Leadership

Mike Ricks, Executive Director
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

Clinicians

Intake Specialist

Christy Fracassa

  2024 Graduate Interns

Ashyln LaClair 
Masters of Social Work
University of Georgia
Expected Graduation May 2025
Hannah Olive
Masters of Social Work
University of Georgia 
​Expected Graduation May 2025
Karis Austin
Masters of Clinical Mental Health Counseling
​Liberty University 
​Expected Graduation August 2025
Allison Mauldin
Masters of Clinical Mental Health Counseling 
Liberty University 
​Expected Graduation May 2025

 2025-26 Graduate and Undergraduate Interns


We are currently accepting resumes for graduate and undergraduate interns for the Fall of 2025. Please contact us with internship inquiries at [email protected].

Board Members

John and Gladys Autry
Katie Peavyhouse
​Kim Hardwick
Jennifer Anzola
Jon Harvey