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Erin's Hope for Friends
Our Board
The faces behind Erin's Hope For Friends
Christine Carrier
Chairman of the Board
Ms. Carrier has over 30 years of experience in the television communications industry as an executive leading sales and marketing divisions. Currently, she is working with start up organizations to help define their overall strategy, expand reach, and assist in solving complex business issues. Ms. Carrier has been involved in a number of charity organizations and boards, and she has a unique skill base of organizing/implementing fund raising events.
Stacy Horst
Co-Founder & Secretary
Mrs. Horst is a licensed real estate agent with Keller Williams. In addition to owning her own firm she has many professional certifications. Most importantly, Mrs. Horst has served multiple roles for non-profit organizations (Civic and Faith Based); most notably, she was Director for CAP (Child Assault Prevention) in Medina, Ohio.
Darren Horst
Co-Founder
Mr. Horst is co-founder and board member. He has served in many executive capacities involving sales, marketing and general management in his career, working on major brands like Rubbermaid, Sevin, Amdro and in B2B environments. He and has actively served on multiple boards, committees and leadership teams for non-profits.
Sam Divine, Jr.
Treasurer
Originally from Monrovia, Liberia, Sam Divine, Jr. leads GrowthXel. Sam is passionate about helping clients accelerate their growth and optimize their results. Sam began in professional services at Grant Thornton and Ernst & Young, and he has worked for multiple large companies including Cox Communications and WebMD. Sam holds an undergraduate degree in Accounting and Finance as well as an MBA in International Business.
Tammy Hammond-Natof
Member and Kentucky Advisory Board Chair
Dr. Hammond-Natof has been serving individuals with ASD for 20 years, with roles including in-home therapist, special education teacher, school consultant, ABA instructor, and group counselor. She is a licensed psychologist and behavior analyst with a private practice. She was chair of the Kentucky Applied Behavior Analyst Licensing Board and is on the executive committee for the Kentucky Association for Behavior Analysis.
Darrell Kinkaid
Member
Mr. Kinkaid is retired after 37 years in the food service industry where he held leadership positions in Food Safety, Quality Assurance, and new product/process development for Burger King, Arby’s corporations and OK Foods. Mr. Kinkaid has supported mission work over the years and is a certified Stephens Minister.
Stacey Langan
Member
Stacey is the Director of Human Resources for EdjAnalytics and EdjSports. She has spent her career primarily working in technology and data service industries, building many HR functions and workforce programs. Stacey has previously held roles with Toyota Family Learning Programs, served on the council for the Kentucky Society of Human Resource Management, and has worked with various non-profit organizations throughout the years.
Corinne Wells
Member
Corinne is a mom to two boys, 25 and 23. Her oldest son is autistic and has attended E Club for over 2 years. Corinne is currently working with Johnson and Johnson as a Division Manager and with Mentor (J&J) as Regional Manager covering the southern states from South Carolina to Louisiana.
Rachel H. Williams
Social Media Committee Co-Chair
Mrs. Williams is the daughter of Darren and Stacy Horst. She graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design, Cum Laude, in 2017. Presently, she is the proud owner of Rachael Joyce Photography. Mrs. Williams has participated as a counselor and small group leader throughout her schooling. Rachael has a passion for bringing out the best in her peers, and fueling the confidence of those around her, which she now aims to do within her portraiture
Brandon Williams
Social Media Committee Co-Chair
Brandon Williams is an Emmy nominated designer working at WSAV 3 in Savannah as the design director. He is a creative, passionate, and dedicated individual and loves what he does. Additionally, he is the husband to Rachael Williams and the son-in-law to Darren and Stacy Horst. Throughout his life he has found ways to serve his community through many volunteer opportunities but where he shines is creating beautiful imagery to convey important information about EHFF!
Meet Our Team
The people who make e's Club possible
Nicole L. Burroughs, MA, MAA
Executive Director
Nicole Longevin-Burroughs holds a Master of Arts in Arts Administration and Nonprofit Management, as well as a Bachelor of Music Education. Nicole also has a second graduate degree in Grant Writing and Evaluative Measures and a certificate in grant writing. She has worked with multiple nonprofit organizations across the country and has fundraised over $3 million dollars for various charities through grant writing, development, and events.
Becky Matthews
Program Director
"Ms. Becky" has worked with children throughout most of her adult life. She worked as a teaching assistant and music teacher at Kennesaw Methodist Children’s Academy for 11 years. She is also the coordinator of the Special Needs Ministry at Kennesaw United Methodist Church. As a parent of a high-functioning autistic son, she holds a special place in her heart for these amazing kids and their parents.
Elizabeth Carter
Program Assistant
Liz graduated from the University of South Carolina and went on to receive a Master’s degree in Professional Counseling from the University of Mississippi. She is currently an Associate Professional Counselor in the Greater Atlanta Area. When she is not counseling, Liz loves to spend her time playing tennis, or training her dog, George, to be an animal-assisted therapy dog.
Hunter Smith
Program Assistant
Hunter first started as a volunteer at e’s Club and immediately fell in love with the program. He has worked with children for nearly eight years as an after school teacher as well as a lead summer camp counselor. Hunter has a BBA with a focus on management; however, after a year in the business world he realized he could not help the community in a way that he wanted to, so he is currently pursuing a second degree in Elementary Education.
Elise Hoffman
Program Assistant
Elise is a current student at Kennesaw State University studying history education. Elise is also hoping to pursue a master’s in special education. EHFF has opened her eyes to how much she loves working with individuals with Autism, and she would like to take the skills that she has learned and implement them into her everyday career.
Anna Matthews
Social Media Coordinator & Program Assistant
Anna is currently a student at Georgia College pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree in Art along with a minor in Music. Her older brother is on the autism spectrum, and she learns a lot from him and all our e’s Club members. Anna hopes to graduate and return home to Acworth, GA to work in a public health field as well as continuing her involvement with e’s Club.
Carlos Crutch
Program Assistant
Carlos is a behavioral therapist with over 10 years of experience working with groups and children with special needs. He has degrees in Psychology and Educational Psychology and Psychoeducational Testing. Carlos is currently completing his dissertation in School Psychology with a focus on Autism Spectrum Disorder and Applied Behavioral Analysis, and he is the Assistant Director of Spectrum Behavioral Associates.
Caroline Border
Program Staff & Media Manager
Caroline is a student at the University of Alabama. She is studying marketing and business on the University's Presidential Scholarship, and she is in the Honors Program. Caroline began volunteering for e's Club in 2018, and since then she has found her passion in helping others. She is now on staff as one of our program assistants and our media manager.
Kentucky Office Advisory Board
Erin's Hope for Friends Kentucky
Tammy Hammond-Natof
Board Chair
Cindi Blyberg
Secretary
Liz Maybriar
Treasurer
Krista McManis
Outreach Chair
Dawn Broderson
Events Co-Chair
Maria Robinson
Events Co-Chair
Trevor Cox
e’s Club Site Chair
Matt Roberts
Outreach Committee
Georgeann Brown
Fundraising Committee
Karina Pezzi
Board Member
Our Mental Health Advisory Board
Dr. Jeffrey Jones
PhD, Clinical Psychologist and owner of Beyond Words Private Practice – a social coaching and advising therapy
Dr. Scott Davis
PhD, Practicing Clinical Psychologist specializing in helping Children and Teens
In the News
Learn more about the impact Erin's Hope for Friends has made on our community and see who's talking about us.
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Thank You to The Georgia Spa Company
November 15, 2018
We want to give a huge thank you to the Georgia Spa Company for their generous donation to Erin’s Hope for Friends. We were chosen to be their 3rd Quarter donation recipient, and they visited our Alpharetta location yesterday. Please help us thank them for the incredible gift they have given our kids & young adults by visiting their website linked below.
EHFF receives award from Mazda Drive for Good and NBC Universal
December 1, 2016
Erin’s Hope for Friends is excited to announce that we have been selected by the Mazda Drive for Good Campaign. This campaign recognizes and rewards charitable organizations doing exceptional work in their communities. “We are pleased and proud to be selected among so many wonderful groups doing good work. We will be using this award money to fund a second location sometime in early 2017, as we have over 170 kids now and can’t serve them all”
