Meet Our Leadership Team
Leadership
Board of Directors
Ashley Novak Butler
Executive Director of Lift a Life Novak Family Foundation
Thrive By 5 Louisville Board of Directors Chairperson
Tony Peyton
Executive VP of Policy & Chief of Staff of National Center for Families
Thrive By 5 Louisville Board of Directors Vice Chair
Lisa DeJaco Crutcher
CEO of Catholic Charities of Louisville
Thrive By 5 Louisville Board of Directors Secretary
David Calzi
Thrive By 5 Louisville Board of Directors Treasurer
Former CEO/Executive Director of St. Vincent de Paul Louisville
Mariana Barzun
Executive Director of Mayor Greenberg’s Office of Strategic Initiatives
Kristen Byrd
Regional President of PNC Bank, Kentucky
David Nicklies
President & CEO of Nicklies Development
Douglas Craddock
Vice President of Community Engagement, University of Louisville
Lisa Dischinger
Founder & Co-owner of LDG Development
Michael Gritton
Executive Director of KentuckianaWorks
Allie Cowan Holtz
Adria Johnson
President & CEO of Metro United Way
Izmene Peredo Martinez
Co-founder & Co-owner of Con Huevos
Angie McDonald
Vice President, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer for PPL Corporation
Lopa Mehrotra
Social Entrepreneur
Diane Scardino
Chief Administrative Officer of Norton Children’s Hospital & Norton Children’s Medical Center
Rose Smith
Executive Director of The Ace Project
Provider Council
The Provider Council brings together early learning leaders from across Louisville to help shape Thrive By 5 Louisville’s priorities, programs, and policies.
Fouzia Shaikh
Chair
Angela Huffman
Vice Chair
Kat Abdin
Director, St. Gabriel
Mandee Ashcraft
Director, NE YMCA CDC
Tanita Bush
Director, Majestic Scholars
Regina Cole
Director, Kreative Kids Learning Center
Deve Collins
Director, Our Angels Childcare
Tammy Duall
Director, Auburndale Learning Academy
Shauna Fisher
Director, Shaunas Lil Scholars
Lisa Glenn
Director, The Potters House Enrichment
Brittany Hitsman
Director, Valley Childcare
Charity Johnson
Director, Kids R Us
Rosshell Masden
Director, Goldies Lil Gems
Shannon McCombs
Director, Ivybrook Academy
Yolanda Mingo
Director, Mings Family Daycare
Kris Pitts
Director, Moo Moos Child Enrichment Ctr
Terri Stallcup
Director, J-town Academy
Vermillion Shelton
Director, Kiddie College of Louisville
Sara Zielberg
Director, AJ Preschool
Talisa Whitlock
Director, Hope Academy
Debbie Woods
Director, Heuser Hearning & Language Acad
Jenny Wright
Director, The Wright Place Daycare