First Steps early intervention program

Board of Directors



William Powers
Chairman, Founder & President

Gale Hackshaw
Board Vice President

Parrish Scarboro
Board Treasurer

Meg Walling
Board Secretary


Leon Bennett
Susan E. Harvey
Allan J. Hurst
Albert C. Mour
John Peña
Judy Vossler
Kay Wolff

Board Members

Susan Francis
Chief Executive Officer


Amanda Mercer-Neder
Board Member Emeritus


Advisory Council

Kim Hartnett-Edwards, Ph.D.
Chris Gilfillen
Ron Henderson

Nancy Osborne
Steve Robbins
Bonnie Shields
David Shields, M.D. 
Paula Turner
Teresa Whipple
Karen Wilkerson



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