, Michael then served as Director of Foster Care Services for the Tennessee Department of Children's Services, where he supervised statewide policy development and foster care programs. After years of public service, Michael began his non-profit career at Oasis Center, where he served as Vice President for Programs for eight years. While at Oasis, he was awarded a scholarship from the Center for Non-Profit Management and obtained an MBA from Vanderbilt's Owen School of Business in 2009. Michael became President & CEO of F&CS in 2011.

Michael Mettee

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Michele Oglesby

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Missy Eason

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Mohamed Hassan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Nancy Stabell

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of the Board of Directors

Olivia St. John

Job Titles:
  • Counseling Supervisor

Patrick Ragsdale

Job Titles:
  • Chief Data and Technology Officer
Patrick Ragsdale has a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mathematics and during the beginning of his career focused on education and community service. This focus shifted towards information technology more than 25 years ago through efforts to support hardware and software in multiple industries including retail, publishing, manufacturing, and healthcare. By joining the team at Family and Children's Service he has achieved a long-term goal of connecting his drive to support community programs serving those in need with his career objectives as an IT leader. Patrick joined the F&CS Team in 2022.

Paul Jones

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Peggy Yuker - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Human Resources Officer
Peggy Yuker is deeply committed to nonprofit service and to serving others. She has a bachelor's degree in Social Work from Malone University and more than two decades of experience in the nonprofit sector. She started her career in social work serving children and transitioned into Human Resources more than a decade ago. Peggy has been with F&CS since 2012.

Rachel Murphy Norman

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Supervisor, Connecting Forward

Rana Kakani

Job Titles:
  • Connecting Forward Program Director, Administrative Services

Rob Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • at Large Member

Robert Parker

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Ruth Morales-Renta

Job Titles:
  • Implementation Specialist, Community Schools

Sarah Ann Ezzell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Sarah Finney

Job Titles:
  • Implementation Specialist, Community Schools

Sarah McCormack

Job Titles:
  • Director of Training and Staff Development

Shannon Huffman

Job Titles:
  • Director of Crisis Services / Shannon

Shawn Pelletier

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Sherika Sims

Job Titles:
  • Crisis Contact Center Program Coordinator

Stephen Zralek

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Susan Bell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

T. Allen Morgan

Job Titles:
  • Chief Advancement Officer
T. Allen Morgan is a CFRE-certified fundraiser and has a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Tennessee State University. He has more than 20 years of experience in non-profit management. T. Allen has dedicated his life to the service of others and public service is his passion and life's work. During his nonprofit career, T. Allen has raised millions of dollars for education, social services, the arts, and environmental causes. T. Allen joined F&CS in 2011.

Taryn Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Tena Mayberry

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Todd Carter

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Tom O'Connor

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Tracey Silverman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Whit Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Will Alexander

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

William (Billy) Eskind

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

William Liles

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • at Large Member

William Robinson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • at Large Member

Yuri Cunza

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors