Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is a group of community members that volunteer and provide assistance in carrying out our Centers mission. The personal values of each of our Board Members align with our needs to instill teamwork, innovation, collaboration, and accountability in our work and in our community. The Board meets bi-monthly to discuss short and long-term goals. Keeping our Center on track to uphold our vision; providing access to justice and peacekeeping for everyone in the Coastal Empire.
Together, with our Executive Director and team, the Board helps our Center to support, engage, and grow!
Jump here to learn more about how Boards work and why they are important!
Meet Our Board
David Purvis, Chair
Family Law Attorney, The Manely Firm, P.C.
Stephanie Burgess, Vice-Chair
Attorney, Burgess Law Group LLC
Heather Peloquin, Treasurer
Commercial Lending, BankSouth
Sean Vega, Vice-Treasurer
Loan Officer, Small Business Assistance Corporation
Deanna Hall, Secretary
Executive Director of HR, SCCPSS
Flora Devine
Vice President and Chief Legal Affairs Officer Savannah State University
Julie Gerbsch
Executive Director of Development, Georgia Southern University
Chief Lenny Gunther
Chief of Police, Savannah Police Department
Wade Herring
Partner, HunterMaclean
Judge Ben Karpf
Chatham County Superior Court Judge
Carol McCarthy
Volunteer Mediator & Retired Attorney
Marianne Ganem Poppell
President/Owner, Savannah Master Calendar & Simply Savannah Marketing
Charles P. Roberson
Senior Pastor – Kingdom Life Christian Fellowship
Lester Johnson III, Member Emeritus
Attorney at Law
