BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Co-Founder – Radical Optimist Collective
Board Co-Chair
Lisa Flick Wilson loves to help draw out and illuminate possibilities to address the most challenging of problems. Grounded in equity and inclusion, Lisa thrives on helping individuals, organizations and companies thrive. She does her best work when she gets to inject optimism into problem-solving, support culture change by maximizing strengths, make tables larger to include more voices, and arrange complex moving parts in ambiguous situations into a clear plan forward.
Founder, Attorney - Krinsky Legal
Board Co-Chair
Erin is a second generation Atlanta native, who focuses her practice on representing individuals and corporate entities in a broad range of employment-related issues, including discrimination, harassment, wage and hour disputes, trade secrets, and restrictive covenants. Her experience includes representing employers and individuals before state and federal administrative agencies. In addition to her focus on employment law, Erin assists individuals and corporate clients in all matters of litigation.
AICP, Principal – Sizemore Group
Board Member
Deanna Murphy is an urban designer, planner, and architectural designer who works to enhance our cities through community-oriented place-making and sustainable design. Deanna has worked as a designer and planner in the private, non-profit, and public sectors over the past 16 years. Currently, she is the Director of Planning at Sizemore Group, where she leads planning and architectural projects throughout the region.
Senior Manager – International Tax, Grant Thornton LLP
Board Member
Eric leads a International Tax Services practice in Atlanta. He works extensively with large U.S.-based multinationals and foreign owned inbound U.S. corporations. In addition, Eric works with closely held businesses engaged in global business activities.
Co-Founder – Black Women in Visual Art
Lauren Jackson Harris is an independent curator and art consultant from Atlanta, GA. She earned her BFA in Graphic Design and Art History from Howard University and her MA in Creative Leadership from SCAD. In 2019, she co-founded Black Women in Visual Art, an organization that connects, cultivates, and serves Black women arts professionals.
Project Manager – Hybrid Design
Board Member
Emily Pidgeon is an Atlanta native and a longtime advocate for the arts community. She currently works as a project manager for Hybrid Design - a San Francisco-based design studio. Before this, she held the same position at Dashboard, and is proud to now serve as a board member, enabling her to continue supporting Dashboard's work in new ways.
Head of Portfolio Management and Trading – Firstline Securities Limited
Board Member
An avid supporter of culture and the arts in the US as well as in his native Trinidad and Tobago, Michael J. Cooper brings two decades of experience from the financial sector to bear from his bases in New York City and Port of Spain. He currently serves as Head of Portfolio Management and Trading at Firstline Securities Ltd, where he stewards investments for a range of institutional and individual clients across the Caribbean.
