Barbara Trella; President
Ret. Dir.of Development, AASK
Ret. Dir. Eastern Region Flight Service, American Airlines
Katrina Thurman; Vice President
President – Thrive Education Services
Dr. Maria Hesse; Secretary
Ret. Professor, Higher Education – Arizona State University
Dr. Paul McHale, MD; Treasurer
Medical Director, The Emergency Center
Michelle Noe, MEd; Founder/Member
Arizona Foster Parent, Founder of Boost a Foster Family, Retired Teacher, Pool Fence Project Coordinator
Jenny Cook, BSW; Founder/Member
Former Foster Care Licensing Worker, Boost Director of Community Services
Alice Burba, MEd; Member
Child Welfare Training Consultant, Child Welfare Social Worker, Local Business Owner
Dr. Anne Suzuki; Member
Ret. VP of Student Affairs – Paradise Valley Community College
BFF Community Advisory Board
Rob Duggan
Fire Chief
Gilbert Fire & Rescue
Ron Williams
Humanitarian, Community Servant, & Entrepreneur, Contacts to Contracts, Board Training, LLC
Dusti Guyer
Kinship Foster Mother
Exec Dir. Believe and Achieve
Family Foundation
Donna Olsen, MBA
Ret. Univerisity Manager
Non-profit Volunteer
Jon Olsen,
Ret. Corporate Finance
former Gilbert, Tempe Chambers of
Commerce & and East Valley Alliance
Lori Goodspeed,
Youth and Family Advocacy Coordinator
Children’s Action Alliance
