Leadership

Mike Ricks, Executive Director
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Mike Ricks has served families in Georgia for over 30 years, beginning as a part-time youth minister at a local church. He was an associate pastor at Briarwood Baptist Church in Oconee County, GA and a state missionary with the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, serving in the Next Gen ministry. In his role with the GBMB, Mike worked with churches across the state to help them grow their ministries to children, students, and families.  
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Mike received his Masters of Divinity in Biblical Studies from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and has a double major in Accounting and Management Information Systems from the University of Georgia. 

Clinical Supervisors

                                     Vance Sims, LCSW
Patricia Smith

Clinicians

             Jon Hunt, LMSW
Jenna Pilkington, MSW
Lindsey Populorum, MA, LAPC

  Fall 2023 Graduate Interns

Fernanda Lima
Masters of Social Work
​University of Georgia 
Chaz Ripley
​Masters of Clinical and Mental Health Counseling
University of the Cumberlands
Sydney Hollingsworth Masters of Clinical Mental Health
​ Wake forest University  
Carlyn Gallimore 
Masters of Social Work 
University of Georgia 
Alania Haller
Masters of Mental Health Counseling
University of the Cumberlands 
Emily Carroll
Masters of Clinical Mental Health
Albany State University 

Fall 2023 Undergraduate Interns

Brooke Berlin 
​UGA 2024
Hannah Hu 
UGA 2024
Sarah Beth Juneau
​UGA 2024
Kayton Carr 
UGA 2024

Billing Specialist

Valentina Imery - UGA MSW Student 2024

Intake Specialist

Christy Fracassa

Board Members

John and Gladys Autry
Kate Patterson 
Kari Chitwood
Jennifer Anzola
Jon Harvey