About

Our Team

Leadership

Justin Day
Chair, National Board of Trustees

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Mike Thornton
President & CEO

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Heyward Golden
Senior Vice President, Operations

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Maria Porto-Duarte
Chief Financial Officer

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Rosemary Brackman
VP, Support Services

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Brian Lepacek
VP, Resource Development

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Angee Hastings
Chief People & Culture Officer

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Executive Committee of the National Board of Trustees

Justin Day

National Chair,
AMIkidsTampa

Jerry Prejean
Immediate Past National Chair,
Chair, Salary & Incentive Committee

Brad Roub
Incoming National Chair
Chair, Budget & Finance,

Dr. Brenda Birkett
AMIkids Acadiana

Laura Branch
Chair, Resource Development,
AMIkids Pensacola

Hank Bruser
AMIkids At-Large

Allen Coles
AMIkids At-Large

Mark Codd
AMIkids At-Large

Terin Cremer
AMIkids At-Large

Harry Davis
AMIkids At-Large

Brigadier General, Richard Dix
AMIkids At-Large

Dr. Kathleen Heidi
AMIkids At-Large

David Hull
AMIkids General Counsel

Darrell Jensen
AMIkids At-Large

Chief US District Judge, William P. Johnson
Chair, Program Evaluation & Development
AMIkids At-Large

Cory Lee
Chair, HR & Risk Management,
AMIkids Miami-Dade

Joe Lettelleir
AMIkids At-Large

Nancy Loehr
Chair, Strategic Planning,
AMIkids At-Large

Chief Larry McNeil
AMIkids Bennetsville

Mark Metheny
Chair, AMIkids Foundation,
AMIkids Tampa

Mimi Methvin
AMIkids Acadiana

David Mitchell
AMIkids At-Large

Nick Porter
Chair, Audit Committee,
AMIkids At-Large

Jesse Rigby
AMIkids Pensacola

Randy Sanderson
AMIkids At-Large

Dan Thompson
Past National Chair

Mike Thornton
CEO,
AMIkids, Inc.
Non-voting member

Open
Open Position

Founders

Honorable Frank Orlando

Bob Rosof

Ollie Keller

Louis de la Parte

Foundation Board

Mark Metheny
Chair of Foundation Board
AMIkids Tampa

Melanie Cianciotto
AMIkids At-Large

Mark Criser
AMIkids Tampa

Justin Day
National Chair,
AMIkids Tampa

David Hull
AMIkids General Counsel
Pro bono

Jim O’Reilly
AMIkids At-Large

Rod Petrey
Past National Chair
At-Large, AMIkids 

O.B. Stander
Immediate Past CEO

Newton Thomas
Past National Chair
AMIkids Baton Rouge

Dan Thompson
Past Chair of National Board of Trustees 

Alison Townsend
AMIkids At-Large

Trey Traviesa
Honorary Member

Past Chairpersons - National Board of Trustees

Jerry Prejean
2017-2021

Dr. Brenda Birkett
2019-2017

Mike Neustrom
2017-2015

Mark Criser
2015-2013

Dan Thompson
2013-2011

Jesse Rigby

2011-2009

Brendon Barber

2009-2007

Honorable Frank Orlando
2007-2005

Newton Thomas
2005-2003

Pamela Mooney
2003-2001

Joseph Lettelleir
2001-1999

Brantley Harvey
1999-1996

Warren Jolley
1996-1995

Honorable David Mitchell
1995-1993

John Dinkel, III
1993-1991

William Adams, III
1991-1990
1979-1977

Rod Petrey
1990 – 1988 
1985 – 1983 

William Myers
1988-1985

Robert Friedman
1983-1981

Honorable Frank Orlando
1981 – 1980 

Richard Ackert
1980-1979

Louis De La Parte
1977-1976