Board of Directors

Rebecca Byrd, Board Chair
Vice President & Legal Counsel, The Byrd Group

Gregg Somerville, Vice Chair
Owner, Somerville Investments

Samantha Lukoff, Secretary
Assistant Public Defender, Office of Defense Services

Alisha Adams, Treasurer
Owner, LYFE Now Enterprises, LLC

JoEllen Edwards
Office Manager, Wilmington Police Athletic League
New Start Program Graduate

Raymond Fitzgerald
Executive Director, Wilmington Housing Authority

Wendy Hughes-Johnson
Talent Acquisition Consultant, Citadel Credit Union

Christopher Moore
Owner, Write On LLC

Kathleen Purcell
Nonprofit Professional

Gregg Somerville
Owner, Somerville Investments

Marcus Thomas
Owner, Christopher Alexander Holdings, LLC

Advisors:

Myrian Perez
Retired VP, Wilmington Trust Company

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